Agent
Download lobby
Install the agent on the PC that hosts your game server. It connects outbound only — no port forwarding.
Choose your platform to install the lobby agent.
macOS with Homebrew
brew install openlobby-gg/tap/lobby
lobbyNeed Homebrew first? brew.sh
Linux with APT
Official packages for Debian and Ubuntu (amd64 and arm64), signed and hosted at downloads.openlobby.gg/apt.
curl -fsSL https://downloads.openlobby.gg/apt/gpg.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/openlobby.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/openlobby.gpg] https://downloads.openlobby.gg/apt stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openlobby.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install lobby
lobbyAfter the first setup, upgrades are sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade lobby.
Binary downloads
- DownloadmacOS (Apple Silicon)lobby-darwin-arm64.tar.gz
- DownloadmacOS (Intel)lobby-darwin-amd64.tar.gz
- DownloadWindows (x64)lobby-windows-amd64.zip
- DownloadLinux (x64)lobby-linux-amd64.tar.gz
- DownloadLinux (ARM64)lobby-linux-arm64.tar.gz
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After install
- Run
lobbyon your game PC. - It prints a claim code — paste it on the agents page to claim it.
- Create a lobby and share the join address with friends.