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Requires Python 3.\n\n## Windows security note\n\nPS2 Servers is an unsigned open-source network tool. Because it runs local server\nprocesses and may ask Windows Firewall to allow inbound LAN traffic, some\nantivirus products may flag the packaged Windows EXE heuristically.\n\nThe SMBv1/RiptOPL server does **not** enable Windows' built-in SMB1 optional\nfeature tree. It speaks the OPL-compatible SMB1/CIFS subset itself and normally\nlistens on custom TCP port `1445`; OPL connects to this program directly.\n\nWindows setup is intentionally narrow:\n\n- no automatic enabling of Windows SMB1;\n- no disabling of SMB1 automatic removal;\n- Windows Firewall changes are limited to rules named `PS2 Servers - ...`;\n- a cleanup script is provided at `tools/remove-windows-firewall-rules.ps1`;\n- advanced port `445` mode is optional and temporarily pauses Windows File\n  Sharing only while that server mode is running.\n\nSee [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md) for verification, cleanup, and reporting details.\n\n## What's inside\n\nAll three servers are pure-Python (standard library) and run on Windows, Linux and macOS.\n\n| Folder | Server | What it does |\n|--------|--------|--------------|\n| [`smbv1_server/`](smbv1_server/) | **SMBv1 (RiptOPL)** | Shares a games folder over SMB — works even on Windows 11 where the OS removed SMB1. |\n| [`udpfs_server/`](udpfs_server/) | **UDPFS** | Serves a folder and/or disk image over UDP; can transparently decompress CHD/CSO/ZSO. |\n| [`udpbd_server/`](udpbd_server/) | **UDPBD** | Serves a disk image as a block device over UDP; the PS2 auto-discovers it. |\n\n`udpbd_server/udpbd_server.py` is a pure-Python port of Rick Gaiser's UDPBD server —\nsee [its provenance](udpbd_server/SOURCE.md). UDPBD has largely been superseded by UDPFS.\n\n## Run a server on its own (terminal)\n\nEach server still runs standalone, and the launcher can run them too:\n\n```sh\npython smbv1_server/smbserver_opl.py --share games=D:/PS2Games\npython udpfs_server/udpfs_server.py  -d D:/PS2Games --enable-compression\npython udpbd_server/udpbd_server.py  D:/PS2Games/game.iso\n# or, via the launcher engine:\npython -m launcher --serve udpfs -d D:/PS2Games\npython -m launcher --list            # show servers available on this machine\n```\n\n## Build the single-file app\n\n[Nuitka](https://nuitka.net) bundles the launcher and all three servers into one\nexecutable per OS — no Python install required for the end user:\n\n```sh\npython -m pip install -r requirements-build.txt\npython build/build.py            # -\u003e dist/PS2Servers(.exe)\n```\n\n## Release verification\n\nAutomatic releases include `SHA256SUMS.txt`, a portable source ZIP, and GitHub\nartifact attestations for the packaged assets. Example verification:\n\n```sh\nsha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.txt\ngh attestation verify PS2Servers-windows-x64.exe -R NathanNeurotic/PS2-Servers\n```\n\nChecksums prove the file was downloaded intact. Attestations prove build\nprovenance. Neither is a magic safety certificate; if you want the lowest-trust\npath, inspect and run from source.\n\n## Status\n\nThe UDPBD port is validated by `udpbd_server/selftest.py` at the protocol level\n(INFO/READ/WRITE byte-for-byte). As with the SMBv1 server, **final validation is on\nreal hardware** — an actual PS2 running OPL, or PCSX2 with a network adapter.\n\n## Credits \u0026 thanks\n\nThis is a fan project that stands entirely on the shoulders of the PS2 homebrew\ncommunity. None of the clever parts are ours — we just wrapped brilliant existing\nwork in something click‑and‑go. With genuine gratitude:\n\n- **Rick Gaiser — [@rickgaiser](https://github.com/rickgaiser)** — the heart of all\n  of this. He designed the **UDPBD** and **UDPFS** network protocols and wrote the\n  original servers, alongside **[Neutrino](https://github.com/rickgaiser/neutrino)**.\n  [`udpfs_server/udpfs_server.py`](udpfs_server/udpfs_server.py) is his UDPFS server\n  (from Neutrino's `pc/` host tools), and\n  [`udpbd_server/udpbd_server.py`](udpbd_server/udpbd_server.py) is our independent\n  Python re‑implementation of his UDPBD v2 protocol. The network game‑loading here\n  simply does not exist without his work — thank you.\n- **El_isra — [@israpps](https://github.com/israpps)** — maintains the canonical\n  **[udpbd-server](https://github.com/israpps/udpbd-server)** on GitHub (Rick's code,\n  with CI), which is the reference we ported from.\n- **Alex Parrado** — the Windows port of udpbd-server.\n- **[Open PS2 Loader](https://github.com/ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader)** and the\n  **[ps2homebrew](https://github.com/ps2homebrew)** team — the loader everything here\n  serves, and the wider toolchain that makes PS2 homebrew possible.\n- **[prodeveloper0/pyudpbd](https://github.com/prodeveloper0/pyudpbd)** — a pure‑Python\n  UDPBD port we read while writing our own.\n- The folks behind **CHD ([libchdr](https://github.com/rtissera/libchdr) / MAME)**,\n  **CSO**, and **ZSO** — the compressed‑image formats UDPFS decompresses on the fly.\n\n### What's original here\n\nThe **GUI launcher**, the **RiptOPL** SMBv1 server, and the **pure‑Python UDPBD port**\nwere written for this repo. Everything at the protocol level is the community's —\nwe reimplemented from public protocols/source (rather than copying code) where we\ncould, and tried to attribute accurately.\n\n### To the authors above 🙏\n\nThis exists out of appreciation for what you've given the PS2 scene, not any sense of\nownership. If you'd like attribution changed, a link corrected, or your work removed\nfrom this repo entirely, please [open an issue](../../issues) — we'll sort it out\nright away, no questions asked. Thank you, sincerely.\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fnathanneurotic%2Fps2-servers","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fnathanneurotic%2Fps2-servers","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fnathanneurotic%2Fps2-servers/lists"}