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Install switch-lan-play with Homebrew
Make you and your friends play games like in a LAN. Version 0.2.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
Make you and your friends play games like in a LAN
Project links
Commands and aliases
- lan-play
history
Project history and usage
switch-lan-play is a command-line oriented LAN relay client for Nintendo Switch local-wireless play over the Internet. In package-manager culture it sits at the intersection of games tooling and packet/network utilities: users install a small executable, run it on a PC on the same router as the console, and point multiple clients at the same relay server.
Project history
The upstream README presents the project around a simple relay model: a Switch exchanges ARP and IPv4 traffic with a PC running lan-play, while LAN packets move over UDP through a server. The repository includes client code, server code, Docker/server instructions, and CMake build paths for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
Adoption history
Homebrew packages the project as switch-lan-play with the lan-play executable, making a gaming-networking utility available through the same CLI workflow used for developer tools. The GitHub project page shows a public repository with thousands of stars and hundreds of forks, evidence of interest beyond a one-off script.
How it is used
Common usage is to run lan-play on a PC connected to the same router as the Nintendo Switch, connect to the same server as friends, and configure the Switch with a static IP as described by the upstream README. Server operators can run the included server code directly with Node or use the published Docker command from the README.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care because switch-lan-play is a compact example of a hobbyist gaming network tool becoming a formula: it pulls libpcap/CMake-style native builds into a Homebrew install path and turns a fiddly game-networking setup into a repeatable CLI install.
Timeline
- Public v0.x tags: The upstream repository exposes tagged pre-1.0 releases.
- Homebrew packaging: The input package facts identify switch-lan-play as a Homebrew formula exposing the lan-play executable.
- Current README era: The upstream README documents CMake builds, SOCKS5 proxy support, Node server operation, and Docker server operation.
Related projects
- The README links to lan-play.com for setup instructions and includes a relay server implementation alongside the lan-play client.
Sources
- https://github.com/spacemeowx2/switch-lan-play
- https://github.com/spacemeowx2/switch-lan-play#readme
- source_facts.executables
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
lan-play | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.2.3
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:switch-lan-play |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/spacemeowx2/switch-lan-play |
| Repository | https://github.com/spacemeowx2/switch-lan-play |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation