Architecture

How Game Launcher Cloud works - from your launcher to your players

Learn how Game Launcher Cloud delivers your games to players seamlessly. This guide explains the complete journey from uploading a build to players launching your game.

Simple Overview: We handle all the technical complexity - you just upload your game, and we make sure it reaches your players instantly, anywhere in the world.

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🎮 How It Works: The Complete Flow

The Developer Journey

⚡ Simple Process

Upload once → We distribute globally → Players download from nearest server → Auto-update forever

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🚀 The Player Experience

What Happens When a Player Opens Your Launcher?

What the launcher does:

• 🔗 Connects to our secure API

• 🎨 Downloads your custom branding and appearance

• 📦 Checks what version of the game is installed

• 📰 Shows your latest news and announcements

Smart Update Detection:

• 🔍 Compares local game version with latest cloud version

• 📦 Only downloads files that changed (delta patching)

• 📊 Shows download progress with speed and ETA

• ✅ Verifies file integrity after download

Optimized Downloads:

• 🌍 Player automatically connects to closest server

• ⚡ Maximum download speed with CDN

• 🔄 Resume capability if connection drops

• 📱 Background downloads while browsing news

Launch Process:

• ✅ Quick file integrity check

• 🚀 Launch with custom parameters (if configured)

• 👀 Monitor game process

• 📊 Report session analytics (playtime, crashes)

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🏗️ Platform Architecture

Simple System Overview

🌐 Frontend Layer

Angular 19 web dashboard with TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and reactive signals

⚙️ Backend Layer

ASP.NET 9 REST API with C#, hosted on Railway with auto-scaling

💾 Database Layer

PostgreSQL on Railway with automatic backups and JSON support

☁️ Storage Layer

Cloudflare R2 with global CDN for lightning-fast downloads worldwide

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🔧 Technology Stack

What Powers Game Launcher Cloud

Component	Technology	Why We Use It
Backend API	ASP.NET 9 (C#)	Fast, reliable, cross-platform server
Database	PostgreSQL	Powerful relational database with JSON support
File Storage	Cloudflare R2	Global CDN for lightning-fast downloads
Web Dashboard	Angular 19 + TypeScript	Modern, reactive admin interface
Desktop Launchers	Avalonia C# .NET	Excellent performance on Windows/Mac/Linux
Hosting	Railway	Auto-scaling, zero-config deployment

All managed for you: We handle servers, scaling, backups, and security so you can focus on your game.

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