Self-host Jinteki.net
v171Browser-based Netrunner card game server
- Stars
- 986
- Ports
- 1042 (HTTP web server), 44867 (nREPL development server)
- Requires
- MongoDB
What is Jinteki.net?
Jinteki.net is a browser-based implementation of the Android: Netrunner Living Card Game that lets users build decks and play matches online. The project is fully self-hostable via Docker Compose or manual installation requiring Java 21, NodeJS, Leiningen, and MongoDB. It includes a web-based deck builder, card database with over 1600 cards, real-time multiplayer gameplay, chat, and user accounts with password reset. The software uses the MIT license and has been in active development since 2014.
Should you self-host Jinteki.net?
Jinteki.net scores 56/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #9 of 23 in Gaming. It has 986 GitHub stars.
It shipped 10 stable releases in the past year. The latest, v171, came out on 4 September 2026. New versions land roughly every 2 weeks.
Setup is advanced: plan for several services and some ongoing maintenance. It is Other-licensed and written mostly in Clojure.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is OpenTTD (73/100, 8 432 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See Jinteki.net vs OpenTTD side by side.
Features
- Card database
- Card image import
- Chat system
- Deck builder
- Real-time multiplayer
- User Accounts
- Web-based gameplay
Jinteki.net README
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