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Romm is a comprehensive self-hosted platform for managing and playing retro video game collections. It scans local directories for ROM files, automatically fetching rich metadata, cover art, and release information via integrations with databases like IGDB. The application provides a modern, responsive web interface for browsing the library across multiple devices. Crucially, it includes an integrated web-based emulator, allowing users to play their games directly in the browser without installing local emulators. It serves as a personal, private Netflix-style interface for retro gaming.

Retro gaming enthusiasts and home lab owners who want a centralized, accessible way to manage and play their ROM collections. Basic Docker or self-hosting knowledge is required.

• Automated Metadata Scraping: Fetches high-quality box art, screenshots, and game descriptions from IGDB and Mobygames.
• Integrated Web Player: Plays classic console games directly in the browser using WebAssembly-based emulators.
• Cross-Device Synchronization: Syncs save states and play history across desktops, tablets, and mobile devices.
• Modern Web UI: Offers a beautiful, responsive, and highly customizable interface for browsing large libraries.
• Multi-System Support: Manages ROMs for dozens of retro consoles and handhelds in a unified interface.
• Docker Deployment: Easily deployable on home servers and NAS systems via official Docker images.

Getting started: docker pull rommapp/romm

1. 5.1.1-beta.15.1.1-beta.1Aug 2, 2026pre-release

   ### Minor changes * feat(frontend): autofocus the search field on the Search view by @gantoine in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/4022 * feat(home): make the random pick widget clickable and denser by @gantoine in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/4056 * feat(screenscraper): pace and report scans against the account's reported limits by @Spinnich in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/3989 * feat(v2): previous / next game buttons on the details page by @gantoine in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/4012 ### Fixes * fix: Skip DMCA-locked grids when scraping SteamGridDB by @gantoine in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/4004 * fix(security): close three permission gaps found auditing 5.1.0 by @gantoine in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/3993 * fix(backend): re-run the Hasheous hash lookup on a hashes scan by @gantoine in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/4013 * fix(v2): keep RSelect menus inside the viewport and tidy the selection text by @gantoine in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/4014 * fix: reorderable region and language priority lists in scan settings by @gantoine in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/4015 * fix: give each FPKGi package

2. 5.1.05.1.0Jul 29, 2026

   > [!WARNING] > When binary logging is on and the connecting user lacks `SUPER`, trigger DDL is refused unless the global `log_bin_trust_function_creators flag` is 1. Run this on your MariaDB as an admin/root user (not the romm app user): > >```sql > SET GLOBAL log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1; > ``` > `SET GLOBAL` is lost on DB restart. Either add to your MariaDB `my.cnf` under `[mysqld]`: > ```cnf > log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1 > ``` > Or grant the app user the privilege (MariaDB 10.5+): > ```sql > `GRANT BINLOG ADMIN ON *.* TO 'romm'@'%';` -- or: GRANT SUPER ON *.* TO 'romm'@'%'; > ``` > [!WARNING] > If your reverse proxy caches responses itself, or overrides/strips `Cache-Control`, it will defeat our built-in cache and serve a stale `index.html` that points at bundles the new image no longer ships, which usually shows up as a blank page or a broken UI after upgrading. After upgrading, purge your proxy's or CDN's existing cache once so clients stop being served entries stored under the old (header-less) behaviour. ## Highlights ### Emulator streaming Launches a game into a **native** emulator running in a separate container and streams the

3. 5.1.0-beta.35.1.0-beta.3Jul 27, 2026pre-release

   ## What's Changed * Enforce hidden-rom visibility on rom child routes by @gantoine in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/3960 * Always allow changing the virtual collection type in v2 settings by @gantoine in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/3961 * Fix ROMM_AUTH_SECRET_KEY auto-generation under nounset by @gantoine in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/3967 * feat(tasks): allow orphaned resource cleanup to run on a schedule by @XenuIsWatching in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/3970 * Serve each PKG file as its own FPKGi entry by @gantoine in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/3966 * fix(resources): handle write failures when the disk is full by @XenuIsWatching in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/3969 * fix(tasks): skip orphaned resource cleanup when the database looks empty by @gantoine in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/3971 ## New Contributors * @XenuIsWatching made their first contribution in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/3970 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/rommapp/romm/compare/5.1.0-beta.2...5.1.0-beta.3

4. 5.1.0-beta.25.1.0-beta.2Jul 26, 2026pre-release

   ## What's Changed * Set page titles across v2 views by @gantoine in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/3955 * Hide v2 actions the backend won't allow, with Playwright cover in CI by @gantoine in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/3957 * security: harden CORS, session cookies, filename sanitization, and upload limits by @Sunil56224972 in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/3952 * build(deps): bump postcss from 8.5.15 to 8.5.23 in /frontend by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/3959 ## New Contributors * @Sunil56224972 made their first contribution in https://github.com/rommapp/romm/pull/3952 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/rommapp/romm/compare/5.1.0-beta.1...5.1.0-beta.2

5. 5.1.0-beta.15.1.0-beta.1Jul 25, 2026pre-release

   > [!WARNING] > When binary logging is on and the connecting user lacks `SUPER`, trigger DDL is refused unless the global `log_bin_trust_function_creators flag` is 1. Run this on your MariaDB as an admin/root user (not the romm app user): > >```sql > SET GLOBAL log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1; > ``` > `SET GLOBAL` is lost on DB restart. Either add to your MariaDB `my.cnf` under `[mysqld]`: > ```cnf > log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1 > ``` > Or grant the app user the privilege (MariaDB 10.5+): > ```sql > `GRANT BINLOG ADMIN ON *.* TO 'romm'@'%';` -- or: GRANT SUPER ON *.* TO 'romm'@'%'; > ``` > [!WARNING] > If your reverse proxy caches responses itself, or overrides/strips `Cache-Control`, it will defeat our built-in cache and serve a stale `index.html` that points at bundles the new image no longer ships, which usually shows up as a blank page or a broken UI after upgrading. After upgrading, purge your proxy's or CDN's existing cache once so clients stop being served entries stored under the old (header-less) behaviour. ## Highlights ### Emulator streaming Launches a game into a **native** emulator running in a separate container and streams the

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