Case study

d2-dedicated-server: reconstructing a Diablo II realm and game-server stack

d2-dedicated-server rebuilds a self-hosted Diablo II realm and headless game-server stack. Its Zig services handle Battle.net-style login, character and game operations, while an ingress reads the game's GAMELOGON token to route connections. A separate native variant maps the 1.14d macOS Mach-O game image onto i386 Linux.

Targets: Game · Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06

Stars: 36
Last commit: 2026-10-18
Language: Zig
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Linux is the stated deployment platform; the native 1.14d variant requires i386 Linux and the game's macOS Mach-O image.
Prerequisites: Redis and PostgreSQL provide runtime coordination and persistent realm storage.
Limits: The native variant's dry run can inspect its load path on other hosts, but execution requires i386 Linux.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{d2-dedicated-server-case,
  title = {{d2-dedicated-server: reconstructing a Diablo II realm and game-server stack}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/jaenster/d2-dedicated-server}},
  url = {https://github.com/jaenster/d2-dedicated-server},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/d2-dedicated-server-case/}}
}

Plain text

d2-dedicated-server: reconstructing a Diablo II realm and game-server stack. https://github.com/jaenster/d2-dedicated-server (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/d2-dedicated-server-case/

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README.md GitHub · jaenster/d2-dedicated-server · Revision b661cac
apps/d2gs-native/README.md GitHub · jaenster/d2-dedicated-server · Revision b661cac
apps/d2ingress/README.md GitHub · jaenster/d2-dedicated-server · Revision b661cac
LICENSE GitHub · jaenster/d2-dedicated-server · Revision b661cac