# UniSpy Server: rebuilding GameSpy services in Python

> UniSpy Server rebuilds GameSpy online services in Python using published GameSpy protocol research and an earlier server library as references. Its source organizes handlers for chat, game status, traffic relay, NAT negotiation, presence, query reporting, server browsing, and web services. The project documents Docker-based setup with PostgreSQL and Redis.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Protocol
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/GameProgressive/UniSpyServer>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/GameProgressive/UniSpyServer/blob/fa468ea248f776e569b222c939a3c344d6e6346f/.github/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/unispy-server-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/unispy-server-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/unispy-server-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Docker setup uses PostgreSQL and Redis services.
- **Scope:** The Python server is a rewrite of an earlier C# implementation.
- **License:** Licensed under AGPL-3.0.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/GameProgressive/UniSpyServer/blob/fa468ea248f776e569b222c939a3c344d6e6346f/.github/README.md>

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