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ageLANServer

LAN server emulator for Age of Empires: DE (AoE1), Age of Empires II: DE (AoE2) and Age of Empires III: DE (AoE3).

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LAN server emulator for Age of Empires: DE (AoE1), Age of Empires II: DE (AoE2) and Age of Empires III: DE (AoE3). Play multiplayer over your local network without an internet connection. Each container instance serves one game. To support multiple titles simultaneously, run one container per game — but switch from host networking to an ipvlan network so each container gets its own LAN IP and can independently bind port 443 and the UDP discovery port. When you create a lobby, choose Use Local Lan Server in the game's Server list. SSL certificates are generated automatically on the first start and reused on subsequent runs. For Age of Empires IV or Age of Mythology: Retold use the ageLANServer-BattleServer template.

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

69/100 Good

Maintained
100last commit 5 days ago
Popular
57741 GitHub stars
Easy to install
201 install platform, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today

GitHub stars
741
Open issues
49
Last commit
2026-10-11
Latest release
v1.15.6
License
AGPL-3.0
Activity
declining

Checked today - source: GitHub (luskaner/ageLANServer)

Resources & Compatibility

Requirements not published yet.

Checked today - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

No first-install notes yet.

Alternatives

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Common questions

Do I need a custom launcher to use ageLANServer for fully offline play?

Yes, you will still need a custom launcher to bypass the game's online-only requirement for an internet, Steam, or Xbox Live connection.

Is ageLANServer strictly limited to local network play?

No, it is not strictly limited to LAN only.

Can players join a lobby from a shared link before launching the game?

No, joining a game lobby from a link only works if the game is already running.

Does ageLANServer provide matchmaking or achievements?

No, matchmaking is not implemented and achievements are only available through the official server.

Answers sourced from github.com

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