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Adding games to the library

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Besides the catalog games, you can add your own. Click Add package ▾ at the top of the Game library:

Add package menu

Three ways to add: Add one package, Bulk add, Scan packages.

1. Add one package

For a single game / application.

Add package manually dialog

The Add package manually dialog.

  1. Server folder: click Browse and pick the game folder on the server.
  2. Package name and Executable (the .exe that starts the game) — GCafe Update suggests them when you pick the folder.
  3. Menu group: where the game appears on workstations (Online, Offline, Apps…).
  4. Computer groups and Drive mode: which groups see this game.
  5. Click Confirm. GCafe Update builds the game's index and moves it to Installed.

2. Bulk add

Many games in one big folder? Choose Bulk add › Pick launchers… and tick each game's executable. Each folder containing an executable becomes one package. The One per subfolder option selects a whole folder quickly.

⚠️ Note: Do not close the Bulk add window before it finishes — packages not yet added are cancelled (game folders are left untouched).

3. Scan packages

Already have games on a drive (e.g. copied from an old server)? Scan packages finds game folders on the drive and matches them to the catalog — no need to download from scratch.

Scan packages dialog

Scan packages: choose GCafe or Other, pick a folder and click Scan.

  1. Choose the type: GCafe (official games) or Other (Uncredited games).
  2. Pick the Folder to scan (e.g. E:\) and click Scan.
  3. Tick the games found and click Add selected. GCafe Update re-checks all files and only downloads what is missing.

4. Add from an external source

Add from source downloads a game with BitTorrent: paste a magnet link, a link to a .torrent file, or pick a .torrent file.

Add game from external source dialog

Adding a game from an external source (BitTorrent).

  1. Choose the Input type, paste the source and click Read source (a magnet can take up to 2 minutes).
  2. Check the name and size, pick the parent folder and the executable.
  3. Click Add and download. Follow progress in Downloading; once done the game appears on workstations.

💡 Tip: If a game added from an external source also exists in the catalog, it shows "Update available" when the catalog gets a newer version — turn on Auto Update to keep it current.

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