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David Alvarez 1efd10f81f Initial commit: Dostalgia — DOS game hub

- Go backend (single binary) with embedded Svelte frontend
- JSON-per-game storage (no database)
- .jsdos bundle creation on upload
- Dark phosphor-green theme (#33FF33)
- js-dos v8 emulator integration
- Sockdrive support for games >80MB
- IGDB placeholder for future artwork scraping
- Docker deployment ready

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Dostalgia

A nostalgic DOS game hub — upload, scrape artwork, and play classic DOS games directly in the browser via js-dos.

Quick Start (Docker)

docker build -t dostalgia .
docker run -p 8765:8765 -v $(pwd)/data:/data dostalgia

Development

Terminal 1 — Go API:

DOSTALGIA_DEV=1 go run .

Terminal 2 — Frontend dev server:

cd frontend && npm install && npm run dev

Open http://localhost:5173

Architecture

Backend: Single Go binary. No database — each game is a directory with a game.json file.
Frontend: Svelte SPA, embedded in the Go binary at build time.
Emulation: js-dos v8 loaded from CDN, runs DOSBox in WebAssembly.
Storage: /data/games/{id}/ — contains game.json, .jsdos bundle, and cover art.

API

Method	Path	Description
GET	`/api/games`	List all games
GET	`/api/games/:id`	Get game details
PATCH	`/api/games/:id`	Update game metadata
DELETE	`/api/games/:id`	Delete a game
POST	`/api/upload`	Upload a game ZIP (multipart)
POST	`/api/games/:id/cover`	Upload cover art
GET	`/api/igdb/search?q=`	Search IGDB (placeholder)

Game JSON Schema

{
  "id": "doom",
  "title": "Doom",
  "year": 1993,
  "genre": "FPS",
  "developer": "id Software",
  "publisher": "id Software",
  "description": "The iconic first-person shooter...",
  "bundle_type": "standard",
  "bundle_file": "doom.jsdos",
  "has_cover": true,
  "ready": true
}

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