Local CIA server with QR codes 3DS: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 05:09, 20 September 2021

There are probably other utilities like this, but I thought I'd share mine. Nothing fancy. I put this together last week to make distributing CIAs to my family's DSes easier.

Creates a web page listing from user-provided CIAs. Generated web page includes a sortable table with auto-generated QR codes for downloading/installing the CIAs over LAN via FBI. Game titles link to descriptions on www.gametdb.com, and table also pulls cover art from there. Uses Python SimpleHTTPServer, so just one download request/thread at a time.

To do (maybe someday, but I don't really need it): Add error logging for unparseable titleids and games not found in release XML

Requires Python 2.7

To use an updated releases list, download '3dsreleases.xml' from http://www.3dsdb.com/

Edit BuildCatalog.py

Set "releasesXML" and "ciaFolder"

Create a folder to match the name set in "ciaFolder"
Dump all desired CIAs into the created folder (subfolders are OK)
Run BuildCatalog.py
Edit StartServer.py

Set "PORT"

Run StartServer.py

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 | image = https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/3dshomebrew/LocalCIAserverwithQRcodes.jpg|250px
 | type = PC Utilities
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+| version=2020
 | lastupdated = 2020/01/05
 | licence = Mixed
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 | website = https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-local-cia-server-with-qr-codes.555653/
 | download = https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/3dshomebrew/LocalCIAserverwithQRcodes.rar
-| source =
+| source = https://github.com/elmerohueso/3DS_Game_Server
 }}
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+There are probably other utilities like this, but I thought I'd share mine. Nothing fancy. I put this together last week to make distributing CIAs to my family's DSes easier.
-There are probably other utilities like this, but I thought I'd share mine.�Nothing fancy.�I put this together last week to make distributing CIAs to my family's DSes easier.
 Creates a web page listing from user-provided CIAs. Generated web page includes a sortable table with auto-generated QR codes for downloading/installing the CIAs over LAN via FBI. Game titles link to descriptions on [http://www.gametdb.com/ www.gametdb.com], and table also pulls cover art from there. Uses Python SimpleHTTPServer, so just one download request/thread at a time.
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 To use an updated releases list, download '3dsreleases.xml' from http://www.3dsdb.com/
-. Edit BuildCatalog.py
+# Edit BuildCatalog.py
-- Set &quot;releasesXML&quot; and &quot;ciaFolder&quot;
+ Set &quot;releasesXML&quot; and &quot;ciaFolder&quot;
-. Create a folder to match the name set in &quot;ciaFolder&quot;
+# Create a folder to match the name set in &quot;ciaFolder&quot;
-. Dump all desired CIAs into the created folder (subfolders are OK)
+# Dump all desired CIAs into the created folder (subfolders are OK)
-. Run BuildCatalog.py
+# Run BuildCatalog.py
-. Edit StartServer.py
+# Edit StartServer.py
-- Set &quot;PORT&quot;
+ Set &quot;PORT&quot;
-. Run StartServer.py
+# Run StartServer.py
-Edit: The GitHub link got stripped out.
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