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I've been working on Playmat, a fork of XMage (the open-source MTG rules engine) with a browser client, and the main way to run it is self-hosted. It's built for a playgroup that wants its own server.

The stack: four containers from one compose file: the game server, Caddy with automatic HTTPS, a cache for card pictures from Scryfall, and a nightly backup. Images are published for x86 and ARM, so a Pi-class box or a free ARM VPS works. About 1 GB of RAM is enough for a group's evening; there's a small-VPS preset that lowers the limits.

Setup:

git clone https://github.com/arcanite24/playmat.git && cd playmat cp ops/web/.env.example ops/web/.env # set DOMAIN and the owner account docker compose -f ops/web/docker-compose.yml --env-file ops/web/.env up -d 

No domain? There's a LAN mode for a group on one home network. There are also desktop installers if you just want to host for friends on the same Wi-Fi.

Admin side: a web admin console with moderator/admin/owner roles: who's online, reports, the audit log, registration rules, scheduled maintenance with in-game warnings, and an optional one-button update and rollback. It can send Discord notifications and password-reset mail.

What you get as a player: play vs AI or friends with invite links, drafts and sealed with AI filling empty seats, deck import from Moxfield/Archidekt, spectating and replays. Desktop browsers, tablets, and an Android app.

Docs: https://arcanite24.github.io/playmat/docs/server.html
Repo (MIT): https://github.com/arcanite24/playmat

It's a free fan project, not affiliated with Wizards. Feedback on the deployment side especially welcome: what would you want before running it for your group?

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