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Getting Started!

🚀 Getting Started with Moonlight 🎮

Welcome to Moonlight! Follow these steps carefully to get everything running smoothly.



🔹 1. Flash Arduino on Script PC.

Arduino Due Guide:

Arduino DUE Spoofing Guidechevron-right

Arduino Leonardo Guide

Arduino Leonardo Spoofing Guidechevron-right

Follow the guide for the Arduino you have, upload the firmware, and move on to the next step.


Once the Arduino is set up and firmware is uploaded, follow the Moonlink Guide on the 2nd PC.

Arduino Due Version:

DUE + Moonlink Guidechevron-right

Arduino Leonardo Version:

Leonardo + Moonlink Guidechevron-right

✅ Confirm that Moonlink is working before moving forward. For a deeper look into all the options Moonlink has, view the Moonlink Overview:

Moonlink Overviewchevron-right

Setting Up the Capture Method (Gaming PC - The PC you play games on)


🎥 Using a Capture Card?

  1. Install the card in your 2nd PC first.

  2. Then follow one of the Capture Card Guides depending on your capture card.


  • This method below lets you play in 1440p or 4K and still send a 720p or 1080p signal to your capture card, even if it doesn’t support passthrough for your preferred resolution or refresh rate.

OBS Capture Card Setup Guidechevron-right
  • This method below only works with capture cards that support passthrough at your monitor’s native resolution and refresh rate.

Passthrough Capture Card Guidechevron-right

🌐 Using NDI streaming?

  • Follow the OBS NDI Guide on your GAMING PC if you have a network switch.

Network Switchchevron-right
  • Follow the Direct PC to PC link Guide on your GAMING PC if you play on Wi-Fi.

Direct PC to PC linkchevron-right

Set Up Moonlight (2nd PC - The PC Running the Program)


🤖 Using Moonlight AI?

  • Place the Moonlight folder in C:\ so it looks like C:\MoonlightAI\ on your 2nd PC.

  • Start Moonlight.exe as admin.

  • select your aim device, capture method, and model in the menu before pressing the start moonlight button.

  • Read the following section to learn about all the AI settings.

Moonlight AI Settings Overviewchevron-right
  • If you run into issues with getting the AI to work correctly, you may be able to find a solution to the problem here:

Moonlight AI Troubleshootingchevron-right
  • If you run into any other issues, press the upload log button in the bottom left corner of the menu and then make sure you post in the support section of our Discord serverarrow-up-right for help!

  • (OPTIONAL) If you are interested in creating your own datasets to use on AI, you can check out this guide below to create your own.

Creating Datasets for Moonlightchevron-right

🎨 Using Moonlight Color?

  • Download the Beta Color version on the site dashboard for the most up to date features.

  • Once in the menu, make sure that you select the proper aim device & capture mode!

  • If you run into any other issues, press the upload log button in the bottom left corner of the menu and then make sure you post in the support section of our Discord serverarrow-up-right for help!

Moonlight Color Settings Overviewchevron-right

Need Help?

If you have any questions, just ask!

Now go enjoy Moonlight! 🌙

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