Moonlight Tizen Installer

🎮 Install Moonlight on Samsung Tizen TVs with automatic certificate signing.

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📝 Table of Contents

• 🧐 About
• ⚡ Features
• 📋 Requirements
• 💻 Installation
• 🚀 Usage
• 🔧 Technical Details
• 💬 Support

🧐 About

Moonlight Tizen Installer is a desktop application that simplifies installing Moonlight on Samsung Tizen Smart TVs. It handles the complex process of connecting to your TV via SDB (Smart Development Bridge), automatically signing packages with Samsung certificates (required for Tizen 7+), and installing the app.

⚡ Features

Feature	Status	Description
One-Click Install	✅	Install Moonlight with a single click
Auto Certificate	✅	Automatically creates Samsung certificates for Tizen 7+
Desktop App	✅	Native Electron app for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Docker Support	✅	Run as a container for headless/server setups
Custom Repos	✅	Install from any GitHub repository
TV Detection	✅	Shows connected TV model and Tizen version

📋 Requirements

TV Setup

Before using the installer, you need to enable Developer Mode on your Samsung TV:

1. On the TV, open the Smart Hub and go to the Apps panel
2. Scroll down to find App Settings (in the Settings section)
3. In the App Settings screen, enter 12345 using your remote control
4. The Developer Mode dialog will appear:
   • Toggle Developer Mode to ON
   • Enter your computer's IP address in the Host PC IP field
5. A popup will tell you to restart the TV
6. Hold the power button for 2 seconds until the TV turns off, then turn it back on
7. After reboot, you'll see "DEVELOP MODE" at the top of the Apps panel

⚠️ Important: The Host PC IP must be the IP address of the computer running this installer. Both devices must be on the same network.

📖 For more details, see Samsung's Developer Guide

System Requirements

Platform	Requirement
Windows	Windows 10+
macOS	macOS 10.15+
Linux	Any modern distribution
Docker	Docker 20.10+

💻 Installation

Option 1: Desktop App (Recommended)

Download the latest release for your platform:

Platform	Download
Windows	.exe installer
macOS	.dmg image
Linux	.AppImage

Option 2: Docker

docker run -d \
  --name moonlight-installer \
  -p 8091:8091 \
  -p 4794:4794 \
  -v moonlight-config:/root/share \
  ghcr.io/smookeydev/moonlighttizeninstaller:latest

Access the installer at http://localhost:8091

Option 3: From Source

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/SmookeyDev/MoonlightTizenInstaller.git
cd MoonlightTizenInstaller

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Build UI and service
pnpm run build

# Run the service
pnpm run dev

🚀 Usage

Installation Flow

1. Launch App        →  Open the installer on your PC
2. Enter TV IP       →  Type your TV's IP address and click Connect
3. TV Detection      →  App shows TV model and Tizen version
4. Install           →  Click "Install Moonlight"
5. Sign In (Tizen 7+)→  Sign in to Samsung Account for certificate
6. Done              →  Moonlight is installed on your TV!

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Launch the installer on your computer
2. Enter your TV's IP address (find it in TV Settings → Network)
3. Click Connect - the app will show your TV model and Tizen version
4. Click "Install Moonlight"
5. For Tizen 7+ TVs: A Samsung login window will open
   • Sign in to your Samsung Account
   • This creates a certificate to sign the app
   • Only required once - certificate is saved for future installs
6. Wait for installation to complete
7. Find Moonlight in your TV's app list!

Ports

Port	Protocol	Description
8091	TCP	Web interface
4794	TCP	Samsung OAuth callback
26101	TCP	SDB connection to TV

🔧 Technical Details

Certificate Flow (Tizen 7+)

Samsung requires apps to be signed with a valid certificate on Tizen 7+:

1. User clicks Install       →  Check if certificate exists
2. No certificate found      →  Open Samsung OAuth login
3. User signs in             →  Receive access token
4. Create certificate        →  Generate author + distributor certs
5. Save certificate          →  Store encrypted in config
6. Resign package            →  Sign .wgt with new certificate
7. Install on TV             →  Push via SDB and install

Build Commands

Command	Description
pnpm install	Install all dependencies
pnpm run build	Build UI and service
pnpm run dev	Start development server
pnpm run electron	Run Electron app
pnpm run electron:build	Build Electron distributable

💬 Support

For help and support:

• 🐛 Issues: Create an issue
• 💡 Feature Requests: Submit via GitHub issues
• 🌙 Moonlight: moonlight-chrome-tizen

📄 License

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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_{Developed with ❤️ by SmookeyDev
Based on TizenBrew Installer by reisxd}