Hosts

A host is a .NET application that starts Godot for your game or its tests. Each host has its own entry point and references your base game project.

You can have several hosts of the same type, each with its own project.

The host is what runs your game...

(but no worries, you can be totally in charge!)

Add a Host

Run this command from your Godot project directory, which contains project.godot:

dnx 2dog add

When the command asks, choose the hosts. You can also use the flags below. For a new project, use dnx 2dog new MyGame instead.

If you add -y and no host flags, the command adds the generic .NET and Web hosts. See Project Layout for files and MSBuild Configuration for shared settings.

Console

Host	Flag	Purpose
2dog (generic .NET)	--generic	.NET console application (desktop or headless)
REPL	--repl	Interactive C# inside the running game (opt-in)

Desktop

Host	Flag	Purpose
Avalonia	--avalonia	Cross-platform desktop UI
Qt Quick	--qt	QML UI with Qt Bridge for C# (experimental)
WinForms	--winforms	Windows Forms UI
WinUI 3	--winui	Windows App SDK UI

Web

Host	Flag	Purpose
Blazor	--blazor	Game inside a Blazor page
Web	--web	WASM / HTML5 browser bundle (e.g. for itch.io)
WebXR	--webxr	Browser VR and AR

Mobile

Host	Flag	Purpose
Android	--android	Android APK (experimental)
iOS	--ios	iOS app built on a Mac (experimental)
MAUI	--maui	Windows, Android and iOS UI with an embedded Godot view

Testing

Host	Flag	Purpose
GdUnit	--gdunit	GDScript suites through embedded Godot and MTP
NUnit	--nunit	NUnit tests that use the Godot engine (opt-in)
xUnit	--xunit	xUnit tests that use the Godot engine (opt-in)