# Intiface Engine
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CLI and Library frontend for Buttplug
Intiface Engine is just a front-end for [Buttplug](https://github.com/buttplugio/buttplug),
but since we're trying to not make people install a program named "Buttplug", here we are.
While this program can be used standalone, it will mostly be featured as a backend/engine for
[Intiface Central](https://intiface.com/central).
## Running
Command line options are as follows:
| `version` | Print version and exit |
| `server-version` | Print version and exit (kept for legacy reasons) |
| `websocket-use-all-interfaces` | Websocket servers will listen on all interfaces (versus only on localhost, which is default) |
| `websocket-port [port]` | Network port for connecting via non-ssl (ws://) protocols |
| `websocket-client-address` | Address to connect to if using server-as-websocket-client mode |
| `repeater` | Use repeater (proxy) mode instead of being an actual server |
| `repeater-port` | Port to list to for message proxy |
| `rest-api-port` | Function as a REST server, using the port specified |
| `frontend-websocket-port` | IPC JSON port for Intiface Central |
| `server-name` | Identifying name server should emit when asked for info |
| `device-config-file [file]` | Device configuration file to load (if omitted, uses internal) |
| `user-device-config-file [file]` | User device configuration file to load (if omitted, none used) |
| `max-ping-time [number]` | Milliseconds for ping time limit of server (if omitted, set to 0) |
| `log` | Level of logs to output by default (if omitted, set to None) |
| `use-bluetooth-le` | Use the Bluetooth LE Buttplug Device Communication Manager |
| `use-serial` | Use the Serial Port Buttplug Device Communication Manager |
| `use-hid` | Use the HID Buttplug Device Communication Manager |
| `use-lovense-dongle-hid` | Use the HID Lovense Dongle Buttplug Device Communication Manager |
| `use-xinput` | Use the XInput Buttplug Device Communication Manager |
| `use-lovense-connect` | Use the Lovense Connect Buttplug Device Communication Manager |
| `use-device-websocket-server` | Use the Device Websocket Server Buttplug Device Communication Manager |
| `device-websocket-server-port` | Port for the device websocket server |
For example, to run the server on websockets at port 12345 with bluetooth device support:
`intiface-engine --websocket-port 12345 --use-bluetooth-le`
## Compiling
Linux will have extra compilation dependency requirements for some device types. You will need your platform's equivalent of the following:
- libudev-dev
- libusb-1.0-0-dev
- libdbus-1-dev
## Filing Issues and Contributing
[See top level README for more info.](https://github.com/buttplugio/buttplug)
## License and Trademarks
Intiface is a Registered Trademark of Nonpolynomial Labs, LLC
Buttplug and Intiface are BSD licensed.
Copyright (c) 2016-2026, Nonpolynomial Labs, LLC
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
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* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
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* Neither the name of buttplug nor the names of its
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