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Work-in-Progress: Discord Rich Presence on the Steam Deck

Ken Foreman

I’ve been updating and working on Python scripts under SteamOS on the SteamDeck.

I got Rich Presence working under Discord using JustTemmie’s awesome https://github.com/JustTemmie/steam-presence-on-discord.

SteamOS is an Arch Linux variant.  You can install Arch packages using pacman and treat it as you would any Linux device.

It attempts to do Game ID lookups using steamGridDB, but I have it defaulting to “a game on Steam Deck” when the lookup fails.

HOW-TO: Install Arch packages on your Steam Deck

You’ll need to switch to Desktop Mode to access the GUI and Terminal:

  • If you haven’t already, use passwd to create a password for the deck user.

  • Disable read-only mode: sudo btrfs property set -ts / ro false

  • Initialize the pacman keyring: sudo pacman-key --init

  • Populate the pacman keyring with the default Arch Linux keys: sudo pacman-key --populate archlinux

  • Try installing a package: sudo pacman -S vi

NOTE:
Any packages you install will be overwritten by the next Steam Deck update.  You can maintain persistence by saving your content under /run/media/mmcblk0p1/ (your microSD card).

For example, I keep my Discord Rich Presence client, RetroArch/EmuStation, and all my content under /run/media/mmcblk0p1/Emulation and /run/media/mmcblk0p1/home/deck so that neither are overwritten or lost during SteamOS updates.

config.json

"Playing a Game" showing RPC data from Steam Deck
PLAYING A GAME showing game data from the Steam Deck
{
    "STEAM_API_KEY": "YOUR_STEAM_API_KEY", # You can register at https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey
    "USER_ID": "YOUR_USER_ID", # You can get the ID from the URL ID returned by https://steamdb.info/calculator/</code>

    "DISCORD_APPLICATION_ID": "1014501243164577802",

    "COVER_ART": {
        "ENABLED": true,
        "STEAM_GRID_API_KEY": "8a65c99870dc888583e06c3e0f377560"
    },

    "CUSTOM_GAME_OVERWRITE": {
        "ENABLED": false,
        "NAME": "a game on Steam Deck"
    },

    "CUSTOM_STATUS_STATE": {
        "ENABLED": false,
        "STATUS": "using Discord on Steam Deck"
    },

    "CUSTOM_ICON": {
        "ENABLED": false,
        "URL": "https://tayledras.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/steamdeck-logo.png",
        "TEXT": "Discord on Steam Deck"
    }
}

 

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