Configuring Multiplayer

TL;DR

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The quickest and easiest way to get started is with just one copy/paste command into your terminal:

npm install -g @multiplayer-app/cli && multiplayer

However, you can also proceed with a manual setup. Mix and match how you record, install, and integrate. Multiplayer adapts to your workflow, not the other way around.

You can cutomize your:

• Deployment (cloud or self-hosted)
• Client setup (browser extension, Client library with in-app widget, SDK)
• Backend setup
• Recording modes

Supported applications

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Multiplayer can be configured on the following applications:

• Type: Web and mobile
• Language: JavaScript, Node.js, Python, Java, .NET, Go, Ruby (with more to come!)
• Framework: Any
• Architecture: On-prem, cloud native, serverless, or hybrid
• Environment: Production, staging, or development

ℹ️ All our guides are optimized for the Cloud deployment with our Multiplayer platform. If you're interested in the self-hosted option, please contact us.

Overview

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To fully configure Multiplayer full stack session recordings follow the configuration guide.

Here’s an overview of the main steps and the various customization options:

(1) Account setup

Login into your Multiplayer account. If you don't already have one, create a free trial at go.multiplayer.app.

(2) Client setup

Choose how you want to capture the full stack session recording. You have 3 options:

• Install our Chrome browser extension
• Install our JavaScript client library and set up the in-app widget
  • React & Next.js
  • Vue.js
  • Angular
• Install our React Native client library for mobile apps

(3) Backend setup

Connect your backend services for deeper insights. Multiplayer leverages OpenTelemetry for collecting telemetry data. If your services don't already use it, you'll first need to install the OpenTelemetry libraries. 

• Route traces and logs to Multiplayer. You have 2 options:
  • Multiplayer exporter
  • OR OpenTelemetry Collector
• Capture request / response content and headers. You have 2 options:
  • Content-capture libraries
  • OR Multiplayer Proxy

(4) Record full stack session recordings

Full stack session recordings can be recorded using three recording modes:

Recording mode	Description	Installation
On-demand	Start / stop manually	Browser extension / In-app widget / SDK
Continuous	Record in the backgroun while you work	Browser extension / In-app widget / SDK
Conditional	Silently record cohorts of users based	SDK / Multiplayer UI

(5) Connect with your IDE or AI tool

Feed your IDE and AI tools the complete system context via our MCP server.

We support:

• Cursor
• Claude Code
• Copilot
• Windsurf
• Zed
• Manual

You can download and try our VS code extension from these marketplaces:

• Visual Studio Marketplace: multiplayer-vscode-extension
• Open VSX registry: multiplayer-vscode-extension

(6) Advanced customizations and CLI apps

Language specific libraries support any type of application and give full control to power users. Use your CLI to capture full-stack session replays across environments, get deeper integrations, CI/CD use cases, or backend-triggered sessions.

• Node.js
• Python
• Java
• .NET
• Go
• Ruby

If your preferred language is not supported, contact us.

You did it! What’s next?

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🚀 If you’re ready to trial Multiplayer with your own app, you can follow the steps in the quickstart.

📌 If you have any questions shoot us an email! 💜