Quick Start

Requirements

Python 3.9 or later
Python 3.11 or later to read a renmori.toml config, or tomli installed on older versions
A game distribution built with Ren'Py 8.x

pip

pipx

pip install renmori

Run renmori --version afterwards to confirm the CLI is available.

Run Build Distributions in the Ren'Py launcher; RenMori works only on the distribution build and never modifies the game source
Protect the build; the input can be the build directory or the .zip archive produced by the launcher
```
renmori protect ./dist/MyGame-1.0-pc -o ./dist/MyGame-1.0-pc-protected
```
On the first full protection, RenMori downloads the closed-source plugin for your platform from the public release, verifies it, and caches it locally
Verify the result; this command can serve as a CI gate
```
renmori verify ./dist/MyGame-1.0-pc-protected
```
Ship the protected directory as your release, with renmori.rmc and renmori.rpe distributed together; do not rebuild it with the Ren'Py launcher, as that discards the protection

renmori protect: all options, file handling rules and the execution flow
Configuration File renmori.toml: fixing protection parameters across a team and in CI
Protection Strength and the Closed Plugin: the difference between baseline and full protection
CI integration: automating protection and verification in a pipeline
Releasing to Steam: uploading a protected build and its launch options
Notes for Developers: license scope and the pre-release checklist