Set up Orbit on a PS4 without internet

Use Orbit Zero on your computer to start Orbit on your PS4 over your home network. Your computer handles online downloads and sends the files to the PS4. The PS4 can keep its internet access blocked throughout setup and use.

This guide covers Orbit Zero 1.9.1 with Orbit Store for PS4 0.0.2 or later. Get Orbit Zero from the latest release and follow Install Orbit Zero first.

What you need

• A Mac, Windows or Linux computer with Orbit Zero installed and internet access.
• A PS4 with GoldHEN running and its payload loader turned on once in GoldHEN → Servers Settings → Enable PayLoader Server. Orbit Zero doesn’t jailbreak the PS4.
• Both devices on the same home network, over Wi-Fi or Ethernet, or one of each.
• Enough free space on the computer for each download and on the PS4 drive you’ll use.

You don’t need to download anything on the PS4. Orbit Zero includes elfldr, gets Orbit for PS4 from GitHub on the computer and sends both over your home network.

1. Keep the PS4 on your home network

Leave the PS4 connected to your router by Wi-Fi or Ethernet. Keep your internet-blocking setup in place, as long as devices on your home network can still reach each other.

Don’t disconnect the PS4 from Wi-Fi or unplug its network cable. Blocking internet access and leaving the network are different things. Avoid guest Wi-Fi or client isolation, which stop the computer and the PS4 from reaching each other.

Find the PS4’s IP address in Settings → Network → View Connection Status. An internet connection test can fail while your home network still works.

When your computer asks, allow Orbit Zero on the local network or through its firewall. See macOS, Windows or Linux. You don’t need to open ports on your router.

2. Start Orbit from the computer

1. Start GoldHEN on your PS4.
2. In Orbit Zero, open Settings → Updates & startup.
3. Enter your PS4’s IP address and choose PS4. Leave Orbit port at 34177 unless you changed it.
4. Select Start Orbit on PS4 and wait. Orbit Zero connects by itself afterwards.

Zero gets Orbit for PS4 from GitHub on the computer, checks it and sends it to the ELF loader on port 9021. If no ELF loader is running, Zero first sends its included elfldr to GoldHEN’s payload loader on port 9090. Everything reaches the PS4 over your home network; the PS4 doesn’t visit GitHub or any download site.

If Orbit is already running, select Connect to Orbit in Settings → Devices instead. If Orbit doesn’t start, close other homebrew apps such as ezRemote, then try again.

To send an ELF you downloaded yourself, download orbit_store.elf from the release on the computer, check its .sha256, then choose it under Start Orbit on PS4 → Advanced → Choose another ELF and select Send custom ELF.

3. Pair the computer and the PS4

1. When Orbit Zero shows Pairing required, open Settings → Devices and select Show code on PS4.
2. Read the six-digit code in the PS4 notification.
3. Enter it in Orbit Zero and select Pair with PS4.
4. If your computer asks to unlock its credential store, allow Orbit Zero to save the pairing. Enter a computer password only in the operating system’s own prompt.

If you miss the notification, ask for the code again after the countdown. Pairing happens on your home network and doesn’t need internet on the PS4.

4. Download through the computer

Once Connected appears, check that your PS4 drive is listed in Console, and that Settings → Downloads → Download preference is Computer.

Open a game, choose its source and a PS4 drive, then start the download. Downloads shows each step:

• Download to computer: progress and speed from the download site.
• Extract on computer: for ZIP, RAR and 7z downloads. Keep room for the archive and its extracted files.
• Transfer to PS4: progress and speed over your home network.

For Vikingfile and AkiraBox, the page opens on the computer, where its check usually passes in seconds. Complete any check that stays, then wait without pressing Download: Zero catches the ready link and closes the page.

When the transfer finishes, select Install on PS4. The installer uses the file already on the PS4, so no internet is needed. Installing doesn’t change a game’s own online requirements.

Keep both devices awake and Orbit Zero open until the transfer finishes. The computer keeps its copy by default; change that in Settings → Storage & cleanup → Computer cache.

The Computer preference only chooses where downloads run. It doesn’t change your router or block the PS4’s internet access for you.

Optional: the TV app on your PS4

You can do everything from the computer. To browse and control the computer’s downloads from your TV, install the TV app from a USB drive:

1. On the computer, download orbit_store_ps4.pkg and its .sha256 from the release and check the checksum. See Getting started.
2. Copy the PKG to a USB drive and plug it into the PS4.
3. Install it with GoldHEN’s Settings → Debug Settings → Package Installer, then open Orbit Store from the Games row.
4. In the TV app, open App settings → Devices and select Enable Orbit Zero. Pair the computer first if the app says no computer is paired.

New downloads then follow the Computer preference set on the computer. Keep Orbit Zero open; Vikingfile and AkiraBox checks happen on the computer.

To update the TV app on a PS4 without internet, install the newer PKG the same way. Orbit’s settings and queue in /data/orbit-store/ stay.

Next time you use it

1. After the PS4 restarts, start GoldHEN again.
2. Open Orbit Zero. If Orbit isn’t running, use Start Orbit on PS4, or open the TV app. Zero reconnects by itself when the PS4 is reachable; otherwise select Reconnect.
3. The saved pairing is used again. Select Resume for downloads that were paused or interrupted.

If the PS4’s address or pairing changes, see Reconnect after an address change.

Troubleshooting