Hytale Server Skill

Manage a local Hytale dedicated server using the official downloader and screen.

Requirements

• Java 21+ (Installed)
• Screen (Installed)
• Hytale Downloader (User must provide)
• Credentials (User must provide hytale-downloader-credentials.json in ~/hytale_server)

Setup

• Download the Hytale Downloader:
• Get the zip from: https://downloader.hytale.com/hytale-downloader.zip
• Unzip it and place hytale-downloader-linux-amd64 in ~/hytale_server/.
• Make it executable: chmod +x ~/hytale_server/hytale-downloader-linux-amd64
• Add Credentials:
• Place your hytale-downloader-credentials.json in ~/hytale_server/.

Commands

hytale start

Starts the server in a detached screen session.

• Run: /home/clawd/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/clawdbot/skills/hytale/hytale.sh start

hytale stop

Gracefully stops the server.

• Run: /home/clawd/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/clawdbot/skills/hytale/hytale.sh stop

hytale update

Downloads or updates the server files using the Hytale Downloader.

• Run: /home/clawd/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/clawdbot/skills/hytale/hytale.sh update

hytale status

Checks if the server process is running.

• Run: /home/clawd/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/clawdbot/skills/hytale/hytale.sh status