Hytale specific settings

Here you can find the hytale specific settings


Hytale downloader CLI tool

You can interface with this tool by entering your docker terminal. More information here.

You can use the following commands:

Command Description
hytale-downloader Download the latest release
hytale-downloader -print-version Show game version without downloading
hytale-downloader -version Show hytale-downloader version
hytale-downloader -check-update Check for hytale-downloader updates
hytale-downloader -patchline pre-release Download from pre-release channel
hytale-downloader -skip-update-check Skip automatic update check

Updating Hytale Server

If you want to automatically update Hytale to the newest version:

  1. Enter your container terminal
  2. Run hytale-downloader to download the latest version
  3. Restart the container with docker compose restart
  4. The server will automatically detect and extract the update

The update process only replaces server binaries - your configs, worlds, and mods are preserved.

Hytale server variables

Check the variables in the docker technical page which you can use to set server settings


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