GTNH Nightly Updater

A tool for updating the GTNH modpack to the latest nightly version via the GTNH maven.

Requirements

Java: Version 21 or later.

Usage

Command-Line Options

Option	Description
-l, --latest	Optional. Use the latest release instead of the specific nightly version.
--add	Required. Can be repeated. Adds an instance to updater using the below flags
-m, --minecraft	Required. Path to the target Minecraft directory.
-s, --side	Required. Specify the side (CLIENT or SERVER).
-S, --symlinks	Optional. Use symlinks instead of copying mods. Mac/Linux only

Example Command

java -jar gtnh-nightly-updater.jar --latest --add -s CLIENT -m "/mnt/games/Minecraft/Instances/GTNH Nightly/.minecraft/" --add -s SERVER -m "/mnt/docker/appdata/minecraft/gtnh/"

Caching

The cache directory can be found at:
Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\gtnh-nightly-updater\
macOS: ~/Library/Caches/gtnh-nightly-updater/
Linux: $XDG_CACHE_HOME/gtnh-nightly-updater or ~/.cache/gtnh-nightly-updater

Cached mods can be found in the mods subdirectory.

Local Assets and Exclusions

Local Asset File:

• File Name: local-assets.txt
• Format: MOD_NAME|SIDE
• List of mods to be included in addition to the nightly mods list. Use mod name from the maven. (Backhand|BOTH, etc)

Exclusions:

• File Name: mod-exclusions.txt
• Mods to be excluded from the update process (JourneyMap, etc)