From 2295825b35a34e22c9a8a5603f86595f970b20de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Siegmund <developer@mars3142.org>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:37:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] initial

Signed-off-by: Peter Siegmund <developer@mars3142.org>
---
 README.md             | 67 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 hytale-update.service | 12 ++++++++
 hytale-update.sh      | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 hytale-update.timer   |  9 ++++++
 hytale.service        | 27 +++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 181 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 README.md
 create mode 100644 hytale-update.service
 create mode 100644 hytale-update.sh
 create mode 100644 hytale-update.timer
 create mode 100644 hytale.service

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Hytale Server Systemd Setup
+
+## Files
+
+| File | Description | Target on Server |
+|------|-------------|------------------|
+| `hytale.service` | Main service for the server | `/etc/systemd/system/` |
+| `hytale-update.sh` | Update script | `/opt/hytale/` |
+| `hytale-update.service` | Service for updates | `/etc/systemd/system/` |
+| `hytale-update.timer` | Timer for daily updates at 4 AM | `/etc/systemd/system/` |
+
+## Installation on the Server
+
+```bash
+# 1. Copy files
+sudo cp hytale.service /etc/systemd/system/
+sudo cp hytale-update.service /etc/systemd/system/
+sudo cp hytale-update.timer /etc/systemd/system/
+cp hytale-update.sh /opt/hytale/
+chmod +x /opt/hytale/hytale-update.sh
+
+# 2. Create log file
+sudo touch /var/log/hytale-update.log
+sudo chown mars3142:mars3142 /var/log/hytale-update.log
+
+# 3. Reload systemd
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+
+# 4. Enable and start server service
+sudo systemctl enable hytale.service
+sudo systemctl start hytale.service
+
+# 5. Enable update timer
+sudo systemctl enable hytale-update.timer
+sudo systemctl start hytale-update.timer
+```
+
+## Useful Commands
+
+```bash
+# Server status
+sudo systemctl status hytale.service
+
+# Show server logs
+sudo journalctl -u hytale.service -f
+
+# Manually stop/start server
+sudo systemctl stop hytale.service
+sudo systemctl start hytale.service
+sudo systemctl restart hytale.service
+
+# Run update manually
+sudo /opt/hytale/hytale-update.sh
+
+# Check timer status
+sudo systemctl list-timers | grep hytale
+
+# Show update logs
+cat /var/log/hytale-update.log
+```
+
+## Notes
+
+- The server starts automatically after a reboot
+- Updates are checked daily at 4:00 AM
+- Already applied updates are stored in `/opt/hytale/.applied_updates`
+- When an update is found, the server is automatically stopped, updated, and restarted
diff --git a/hytale-update.service b/hytale-update.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Hytale Server Update Service
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/opt/hytale/hytale-update.sh
+User=root
+Group=root
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/hytale-update.sh b/hytale-update.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Hytale Server Update Script
+# Runs the updater, extracts new files, and restarts the server
+#
+
+set -e
+
+HYTALE_DIR="/opt/hytale"
+LOG_FILE="/var/log/hytale-update.log"
+
+log() {
+    echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $1" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+}
+
+cd "$HYTALE_DIR"
+
+log "Starting update check..."
+
+# Run the updater to check for and download updates
+# The updater downloads files like "2026-01-17-abcdef.zip"
+./updater 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+
+# Find the newest zip file (pattern: YYYY-MM-DD-*.zip)
+NEWEST_ZIP=$(ls -t [0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9]-*.zip 2>/dev/null | head -n1)
+
+if [ -z "$NEWEST_ZIP" ]; then
+    log "No update zip found. Nothing to do."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Check if this update was already applied
+APPLIED_MARKER=".applied_updates"
+if grep -Fxq "$NEWEST_ZIP" "$APPLIED_MARKER" 2>/dev/null; then
+    log "Update $NEWEST_ZIP was already applied. Skipping."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+log "New update found: $NEWEST_ZIP"
+
+# Stop the server
+log "Stopping Hytale server..."
+systemctl stop hytale.service || true
+
+# Wait for server to fully stop
+sleep 5
+
+# Extract the update directly to /opt/hytale
+log "Extracting $NEWEST_ZIP to $HYTALE_DIR..."
+unzip -o "$NEWEST_ZIP" -d "$HYTALE_DIR"
+
+# Fix file ownership (since this script runs as root)
+chown -R mars3142:mars3142 "$HYTALE_DIR"
+
+# Mark this update as applied
+echo "$NEWEST_ZIP" >> "$APPLIED_MARKER"
+
+# Start the server again
+log "Starting Hytale server..."
+systemctl start hytale.service
+
+# Cleanup: keep only the 3 newest zip files
+log "Cleaning up old zip files..."
+ls -t [0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9]-*.zip 2>/dev/null | tail -n +4 | xargs -r rm -f
+
+log "Update complete!"
diff --git a/hytale-update.timer b/hytale-update.timer
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+[Unit]
+Description=Daily Hytale Server Update Check at 4:00 AM
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=*-*-* 04:00:00
+Persistent=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
diff --git a/hytale.service b/hytale.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Hytale Game Server
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=mars3142
+Group=mars3142
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/hytale/Server
+
+# SDKMAN Java path for user mars3142
+Environment="JAVA_HOME=/home/mars3142/.sdkman/candidates/java/current"
+Environment="PATH=/home/mars3142/.sdkman/candidates/java/current/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"
+
+ExecStart=/home/mars3142/.sdkman/candidates/java/current/bin/java -jar HytaleServer.jar --assets ../Assets.zip
+
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=10
+
+# Security hardening
+NoNewPrivileges=true
+ProtectSystem=strict
+ReadWritePaths=/opt/hytale
+ProtectHome=read-only
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target