README.md

papermc-updater

A command-line tool to update a PaperMC server .jar file (in-place) to the latest build. Supports latest and previous MC versions.

Installation

Requires Python 3.10+.

From PyPI

$ python -m pip install papermc-updater

or

$ pip install papermc-updater

From source

$ git clone https://github.com/tjkessler/papermc-updater
$ cd papermc-updater
$ python -m pip install .

Usage

Warning: this tool replaces the existing PaperMC server .jar file!

Command line

$ update-papermc $PATH_TO_EXISTING_JARFILE

The default MC version is the latest stable release - specify a different MC version with:

$ update-papermc $PATH_TO_EXISTING_JARFILE --version 1.19.4

Python script

from papermc_updater import update_paper_to_latest

update_paper_to_latest("$PATH_TO_EXISTING_JARFILE")  # latest stable release
update_paper_to_latest("$PATH_TO_EXISTING_JARFILE", version="1.19.4")