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How to upload your game or project to itch.io with butler
“Butler” is the command-line utility for pushing game builds to itch.io. Here’s how you can use it to upload your...
started by
leafo
May 22, 2023
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Valendir Games
65 days ago
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Uploading large games (FAQ)
Attempting to use butler? Please check out the guide here: https://itch.io/t/2872417/how-to-upload-your-game-or-project-...
started by
Amos
Nov 06, 2016
10
replies
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leafo
May 22, 2023
Is it possible to remove a build from a channel's history?
Or must I delete the channel and upload again, losing all builds?
started by
mid
Apr 04, 2020
6
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Alfish
3 days ago
Build version history: Can I revert to a previous build?
How do other devs handle build version history? How could I keep pushing out updates (v0.1, v0.2, etc..) but also at som...
started by
carlestyle
Jun 05, 2018
7
replies
2,745
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rahisaurus
7 days ago
Is there a way to change the description through butler?
My game description currently contains a description of my game as well as attributions for the assets that I use. Inste...
started by
IAmHardliner
36 days ago
218
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No replies yet
connected host has failed to respond
butler push "../meteor/0.3.2.2.2/PC/Windows x64" quanshen/meteor-butterfly-sword:windows-64bit ∙ For channel `windows-...
started by
quanshen
Aug 26, 2021
6
replies
863
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Kuiran
35 days ago
Issue with butler's --if-changed flag not detecting new files
I've discovered a limitation when using the --if-changed flag with butler. When pushing a directory (not an archive file...
started by
colter
41 days ago
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No replies yet
butler crashes on start on Windows 7
I can't even look at the version, but download page said it is Version 15.24.0 Exception 0xc0000005 0x8 0x0 0x0 PC=0x0 r...
started by
AlSoKnown
50 days ago
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Error 1101
Is the server down? Visit https://broth.itch.ovh/butler/linux-amd64/LATEST/archive/default results in 1101 error.
started by
Andreas Jonsson
77 days ago
2
replies
220
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leafo
73 days ago
[FIXED] Butler not working
I decided that I would switch over to Butler. First, I tried just pushing a build. It said it succeeded, but butler stat...
started by
esotericpig
Jan 11, 2025
6
replies
426
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esotericpig
Jan 12, 2025
API Error (400) Consistently Occurs
Using Butler update my game, but it keeps reporting a 400 error. creating build on remote server: itch.io API error (...
started by
TypeAlpha
Jan 10, 2025
24
replies
1,487
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DefenceForce
Jan 12, 2025
Butler Build Won't Update After Site Went Down
Hey all! I'm running into an issue where I was unlucky enough to have the itch.io site go down while I was pushing a gam...
started by
Sojourn Studios
Jan 11, 2025
2
replies
209
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Sojourn Studios
Jan 11, 2025
Use butler in China
Hello I'm in China these days, and I try to use butler to push some project, but for now, it looks impossible. Since Chi...
started by
Ealrann
Jul 24, 2019
7
replies
1,098
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esotericpig
Jan 11, 2025
itch.io API error (400): /wharf/builds: invalid game
I'm seeing invalid game error for pages I know to exist. foobarproj by ObscurelyMeGaming (itch.io) foobarproj is the nam...
started by
ObscurelyMeGaming
Nov 29, 2021
3
replies
2,907
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TommyDev
Dec 23, 2024
Butler upgrade no longer works (win, command line)
Hello, I have a daily script that auto-updates my butler exe: butler upgrade --assume-yes It now returns this weird erro...
started by
Deepnight Games
Dec 11, 2024
3
replies
234
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Jeroen P. Broks
Dec 14, 2024
Is server down?
Hi, There seems to be an issue downloading Butler. Visiting https://broth.itch.ovh/butler yields: Get " https://api.itch...
started by
Andreas Jonsson
Dec 09, 2024
2
replies
1,215
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TibiSoft
Dec 09, 2024
Build suddenly "failed to process"
I have a tiny deploy script for my html5 games. It zips up the folders and then tells butler to push to the project: rem...
started by
cricketHunter
Dec 07, 2024
2
replies
273
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cricketHunter
Dec 08, 2024
How to make scratch mod that downloadable
tell me the way
started by
RealDurpleAndFriend
Oct 22, 2024
1
reply
545
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Someguyontheweb32
Nov 04, 2024
Retrieving the version history of a Game channel
Hi, When pushing builds I am using the `--userversion` specifier: > butler push mygame user/mygame:channel_name --userve...
started by
DW_Ernest
Mar 15, 2022
2
replies
1,176
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purepelmen
Sep 22, 2024
butler problem
I'm trying install Butler and every time I try to call Butler in the command prompt it says 'butler' is not recognized a...
started by
SnapGamesStudios
Jul 08, 2024
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How Can I Use Butler To Update My Game?
So recently i uploaded my game to itch.io and i have a new version of my game and i want to update my game using butler...
started by
Mlg+ Games Official
Jan 08, 2021
4
replies
1,774
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DudeAiden78
Jun 26, 2024
Error when trying to login on butler via SSH
Hello, I'm trying to use Butler on a remote server via SSH because I live in China and Butler won't connect from there...
started by
Gaweb Studio
May 18, 2024
1
reply
548
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Gaweb Studio
May 20, 2024