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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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Color Party
31 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
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leafo
May 22, 2023
How To Use Meta Data To Restrict Release Until Release Date?
According to itch.io help files: "There’s one more way to restrict access to your project page: setting a future relea...
started by
Rinostar Games
Apr 05, 2022
2
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Rinostar Games
Apr 05, 2022
Can‘t authenticate with butler…
I'm trying to set up a build pipeline to push builds to itch but I can't seem to get to log in to butler.... I'm on Wind...
started by
Martin Nerurkar
31 days ago
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reply
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Martin Nerurkar
31 days ago
DNS issues?
Hi! I'm not able to reach broth.itch.ovh Is this a known problem? are there any alternative mirrors Butler can be downlo...
started by
Andreas Jonsson
31 days ago
1
reply
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Femdom Wife Game
31 days ago
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
Feb 06, 2025
8
replies
2,223
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Andreas Jonsson
32 days ago
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
25
replies
2,663
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AlexCool16
52 days ago
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
5
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2,425
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Veltarden
56 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
8
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3,361
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Ares9323
70 days ago
Butler not working. Followed all steps exactly. ???
So, I installed Butler via the Itch app and added it to PATH exactly as the guide said to do. Yet it still tells me the...
started by
xTosca
Sep 10, 2025
4
replies
1,141
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xTosca
Sep 16, 2025
Any way to change name of existing channel?
For example I have a channel called "linux" and I would like to change it to "linux-64" as I want to have separate build...
started by
zagawee
Sep 15, 2025
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Getting "invalid target (bad user)" error despite checking it's the right userna...
Hey there, I've been trying to update my game through butler but I keep getting the error: creating build on remote serv...
started by
combi m
Sep 15, 2025
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A build failed to process
Upload of my game is successful, yet I just receive notification that A build failed to process If I can have any logs o...
started by
jasperyami
Sep 01, 2025
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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
7
replies
2,992
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lisa845jyorg
Aug 13, 2025
Is it possible to revert a build pushed using butler to the previous version?
I recently used the built-in renpy butler client in order to upload a new preview build of my game to itch. I was intend...
started by
trubluIs
Aug 07, 2025
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How to make scratch mod that downloadable
tell me the way
started by
RealDurpleAndFriend
Oct 22, 2024
3
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1,039
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Wenda Sprunki
Jul 31, 2025
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
4
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818
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Darkmoon6789
Jul 30, 2025
How to replace an external file with a native build using Butler?
Hey, I need some help with managing builds on my project. I originally uploaded the paid version of my game as an extern...
started by
LustOverReality
Jul 26, 2025
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Butler is not fixing macOS app permissions
Hi! I've been uploading my game builds with Butler and while it used to fix permissions, it doesn't work anymore. I'm ex...
started by
swordandquill
Jun 02, 2025
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swordandquill
Jun 08, 2025
butler keeps overwriting the free version of the game with the paid
how can I prevent this? I set up the file name to be different along with the build information. gamenamefull gets overw...
started by
soapinsoup
May 20, 2025
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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
Mar 20, 2025
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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
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Kuiran
Mar 20, 2025