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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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Green Ish Blue
12 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
Having some trouble pushing a new build.
Hello! I recently just upgraded my desktop, which meant I had to reinstall butler and set it up fresh. I believe I didn'...
started by
jjraymonds
Jan 14, 2021
2
replies
427
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jjraymonds
Jan 14, 2021
Updating Butler through Github
I feel there should be a fairly simple way to push an update through github and butler. Does anyone have any recommendat...
started by
Glaxnor
Jan 12, 2021
3
replies
420
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Jeroen P. Broks
Jan 13, 2021
Butler is actually great
Having used butler before steamcmd, I cannot believe how clunky steamcmd feels in comparison. I just want to say thank y...
started by
Whitepot Studios
Dec 15, 2020
1
reply
391
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Jeroen P. Broks
Jan 04, 2021
Does anyone know what's causing this
and how to fix it?
started by
sargos7
Nov 02, 2020
8
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1,036
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sargos7
Nov 03, 2020
Upload two versions to the same game?
I had previously uploaded a game version 2.14.something using butler. I am now working on a new version of the game (v...
started by
Tjoeker
Oct 24, 2020
1
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1,590
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leafo
Oct 24, 2020
Zip file name
Hello, Thanks for having made butler! I'm using "butler push" and it's great! :) Is there a way to specify the zip file...
started by
Anto80
Sep 11, 2020
3
replies
999
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Afloof.dev
Sep 11, 2020
Error "Context Deadline Exceeded"
I've been trying to upload a Windows Build for my game from my Mac and I always receive the same error everytime: "creat...
started by
Martônio Júnior
Aug 24, 2020
1
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615
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jobbydude
Sep 06, 2020
Why do some files not get deleted via Butler?
We are working on a game that uses "scenario files" to define a series of game scenarios to be played. These are stored...
started by
GreenTreeGames
Aug 22, 2020
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No replies yet
This is beyond irritating [error: unexpected the]
This is what I type: "butler push Isle of the Crown (Itch).zip devious-oatmeal/isle-of-the-crown:win" And I only keep ge...
started by
Devious_Oatmeal
Jul 30, 2020
3
replies
603
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Devious_Oatmeal
Jul 31, 2020
Can't push new version
Hi guys, Executing the command "butler push" i keep getting the error "searching for parent build signature: reading sig...
started by
Diebanez
May 30, 2020
2
replies
497
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leafo
Jul 30, 2020
Uploading a really big game
Hi! I am trying to distribute a MOBA game called OverPrime using itch.io/app, that has some large assets (total uncompre...
started by
k2m5t2
Jul 24, 2020
4
replies
1,711
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leafo
Jul 24, 2020
Error 400 Invalid Target
Getting this error while trying to push the new version of my game I have win10 64x. the command is "butler push C:\User...
started by
a_marx
Jul 16, 2020
1
reply
652
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leafo
Jul 20, 2020
[Solved] "not a valid zip file"
After updating butler when trying to push a a new build I am now getting this error. I can confirm that the file is inde...
started by
zarsie
Jul 16, 2020
2
replies
1,738
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zarsie
Jul 17, 2020
butler push --dereference failure ("Two entries have the same name")
I have a folder called topush that has everything I want to push in it. It contains two normal files and one symlink nam...
started by
pancelor
Jul 14, 2020
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No replies yet
Pushing a Zip archive combined with --if-changed switch doesn't work on Linux
My build script does the following: Compiles my game Packs everything required into a Zip archive Publishes this archive...
started by
simulatoralive
Jun 17, 2020
6
replies
691
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simulatoralive
Jul 09, 2020
Butler not working
i just started trying to use butler, i went through all the setup processes and got to pushing my build. And for some re...
started by
Haxgamer09
Jun 30, 2020
1
reply
428
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Afloof.dev
Jul 08, 2020
Using Butler from CI gives error for HTML push
I have a Github Action workflow where I try to push a build. In the workflow I download the releases from Github and pus...
started by
Oskar van Velden
Jun 11, 2020
1
reply
469
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leafo
Jun 11, 2020
Butler runs for 1 second, then closes.
Help please! I downloaded butler. This is the kind I downloaded: --> butler for windows 64-bit (stable) 9 MB Version...
started by
CoreyPlays
May 23, 2020
7
replies
1,541
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mid
May 26, 2020
OSX Catalina
Hi, I tried the butler install instructions to add it to the PATH in OSX but it never worked when I added it to bash_pro...
started by
Mythical City Games
May 02, 2020
386
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No replies yet
How to set type (executable, soundtrack, book, etc) in Butler?
I'd like to use Butler to upload projects that are not games (i.e. soundtrack, book, etc) but I can't figure out how to...
started by
Blendo Games
Apr 30, 2020
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