shy-launcher

shy-launcher is an utility for downloading assets and launching applications on Linux.

What does it do?

• Download latest version of defined assets over HTTP/S
• Change permissions for executable downloads
• Execute the command provided in the config
• Wait until the program exits

Configuration

Below is an example config.json; adapt it to your needs:

{
    "name": "My Java server",
    "run": "java",
    "args": ["-jar", "server.jar"],
    "downloads": [{
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "https://some.asset.server/coolserver/latest/server.jar",
        "headers": {
            "Authorization": "Bearer tOk3n"
        },
        "filename": "server.jar",
        "permissions": 700
    }]
}