shy-launcher

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

What can it do?

It can:

Download assets over HTTP/S before the program starts
Verify that you have the latest version of your files/program/plugins
Change permissions for executable downloads

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.shiewk.de/coolserver/latest/server.jar",
        "headers": {
            "Authorization": "Bearer tOk3n"
        },
        "filename": "server.jar",
        "permissions": 700
    }]
}