Hytale Docker Server

A Docker container for running a Hytale dedicated game server with automatic updates. This is simply an easier way to deploy a server, it uses tools provided directly from Hytale.

Features

• Automatic server download and installation using the official hytale-downloader
• Automatic update checking on container startup (optional)

Requirements

• Docker and Docker Compose
• A valid Hytale account for authentication
• Some amounts of ram allocated (configurable via JAVA_OPTS)

I have only tested the image running on linux but if docker does what it promises it should work on any os that supports docker

Quick Start

Using Docker Compose (Recommended)

Copy or download the docker-compose.yml 1.

Start the server:

docker compose up

1. On first run, authenticate with your Hytale account

Using Docker Run

docker run -it \
-p 5520:5520/udp \
-v ./data:/data \
-e JAVA_OPTS="-Xmx2G" \
ghcr.io/brodino96/hytale-server:latest

Building Locally

docker build -t hytale-server .
docker run -it -p 5520:5520/udp -v ./data:/data hytale-server

Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
JAVA_OPTS	-Xmx2G	JVM options (memory allocation, garbage collection, etc.)
UPDATE_ON_STARTUP	false	Automatically check for and install server updates on container start
PATCHLINE	release	Server version channel (e.g., release)

Ports

Port	Protocol
5520	UDP

Volumes

The /data volume contains all persistent server data:

data/
├── Server/              # Server binaries (HytaleServer.jar)
├── Assets.zip           # Game assets
├── universe/            # World data
├── config.json          # Server configuration
├── auth.enc             # Encrypted authentication token
├── bans.json            # Banned players
├── whitelist.json       # Whitelisted players
├── permissions.json     # Player permissions
├── mods/                # Server modifications
└── logs/                # Server logs

Server Management

Viewing Logs

docker logs -f hytale-server

Accessing Server Console

docker attach hytale-server
# Detach with Ctrl+P, Ctrl+Q (don't use Ctrl+C as it stops the server)

Stopping the Server

docker compose down
# or
docker stop hytale-server

Updating the Server

Set UPDATE_ON_STARTUP=true in your environment variables and restart the container, or manually trigger an update by restarting with:

docker compose down && docker compose up -d

License

This project is provided as-is for running Hytale dedicated servers. Hytale is a trademark of Hypixel Studios.