SteamPS

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Introduction

This cmdlet utilizes SteamCMD and eases the installation and updating of servers.

Install or update a Steam application using SteamCMD. You can either enter the specific Application ID or search for the application by name. If there are multiple hits on the name, an Out-GridView will be presented letting you choose the right application to install.

Requirements

PowerShell 5.0

You can find your version of PowerShell by using:

$PSVersionTable.PSVersion

Installation

The module is published in the PowerShell Gallery.

Run the following in an elevated prompt:

Install-Module -Name SteamPS

When SteamPS is installed we will need to use the cmdlet Install-SteamCMD from the module to install SteamCMD. 2. This is done by calling Install-SteamCMD from an elevated prompt:

Install-SteamCMD

By using the parameter -InstallPath you can specify an install location of SteamCMD.

Cmdlets

Cmdlet	Description
Find-SteamAppID	Find a Steam AppID by searching the name of the application.
Get-SteamServerInfo	Query a running steam based game server.
Install-SteamCMD	Install SteamCMD.
Update-SteamApp	Install or update a Steam application using SteamCMD.
Update-SteamServer	Update a Steam based game server through a particular workflow.

Examples

The cmdlets must be executed from an elevated prompt.

Update single app / game server

Add a game / server by searching for its name. Because there are multiple hits when searching for Arma 3, the user will be promoted to select the right application.

Update-SteamApp -GameName 'Arma 3' -Credential Toby -Path 'C:\Servers\Arma3'

Here we use anonymous login because the particular application (ARK: SurvivalEvolved Dedicated Server) doesn't require authentication to install the server.

Update-SteamApp -AppID 376030 -Path 'C:\Servers\ARK-SurvivalEvolved'

Update Steam server automatically

The cmdlet Update-SteamServer is, at least for my own use case, applied to automatically keep a server up-to-date. It will check the if the server is empty before updating it.

Please see the wiki for further information: Update Steam server automatically

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