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--- modpack:mcupdater [2019/01/01 10:17] – asie
+++ modpack:mcupdater [2019/05/04 20:24] – Add some basic info about the meta api. modmuss50
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 Just download MCUpdater from [[https://mcupdater.com/|mcupdater.com]]! To add modpacks, press the "+" in the top-left corner and insert the .XML modpack definition URL provided by the modpack creator. To update a modpack, press "Update"; keep in mind launching Minecraft does not automatically update the modpack.
-===== Creating a Modpack =====
+===== Creating a Modpack (The Easy Way) =====
+==== Prerequisities ====
+  * Publicly accessible HTTP web server,
+  * Familiarity with the terminal or command line, mostly! No GUIs here, sorry.
+==== Steps ====
+  - Prepare your modpack directory (config/, mods/, ...)
+  - Download [[http://files.mcupdater.com/MCU-FastPack-latest.jar|MCU-FastPack-latest.jar]]
+  - Run the following command: <code>java -jar MCU-FastPack-latest.jar --path MODPACK_PATH --baseURL HTTP_WEB_SERVER_URL --mc MC_VERSION --fabric //FABRIC_VERSION// --out XML_FILE</code>, where:
+    * //MODPACK_PATH// is the location of the modpack files created in the first step,
+    * //HTTP_WEB_SERVER_URL// is the upload location URL (for instance, http://example.com/modpack/),
+    * //MC_VERSION// is the Minecraft version (for instance, 18w50a),
+    * //FABRIC_VERSION// is the Fabric Loader version (for instance, 0.3.6.107 - check with the site to find the latest!),
+    * //XML_FILE// is the output XML filename.
+  - Upload the modpack files created in the first step as to make them visible beneath //HTTP_WEB_SERVER_URL//,
+  - Upload the XML file to your HTTP web server URL - the location and filename does not matter other than for linking users. If you want to update the modpack later, just replace that XML file in the same location!
+You're done! You now have an MCUpdater Fabric modpack.
+===== Creating a Modpack (The Hard Way) =====
 ==== Prerequisities ====
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 A full guide is provided [[https://github.com/MCUpdater/workspace|here]].
+====== Fabric Meta API ======
+A http json api is provided to allow lookup of fabric versions for a specific minecraft version, among other things.
+See the documentation on the [[https://github.com/FabricMC/fabric-meta|github page]], the api service is hosted at [[https://meta.fabricmc.net/|https://meta.fabricmc.net/]] .
+If you find something missing from the meta service open an issue on github for it to be evaluated.