Conan Exiles auto detect workshop mod updates and reboot

OS Name/Version:

Arch Linux / 6/17/7-arch1-1

Product Name/Version: (Always use the full version number - not ‘Latest’)

Conan Exiles
App ID: 440900
Build ID: 20885308

Problem Description:

I run 4 Conan Exiled servers all with a bunch of steam workshop mods. The issue with these is that when a workshop item is updated by its author, the client side automatically downloads the update, but the server side doesn’t until it’s told to or rebooted.

I would like to have each server check every 10 minutes for updates, if a new workshop item is detected, broadcast an rcon message and update/reboot in 5 minutes.

I have tried setting up a couple of scheduler tasks but what I am doing is not working, and I just need some guidance if this is even possible.

In my scheduler I have this flow setup.

–Trigger–
Advanced Time Interval Trigger (set to run every 10 minutes)
–Task–
Check for available updates via SteamCMD

–Trigger–
An update is available via SteamCMD
–Task–
Send a command to rcon/console “server rebooting in 5 minutes to update”
–Task–
Wait for 5 minutes
–Task–
Update the application and restart it if it was previously running

Steps to reproduce:

  • Step 1
    Install Conan Exiles Server with all default settings.
  • Step 2
    Add a few workshop mods to the server, update and restart instance so they are installed.
  • Step 3
    Add scheduler triggers and tasks as described above and wait for a workshop item author to issue an update. The scheduler does not detect the new workshop mod versions.

Actions taken to resolve so far:

I have tried different variances of the scheduler triggers and tasks. None of the configurations I create seem to detect workshop item updates.

Correct, the scheduler isn’t capable of doing that

So setting the trigger “Check for available updates via SteamCMD” is only checking for main game updates if I am understanding this correctly?

If so, could this be added to a future update since workshop items are downloaded via SteamCMD just as the main game/app is?

In answer to your first question, yes

In answer to your second question, maybe, but it’s not up to me

Thank you for the confirmation Greenlan, at least now I have a better understanding of how the scheduler command is functioning.

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