
What does the Mod do?
This mod is designed for the automatic updating of "Client" ModPacks. These ModPacks are automatically updated whenever the "Server" ModPack is updated.
How does it work?
When the client is launched, if it detects an update, a window will pop up, notifying the player that the modpack has an update. There will also be a Update button, which will trigger the modpack update and then close Minecraft.
Server ModPack
This ModPack is actually a GitHub repository that contains a file with the server ModPack version and a folder with the mods.
How to set up the Server ModPack
- Create a GitHub repository. (Public)
- Inside the repository, create a file called
version.json. - In the version.json file, write the following:
{
"version": "1.0.0"
}
(This version represents the server modpack version. You’ll need to increase this version whenever you add updates.)
Upload the mods in a compressed file named mods.zip (The mods should be directly in the main directory of the compressed file, meaning there should be no folders inside the compressed file.)
Client ModPack
This ModPack is for the player using these mods. It will include a pxl-updater.json file, where the current client version and the GitHub repository link will appear.
How to set up the Client Mod
- Install the mod and launch Minecraft with it for the first time.
- In your launcher, you’ll find a
configfolder, and inside it, you’ll see a file calledpxl-updater.json. - Edit this file to update the
repositoryUrlvalue. Theversionwill automatically sync to the one in the GitHub repository.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.16.5
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as pxl_updater-1.0.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 14 KB
- Download link checked 12 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.