node-workshop-downloader

Downloads every public workshop item from the Steam workshop, intended for backups.

Game ids: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Steam_Application_IDs

Config

Get steam API key

• The steam query limit is currently 100,000 requests per day. https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey

Game id

• Visit the workshop page, in the url bar it will contain an 'appid'
• The below example shows '4920' as the id, which is for Natural Selection 2: https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/browse/?appid=4920

Install

1. Install git and nodejs.
2. Paste in cmd/terminal: git clone https://github.com/c-ridgway/node-workshop-downloader.git && cd node-workshop-downloader
3. Download all dependencies: npm install
4. Add your steam API key to config.json, change the game id if you're wanting to backup something other than Natural Selection 2.
5. Open run.bat for Windows and run.sh for Linux. If this doesn't work, run npm run production

Disclaimer

• Please ensure you have enough free space before you begin. In the future I will check the available free space before the downloading begins, based on the workshop estimations.
• Do not increase steam_concurrency to something crazy, otherwise you may exceed some sort of query rate limit or increase the chances of transport failure.