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12 ArticlesGetting Started with your Factorio Server
Build and automate in Factorio, where you’ll gather resources, design production lines, and optimize massive systems to grow your factory. Expand your operations, defend against threats, and refine your processes as your world evolves. A Factorio dedicated server allows you to collaborate in a persistent world with others, giving you full control over settings, mods, and how your factory is built and managed. --- Getting Started The following articles cover the most common questions you may have when first starting with your new Factorio server. - How to Join your Factorio Server - How to Make Your Factorio Server Publicly Visible - How to Setup an Offline Factorio Server - How to Keep Your Server Running with 0 Active Players - How to Whitelist Players on Your Factorio Server - How to Add an Admin on Your Factorio Server - How to Change the Difficulty on Your Factorio Server --- Server Configuration The following articles cover the most common questions you may have when configuring your Factorio Server. - How to Customize Your Factorio Server Details - How to Change the Scenario on your Factorio Server - How to Install Mods on your Factorio Server - How to Upload a Single-Player World to Your Factorio Server --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Whitelist Players on Your Factorio Server
A whitelist is a list of people that are permitted to join your server. This prevents unwanted players from joining and changing your server. --- Adding/Removing Whitelists in the Config Files You can whitelist players in the panel in the Config area. 1. Access your Control Panel and Stop your server. 2. Navigate to the Config tab and locate the setting. 3. List the player's usernames that you would like to be whitelisted. 4. Save and restart your server to ensure the changes apply. --- Adding/Removing Whitelists In-Game ::ProseNote{title="Note" description="To use the in-game console, you must be a Server Admin. Please ensure you have followed our guide that explains How to Add an Admin on your Factorio Server." appearance="default"} :: Once you are an Admin, hit the grave key to open the in-game chat system. A text box will open where you can chat with other players, or more importantly, use console commands. | Command | Description | | -------- | ------- | | | Adds a player to the whitelist. | | | Removes a player from the whitelist. | | | Prints a list in the chat of the currently whitelisted players. | | | Removes all players from the current whitelist and will disable it. | --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Upload a Single-Player World to Your Factorio Server
If you have a custom Factorio world you made in singleplayer, downloaded online, shared to you by a friend, or from a previous server, you can easily use this as your server's world. --- Locating the Save File Locally Before uploading a world, you will need to locate the save file that you want to use for the server. Singleplayer worlds by default are located in . The appdata folder can be found by following these steps: 1. On your keyboard, press at the same time. This will open a Run dialogue box. 2. Copy this string into the Run dialogue field and press OK. Once you are in the saves folder, you should see all of your save game files as .zip files. Choose the one you want to upload and put it somewhere easy to access, such as your documents folder or desktop. --- Uploading the World to your Server Now that we have located your local save file, we will need to upload this to the server. 1. Access your Control Panel and Stop your server. 2. Navigate to the Files tab and select the directory. 3. Select the Upload File(s) button and upload your world file. --- Setting your World Name Now that we have uploaded your world file to the correct directory, you will need to set your world to be the active save. 1. Access your Control Panel and Stop your server. 2. Navigate to the Config tab and enter in your world's name in the setting. 3. Save and restart your server to ensure the changes apply. --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Setup an Offline Factorio Server
Regular Factorio servers require all users connecting to have a valid Factorio.com account. If you want your server to support logging in without an account, you can set your server to offline mode. --- Configuring Offline Mode To enable Offline mode you should disable require user verification and public server visible in your server-settings.json file. 1. Access your Control Panel and Stop your server. 2. Navigate to the Config tab and select the Factorio Server Settings file. 3. Locate and disable the setting. 4. Locate the area and disable the setting. 5. Save and restart your server to ensure the changes apply. --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Make Your Factorio Server Publicly Visible
Before you can make your server public, you will need a Factorio account and an authentication token. ::ProseNote{title="Important" description="To get started, make an account on https://factorio.com if you haven’t already. The account will be used to authenticate your server with Factorio. If you purchased your game from steam, it's very simple to link your account once logged into https://factorio.com/profile." appearance="danger"} :: --- Finding Your Authentication Token 1. Go to https://factorio.com/profile. 2. Next to Token you’ll notice your token is hidden. Go ahead and reveal this and copy the token. --- Adding the Key to your Server 1. Access your Control Panel and Stop your server. 2. Locate the , , and settings. 3. Input your Factorio username into the option. 4. Either enter your Factorio password or your authentication token, not both. - Enter your Factorio password into the field. - Enter your Factorio authentication token into the field. 5. Save and restart your server to ensure the changes apply. --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Keep Your Server Running with 0 Active Players
By default, Factorio servers pause when no one is online. This will prevent factories from running, pollution from growing and spreading, and enemies from evolving while no one is online. This can easily be changed so the server is always running, regardless if players are online. --- Changing the Auto-Pause Setting 1. Access your Control Panel and Stop your server. 2. Navigate to the Config tab and search for the setting (or scroll down). 3. Disable the setting. 4. Save and restart your server to ensure the changes apply. --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Join Your Factorio Server
Once you have your Factorio server configured the way you would like it to be, you're ready to join. It is possible to join your server either directly using your server's IP or through the in-game server list. --- How to Find your Server's IP Address To find the IP address of your server, you will need to log in to your control panel. Once you’ve logged into your control panel, copy your server IP and port. --- Joining via the IP Joining with direct connect requires you to have your server IP. 1. Copy your IP and Port from the step above and open Factorio. 2. In Factorio, navigate to Multiplayer. 3. Select Connect to address. 4. Enter the Server’s IP and click Connect. --- Joining via In-game List Before getting started, you will need to make sure to set up your Factorio server to be public. 1. Copy your IP and Port from the step above and open Factorio. 2. In Factorio, navigate to Multiplayer. 3. Navigate to Browse public games. 4. Scroll down and locate your server. 5. Click Join game. --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php