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Factorio server guides
Everything you need to run a Factorio server with friends: setting it up, getting everyone in, configs, mods, backups and fixes for common errors. Written by the Wilderack team and checked against Wube Software’s own documentation.
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- Getting started
How to make a Factorio server
Set up a Factorio dedicated server for vanilla or Space Age, make yourself admin, invite friends, and see how sleep and auto-pause work together.
- How to connect
How to join your Factorio server
Join your Factorio server with Connect to address on PC, Mac or Linux, sync mods on the way in, find it in public games, and fix it when it won't connect.
- Config reference
Factorio server config reference
What every key in Factorio's server-settings.json does, with defaults, plus the admin, whitelist and ban files and the map settings for new maps.
- Mods and plugins
How to add mods to a Factorio server
Install Factorio mods from the official mod portal on your server in one tap, or upload them by hand, and let friends sync the same mods when they join.
- Backups and your world
Factorio server backups and saves
How your Factorio map is backed up, how to restore or download a save, and how to move a single-player save or another host's save onto your server.
- Performance tips
Factorio server performance tips
Keep your Factorio server at 60 UPS as the factory grows. Pick the right RAM, find what slows a megabase, and tune autosaves and map settings.
- Common errors
Fix common Factorio server errors
Fixes for the Factorio server errors players see most, from version and mod mismatches to network errors, desyncs, passwords and a missing public listing.
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