factorio Installation Guide Installation Guide

factorio is a free and open-source Factorio dedicated server. Dedicated server for Factorio factory building game

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 1GB minimum

Storage: 5GB for saves

Network: Game protocol

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 34197 (default factorio port)

None

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install factorio
sudo dnf install -y factorio

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now factorio

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=34197/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
factorio --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install factorio
sudo apt install -y factorio

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now factorio

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 34197

# Verify installation
factorio --version

bash

# Install factorio
sudo pacman -S factorio

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now factorio

# Verify installation
factorio --version

bash

# Install factorio
apk add --no-cache factorio

# Enable and start service
rc-update add factorio default
rc-service factorio start

# Verify installation
factorio --version

bash

# Install factorio
sudo zypper install -y factorio

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now factorio

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=34197/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
factorio --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install factorio

# Start service
brew services start factorio

# Verify installation
factorio --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install factorio

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'factorio_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service factorio start

# Verify installation
factorio --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install factorio

# Or using Scoop
scoop install factorio

# Verify installation
factorio --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/factorio

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
factorio --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable factorio

# Start service
sudo systemctl start factorio

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop factorio

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart factorio

# Check status
sudo systemctl status factorio

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u factorio -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add factorio default

# Start service
rc-service factorio start

# Stop service
rc-service factorio stop

# Restart service
rc-service factorio restart

# Check status
rc-service factorio status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'factorio_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service factorio start

# Stop service
service factorio stop

# Restart service
service factorio restart

# Check status
service factorio status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start factorio
brew services stop factorio
brew services restart factorio

# Check status
brew services list | grep factorio

powershell

# Start service
net start factorio

# Stop service
net stop factorio

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service factorio
Stop-Service factorio
Restart-Service factorio

# Check status
Get-Service factorio

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream factorio_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:34197;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name factorio.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name factorio.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/factorio.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/factorio.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://factorio_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName factorio.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://factorio.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName factorio.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/factorio.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/factorio.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:34197/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:34197/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend factorio_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/factorio.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend factorio_backend

backend factorio_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server factorio1 127.0.0.1:34197 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R factorio:factorio /etc/factorio
sudo chmod 750 /etc/factorio

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=34197/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status factorio

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u factorio -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep factorio)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/factorio"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/factorio-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/factorio /var/lib/factorio

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/factorio-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop factorio

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/factorio/factorio-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start factorio

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u factorio -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/factorio/factorio.log

# Check configuration
factorio --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/factorio

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 34197

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 34197

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep factorio)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep factorio)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 34197

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  factorio:
    image: factorio:latest
    ports:
      - "34197:34197"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/factorio
      - ./data:/var/lib/factorio
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update factorio

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade factorio

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu factorio

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade factorio

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update factorio

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade factorio

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/factorio-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/factorio

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart factorio

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/factorio

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/factorio -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/factorio

Official Documentation: https://docs.factorio.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/factorio/factorio

Community Forum: https://forum.factorio.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.factorio.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

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