Re: Headless Server - How to enable automatic updates Post by inick » Fri Aug 04, 2017 2:46 am The updating process cannot skip versions, is probably packaged for full installs (not headless [unverified]), and seems to be impossible to google a URI for it. I'm going to be working out of my home directory, just for simplicity. Now run the server as before. go to. Examples: ./factorio --mp-connect 192.168.1.101 ./factorio --mp-connect 192.168.1.101:2345 As above, port can be specified by placing the port number after a colon in the address. I had a factorio server up and running on a headless unraid server but made some changes to unraid and the server stopped working. Save that map and remember the name. Those things are basically outlined here, so skim back over the guide and compared to what you have on your end. Step 1 :: Download. Write your username/password and the good path of your server/steamcmd. I decided to scrap the whole server and reset it up. I was working on cleaning up my Factorio admin script and decided to finally migrated the headless server into systemd. You can do this by opening Factorio, or using a batch file. In about a minute the new version of Factorio should be up and running, complete with saves and config! This post will be more focused on the quick task of setting up systemd so we can automate the start/stop/restart functions of Factorio as a headless server. Now we need a save file to play on our server. A new map named _autosave1.zip is generated the first time the server is started. I used ovmultiplayer. It's easier to download the zip version of Factorio and set that up as a headless server, also allows you to run the Steam version of Factorio and still be able to connect. Timestamps for the single topics as well as commands are further down in the video description.Setting up a headless server actually isnt very hard! [LINUX] Factorio Headless Server Guide Step 0 :: Patches & Security!. Running a server requires these things: Properly configured Port Forwarding; Properly configured Server Settings Json file; Properly configured .bat file to tell Factorio.exe to run as a server and where to look for files. Install Factorio Headless Server on your Linux distribution. Saves. If yours is not shown, get more details on the installing snapd documentation. Port is optional. Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. --start-server SAVE Will start a Headless (Dedicated) server, with no GUI. Method 1, opening factorio. C:\Users\OldVamp\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves Open Factorio and load a new game with the settings you want to use for the multiplayer server. The map-gen-settings.json and map-settings.json files in /opt/factorio/config are used for the map settings. --mp-connect ADDRESS ADDRESS is the IP:port of the remote host. With it being a fresh installation, as with any OS, make sure to update your system. Now I can get a server running but I can't get any mods to load onto it and I can get the backup save to load. On subsequent runs the newest save is used.