Feature exists: Command Line Paramaeter --start-server will do exactly that.

You can download the ZIP Standalone version of the game from Factorio.com to install wherever. The major difference is that the “headless” build does not include graphics to save file size.

No, that's not what I meant ...

I notice you can download a special headless version of the game that is just a dedicated server, and isn't a full copy of the game, but it's only available for Linux. I was wondering if the same thing could be released for Windows? I use Windows Server, and it would be convenient, as it would make ...

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