Hi GlacierStorm,

please check out this ( https://wiki.factorio.com/Multiplayer ).
The Section Connecting to a Server Behind NAT should help you out.

To host a multiplayer game on your LAN's machine, you need to tell your friend
your external ip address and change your routers settings to forward ...

Hi DTGFactorio,

hmm ... I assume you entered something like this:
/your/path/to/factorio/bin/x64/factorio --start-server-load-latest

If you close that terminal, your server should shut down immediately.
Do you have any further scripts which handle Factorio?

All of your Logs are saved here ...

Hi,

pushing devs is always a good thing, especially if they do great work.
Thanks for creating and always improving the game!

Best regards,
saibotxd

Hi Culprit,

did you already check out this ( https://wiki.factorio.com/Multiplayer )?
IMHO this describes the basic installation process pretty well.
After following these steps, you should be able to start and stop a headless server.

I assume you have some basic Linux skills to set up and modify ...

Hi guys,

I just wanted to quickly introduce myself, so you know who's talking to you.

Im saibotxd, 23 years old and I live in Germany.
I started playing Factorio about 4-5 months ago and I just love this game.
Beside playing countless hours and totally forgetting about time, I'm really into ...