Settings on headless server (Windows)

[ActivistLime02]

I can succesfully play and launch the server but i don't know how to change the server settings. On the Factorio wiki it says "To create a server settings file, look at the example file located in data/server-settings.example.json in the Factorio Application Directory. The recommended way is to make a copy of this example file and edit the copy." So my question is copy it to where?

[AlienX]

Hey,
Simply copy and paste the file to where the current file is located, but rename it correctly.

At the end of it, you should have the files named:
- server-settings.example.json
- server-settings.json << -- Edit this one

Hope this helps.

[ActivistLime02]

Hey,
Simply copy and paste the file to where the current file is located, but rename it correctly.

At the end of it, you should have the files named:
- server-settings.example.json
- server-settings.json << -- Edit this one

Hope this helps.

Do i also need to change my start.bat file? Now it is
Factorio.exe --start-server "Mega base 4.zip"
Should I add something to this?

[AlienX]

Hey,
I don't think so... it should load the settings file for you - if it does not there is a --server-setting startup argument you can use to point to the settings file.

Also, you want to use --start-server-load-latest on it's own instead of specifying a map file.

Example:

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factorio.exe --start-server-load-latest

This parameter will ensure that whenever the server is started, it will always load the latest save from the "saves" folder, this is useful when using Factorio's Auto-Save functionality.

[ActivistLime02]

Hey,
I don't think so... it should load the settings file for you - if it does not there is a --server-setting startup argument you can use to point to the settings file.

Also, you want to use --start-server-load-latest on it's own instead of specifying a map file.

Example:

Code: Select all

factorio.exe --start-server-load-latest

This parameter will ensure that whenever the server is started, it will always load the latest save from the "saves" folder, this is useful when using Factorio's Auto-Save functionality.

Okay thanks for the help AlienX.