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FACTORIO SERVER HOSTING · BRING YOUR OWN HARDWARE

Factorio server hosting, the factory must grow.

Factorio ships a free headless server that runs beautifully on small hardware. What's left is Linux chores: installing, loading saves, syncing mods, updating without desyncs. Warp, our AI server admin, does those by conversation, so the factory keeps growing.

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Recommended RAM

4 GB^{2 min}

Typical VPS cost

$5-10/mo

Setup

One sentence

Terminal skills

None

01THE MATH

What hosting actually costs.

Factorio hosting plans run $5 to $15 a month for what the headless server does on a $5 box. The developer gives the server away; the only real product was the administration. That part is now an agent with a flat fee.

Honest math: like Terraria, a lone vanilla Factorio server can be cheaper on a budget host. Self-hosting wins on control, version pinning, and sharing one box across several light servers.

THE USUAL WAY

Managed Factorio host

$5-15/mo for a Factorio plan
Save uploads through a panel
Mod syncing varies by host
Version pinning not always offered

SELF-HOSTED

Your VPS + Warp

2-4 GB box typically $5-10/mo at cost
$15/mo flat for the AI admin
Saves and mods loaded by asking
Pin the exact version your group runs

02THE ADMIN

Meet Warp, your server admin.

Warp downloads the official headless server, loads your save, syncs your mod list, and configures autosaves and auto-pause so the factory waits politely while everyone sleeps. Updates happen when you say so, never mid-session.

Install the official headless server
Load and host your existing save
Sync mods from the mod portal
Pin or update the game version deliberately
Configure autosave and auto-pause
Back up saves on a schedule

Connect a machine More about Warp

warp · root@vps · factorioonline

You

host our factorio save, here's the file

Warp

Downloaded the headless server matching your save's version, loaded the save, and started it in a screen session. Autosaves every 10 minutes.

You

we use about 20 mods, sync them from the save

Warp

Read the mod list from the save, downloaded all 20 from the mod portal, and restarted. Everyone joins without a version mismatch.

You

pause it when nobody's online

Warp

Enabled auto-pause when the last player disconnects. The biters wait too.

HEADLESS · MOD SYNC · AUTO-PAUSE · AUTOSAVEyou own the box

03THE BOX

What to rent for Factorio.

Factorio is famously well engineered: small factories idle on almost nothing, and even megabases are bound by single-core speed rather than RAM. Pick clock speed over core count. Any provider works: pick one, rent the box, and Warp takes it from there.

Memory

4 GB

2 GB runs most factories; megabases want more.

CPU

2 vCPU, fast

UPS is single-thread bound; clock speed wins.

Storage

15 GB SSD

Saves and autosaves are small.

Region

Anywhere close

The game handles latency gracefully.

04HOW IT WORKS

Three fields, then just ask.

You bring the machine. Warp brings the expertise. Nothing to install on your side, and no terminal to learn.

Rent a VPS anywhere

Any provider, any region. You get an IP, a username, and a password or SSH key by email.

Connect it to Warp

Paste those credentials once. Warp verifies the box and pins its host key. Credentials are encrypted at rest.

Ask for your Factorio server

Describe what you want in your own words. Warp installs it, configures it, and reports back.

things people ask · factorio

“Load this save and start the server”

“Sync our mod list”

“Pause when nobody is online”

Plain language in, running server out

05PRICING

Flat rate. No per-gigabyte games.

One flat subscription per environment. You pay your VPS provider directly for the hardware, at their price, and you pay us for the agent that runs it. That is the whole model. No resource markup, no surprise overages.

Bring your own VPS from any provider
Up to 3 environments per account
Fair use, no per-command metering
Cancel anytime from billing

warp · plan

PER ENVIRONMENT

$15/ month

One environment is one machine you own, managed by the agent in plain language. The VPS itself is billed by your provider, separately and at cost.

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Fair use applies · not a coding agent

06QUESTIONS

Asked before renting.

Is the Factorio server really free?

Yes. The developer publishes a free headless Linux server, so the box itself needs no game purchase. Each player needs their own copy to play, and mod downloads use your own factorio.com account.

What specs does a Factorio server need?

2 GB of RAM runs most factories, 4 GB adds comfort, and megabases scale from there. The real constraint is single-core CPU speed, which sets your UPS. A small box with a fast core beats a big box with slow ones.

How much does it cost to host a Factorio server?

A suitable VPS rents for $5 to $10 a month at cost, plus $15 flat for Warp. Managed plans run $5 to $15, so for a lone vanilla server the panel can be cheaper; control and mod handling are what you gain here.

Can it host our existing save with mods?

Yes. Give Warp the save file and it reads the mod list, fetches the mods from the mod portal with your account, and starts the server so everyone joins without version mismatches.

Does it pause when we are offline?

Yes. The headless server can pause when the last player leaves, and Warp turns that on in one sentence. Nothing burns down overnight.

How do updates work without breaking our save?

Deliberately. Warp pins the version your group runs and only updates when you ask, backing up the save first. If a mod misbehaves after an update, it rolls back.

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