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Satisfactory server guides.
One task per guide: how to do it in the ArthOS panel, and by hand where there is a way.
Basics
14 guides-
Basics Change the Satisfactory max players
Set how many players can join your Satisfactory server with Players on Startup. A new server starts at its plan's count. It applies at the next start. - Basics
Claim a Satisfactory server, and reset the claim
A Satisfactory server belongs to whoever claims it first. A Loafhosts server claims itself at its first start. See the Claim card and how to reset it. - Basics
Connect to a Satisfactory server (Server Manager)
Join a Satisfactory dedicated server from the game: open Server Manager, Add Server, enter the address from the panel, then Join Game. Not a direct join. - Basics
Find or change the Satisfactory admin password
The admin password lets you sign in as admin in the Server Manager. Show it or make a new one on the Server page, and keep it away from players. - Basics
Restart your Satisfactory server
Restart a Satisfactory server from the panel, which saves first, or set a daily restart. The panel cannot warn players in chat, so tell them yourself. - Basics
Satisfactory server requirements: memory, CPU, disk
A Satisfactory server needs 8 GB of memory (16 GB for big saves), a fast single core and about 3 GB of disk. The Tick rate shows if yours keeps up. - Basics
Set or remove a Satisfactory server password
Set a join password on the Server page so only players who know it can join. Remove it to open the server. It applies at once while the game runs. - Basics
Set up a Satisfactory server, from order to first factory
A new Satisfactory server is claimed but has no game loaded. Start a new game on the Saves page, then share the address so friends can join. - Basics
Update your Satisfactory server
A Satisfactory server updates when it starts, so a restart installs the newest version. Players must match it. Hold the update if your mods are not ready. - Basics
Change your Satisfactory server name
Rename a Satisfactory server with Rename on the Server page. The game takes the new name at once, with no restart. Startup shows the name read only. - Basics
Post Satisfactory server events to Discord
Paste a Discord webhook on the Discord page and the panel posts starts, stops, crashes, tiers unlocked, loaded saves and joins to your channel. No bot needed. - Basics
Run the Satisfactory Experimental branch on a server
Choose experimental in Game version on Startup and restart: the server runs the Experimental build. Players need the same branch. - Basics
Satisfactory crossplay: Steam and Epic on one server
Steam and Epic Games Store players can join the same Satisfactory dedicated server. Both use the Server Manager. Console players cannot join a dedicated server. - Basics
Satisfactory server ports (7777, 8888) and what to enter
Satisfactory uses game port 7777 (UDP and TCP) and reliable messaging port 8888 (TCP) by default. On Loafhosts players enter only the game port.
Players and the map
8 guides- Players and the map
Kick or ban a Satisfactory player: what you can do
Satisfactory has no ban list and the panel has no kick button. To keep someone out, change the join password. Here is how, and what it does. - Players and the map
Satisfactory server commands: what works and where
The panel Console takes no commands for Satisfactory. Run admin actions in the Server Manager, or use the Saves and Server pages for save, load and rename. - Players and the map
Satisfactory Server Manager: add a server and sign in
Add your server in the game's Server Manager, join it, and sign in as admin. See what an admin can change there and where the panel does the same. - Players and the map
Satisfactory server map: see your factory and players
The Map page draws your factory from the newest save on the game's own map. See players, vehicles and storage, and press Refresh now to save and redraw. - Players and the map
See who is online on a Satisfactory server
Open the Players page to see who is on a Satisfactory server now, who the save knows, and who joined or left lately. Names come from the game's log. - Players and the map
Be admin of your Satisfactory server
Get the admin password from the Server page and sign in as admin in the Server Manager. See what an admin can do in the game and what the panel does. - Players and the map
Satisfactory live map with Ficsit Remote Monitoring
Install the Ficsit Remote Monitoring mod to see players, trains, drones and vehicles move on the Map page. Read the warning first: it is open to anyone. - Players and the map
Satisfactory server console: read the live log
The Console page shows the Satisfactory server log live. Filter and search it, find the log files, and use Crashes. Typing a command does nothing.
Saves and blueprints
12 guides- Saves and blueprints
Load a Satisfactory save on your server
Load an older Satisfactory save or autosave from the Saves page. The game in play is saved first, players go back to the menu, then they join again. - Saves and blueprints
Move a single-player Satisfactory game to a server
Find your .sav file on your PC, upload it on the Saves page, and load it. Your factory then runs on the server for you and your friends. - Saves and blueprints
Start a new game on a Satisfactory server
A new Satisfactory server has no game loaded. Use New game on the Saves page: pick a session name and a starting area, and players can join. - Saves and blueprints
Upload a Satisfactory save to your server
Upload a .sav from your own game on the Saves page, then Load it. A save from a newer game version than the server cannot be loaded. - Saves and blueprints
Where Satisfactory save files are (server and PC)
Satisfactory saves are in .config/Epic/FactoryGame/Saved/SaveGames/server on a Loafhosts or Linux server, and in %LOCALAPPDATA% on a PC. File names explained. - Saves and blueprints
Back up a Satisfactory server and restore it
Make a Satisfactory backup in Settings, Backups. Press Save now first for an up-to-date copy. Manual and scheduled backups, limits and restoring explained. - Saves and blueprints
Choose the Satisfactory session that loads at start
Set which Satisfactory session the server loads when it starts. Use Load at start on a session, and the newest save of that session loads each time. - Saves and blueprints
Delete a Satisfactory save or a whole session
Delete one Satisfactory save, or a whole session with all its saves, from the Saves page to free disk space. A backup may still hold the file. - Saves and blueprints
Download a Satisfactory save from your server
Download a save from the Saves page row menu or from Files. Use Save now first for an up-to-date copy, then put the file in your game's save folder. - Saves and blueprints
Satisfactory autosave interval and autosaves kept
Change how often a Satisfactory server autosaves (300 seconds by default) and how many autosaves it keeps (3 by default). Two settings, two pages. - Saves and blueprints
Satisfactory server blueprints: upload, copy and delete
Each Satisfactory session has its own blueprints. Upload a .sbp file, copy it to another session or server, or delete it, all from the Saves page. - Saves and blueprints
Save a Satisfactory game now
Use Save now on the Saves page to save the Satisfactory game at once, before a big change or a backup. Leave the name empty and it is saved as (session)_panel.
Mods
9 guides- Mods
How players install the mods of a Satisfactory server
Players join a modded Satisfactory server with the same mods: get the Satisfactory Mod Manager, add the For players list, then join. Steam and Epic work. - Mods
Install Satisfactory mods on your server
Add mods to a Satisfactory server from the Mods page: search ficsit.app, check what gets installed, confirm, then look for Loaded. Players need the same mods. - Mods
Satisfactory mod manager: add and manage server mods
Use the Mods page to add Satisfactory mods from ficsit.app, turn them off, remove them and tell players what they need. What each chip means is explained. - Mods
Hold a Satisfactory game update while mods catch up
When Steam has a newer Satisfactory version, hold the server update so mods can catch up. Players on the new version cannot join until you update. - Mods
Popular Satisfactory server mods on ficsit.app
Nineteen popular Satisfactory mods from ficsit.app's most downloaded list, each with what it does and whether it has a server version. - Mods
Satisfactory Mod Loader (SML): what it is and why
SML is the loader every Satisfactory mod needs. The panel installs it with your first mod. Players need it too, or they cannot join. - Mods
Satisfactory mod settings in the Config Editor
Each Satisfactory mod's settings show in the Config Editor under its file name. The mod writes them at its first start. Save only while the server is stopped. - Mods
Turn off or remove Satisfactory mods
Turn off a Satisfactory mod to keep its files, or remove it to delete them. Stop the server first. Remove every mod and SML and players can join without mods. - Mods
Update Satisfactory mods on a server
Update a Satisfactory server mod from its Update chip on the Mods page. The server stops and starts. After a game patch, hold the game update if mods break.
Server settings
11 guides- Server settings
Satisfactory Config Editor: Engine.ini settings
The Satisfactory Config Editor edits Engine.ini in groups: Saves, Players and Upload to players. Save only while stopped. Other options are on Server. - Server settings
Satisfactory creative mode on a server
Turn on creative mode on your Satisfactory server from the Server page. Confirm the warning: the save stays creative for good and achievements go off. - Server settings
Satisfactory server options: autosave, pause, restart
Satisfactory Server page options: pause when empty, autosave interval, daily restart, network quality, weather, seasonal events and gameplay data. - Server settings
Satisfactory advanced game settings: what each one does
What each Satisfactory advanced game setting does, from No build cost and God mode to Starting tier. Saving any of them makes the save creative for good. - Server settings
Satisfactory daily restart: set an hour for it
Set a daily restart hour for your Satisfactory server on the Server page, on the server's own clock, so a big factory starts fresh. Or choose none. - Server settings
Satisfactory network quality: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
Network quality sets how much your Satisfactory server sends each player. Lower helps with many players. Learn when to change it and the upload settings. - Server settings
Satisfactory seasonal events: turn FICSMAS off
FICSMAS is Satisfactory's winter event, from December 1 to January 18. Turn Seasonal events off on the Server page if your server does not want it. - Server settings
Satisfactory server files: where everything is
Where a Satisfactory server keeps its saves, blueprints, Engine.ini, mods and logs, how to reach them with Files or SFTP, and what never to edit while it runs. - Server settings
Satisfactory tick rate: read the Tick rate card
The Tick rate card shows how fast your Satisfactory server moves the factory on. 30 is full speed. Learn what Now, Lowest and Slow mean and what helps. - Server settings
Satisfactory upload per player: raise it for lag
Upload per player is how much data a Satisfactory server sends each player a second. Raise it in the Config Editor, with the server stopped, if a factory jumps. - Server settings
Satisfactory: pause the server when nobody is on
Pause when nobody is on makes the game stop time while your Satisfactory server is empty. Find the switch, when it applies, and how it differs from Standby.
Fixes
12 guides- Fixes
Satisfactory Encryption token missing: how to fix it
Encryption token missing means the player joined without the Server Manager. Add the server in the Server Manager and press Join Game there. - Fixes
Satisfactory mod not loading: find it and fix it
A Satisfactory server mod not loading? Read the Not loaded yet chip and what SML said, update or turn off the mod, or let the panel find the culprit. - Fixes
Satisfactory progress went back: why and how to get it
A Satisfactory crash loses up to the last autosave, five minutes by default. Load a newer autosave, and use Save now and Save when a player leaves. - Fixes
Satisfactory save will not load: how to fix it
A Satisfactory save that will not load is usually from a newer game version, or made with mods. Load an older autosave on the Saves page to get playing again. - Fixes
Satisfactory server and game on different versions
Players cannot join a Satisfactory server on another game version or branch. Restart so the server updates, and put everyone on stable or on experimental. - Fixes
Satisfactory server crashed: read the Crashes page
The Crashes page lists each start of your Satisfactory server, how it ended and why. See what each finding means, the fix, and what to send support. - Fixes
Satisfactory server lag: causes and fixes
A laggy Satisfactory server is usually a big factory, many players or a busy link. Read the tick rate on the Server page, then restart or lower network quality. - Fixes
Satisfactory server not showing in the Server Manager
A Satisfactory server is not in any public list. Add it by hand in the Server Manager with its address and port, with the server running and a game loaded. - Fixes
Satisfactory server: cannot connect, causes and fixes
Cannot join your Satisfactory server? Check the Server Manager, a loaded game, the join password, game version, mods, the player limit, Standby and the ports. - Fixes
Satisfactory admin password not working: how to fix it
Sign in as admin fails on your Satisfactory server? Show the password on the Server page, use a changed one, make a new one, or reset the claim last. - Fixes
Satisfactory server logs: where to find and read them
Find the Satisfactory server log in Files, read each start on the Crashes page, watch the Console live, and know which red lines are routine and safe. - Fixes
Satisfactory server ran out of memory: how to fix it
The Crashes page says the Satisfactory server ran out of memory. Big factories, more players and mods use it up. Raise the server's memory or remove a mod.
- Change the Satisfactory max players Set how many players can join your Satisfactory server with Players on Startup. A new server starts at its plan's count. It applies at the next start.
- Claim a Satisfactory server, and reset the claim A Satisfactory server belongs to whoever claims it first. A Loafhosts server claims itself at its first start. See the Claim card and how to reset it.
- Connect to a Satisfactory server (Server Manager) Join a Satisfactory dedicated server from the game: open Server Manager, Add Server, enter the address from the panel, then Join Game. Not a direct join.
- Find or change the Satisfactory admin password The admin password lets you sign in as admin in the Server Manager. Show it or make a new one on the Server page, and keep it away from players.
- How players install the mods of a Satisfactory server Players join a modded Satisfactory server with the same mods: get the Satisfactory Mod Manager, add the For players list, then join. Steam and Epic work.
- Install Satisfactory mods on your server Add mods to a Satisfactory server from the Mods page: search ficsit.app, check what gets installed, confirm, then look for Loaded. Players need the same mods.
- Kick or ban a Satisfactory player: what you can do Satisfactory has no ban list and the panel has no kick button. To keep someone out, change the join password. Here is how, and what it does.
- Load a Satisfactory save on your server Load an older Satisfactory save or autosave from the Saves page. The game in play is saved first, players go back to the menu, then they join again.
- Move a single-player Satisfactory game to a server Find your .sav file on your PC, upload it on the Saves page, and load it. Your factory then runs on the server for you and your friends.
- Restart your Satisfactory server Restart a Satisfactory server from the panel, which saves first, or set a daily restart. The panel cannot warn players in chat, so tell them yourself.
- Satisfactory Config Editor: Engine.ini settings The Satisfactory Config Editor edits Engine.ini in groups: Saves, Players and Upload to players. Save only while stopped. Other options are on Server.
- Satisfactory creative mode on a server Turn on creative mode on your Satisfactory server from the Server page. Confirm the warning: the save stays creative for good and achievements go off.
- Satisfactory Encryption token missing: how to fix it Encryption token missing means the player joined without the Server Manager. Add the server in the Server Manager and press Join Game there.
- Satisfactory mod manager: add and manage server mods Use the Mods page to add Satisfactory mods from ficsit.app, turn them off, remove them and tell players what they need. What each chip means is explained.
- Satisfactory mod not loading: find it and fix it A Satisfactory server mod not loading? Read the Not loaded yet chip and what SML said, update or turn off the mod, or let the panel find the culprit.
- Satisfactory progress went back: why and how to get it A Satisfactory crash loses up to the last autosave, five minutes by default. Load a newer autosave, and use Save now and Save when a player leaves.
- Satisfactory save will not load: how to fix it A Satisfactory save that will not load is usually from a newer game version, or made with mods. Load an older autosave on the Saves page to get playing again.
- Satisfactory server and game on different versions Players cannot join a Satisfactory server on another game version or branch. Restart so the server updates, and put everyone on stable or on experimental.
- Satisfactory server commands: what works and where The panel Console takes no commands for Satisfactory. Run admin actions in the Server Manager, or use the Saves and Server pages for save, load and rename.
- Satisfactory server crashed: read the Crashes page The Crashes page lists each start of your Satisfactory server, how it ended and why. See what each finding means, the fix, and what to send support.
- Satisfactory server lag: causes and fixes A laggy Satisfactory server is usually a big factory, many players or a busy link. Read the tick rate on the Server page, then restart or lower network quality.
- Satisfactory Server Manager: add a server and sign in Add your server in the game's Server Manager, join it, and sign in as admin. See what an admin can change there and where the panel does the same.
- Satisfactory server map: see your factory and players The Map page draws your factory from the newest save on the game's own map. See players, vehicles and storage, and press Refresh now to save and redraw.
- Satisfactory server not showing in the Server Manager A Satisfactory server is not in any public list. Add it by hand in the Server Manager with its address and port, with the server running and a game loaded.
- Satisfactory server options: autosave, pause, restart Satisfactory Server page options: pause when empty, autosave interval, daily restart, network quality, weather, seasonal events and gameplay data.
- Satisfactory server requirements: memory, CPU, disk A Satisfactory server needs 8 GB of memory (16 GB for big saves), a fast single core and about 3 GB of disk. The Tick rate shows if yours keeps up.
- Satisfactory server: cannot connect, causes and fixes Cannot join your Satisfactory server? Check the Server Manager, a loaded game, the join password, game version, mods, the player limit, Standby and the ports.
- See who is online on a Satisfactory server Open the Players page to see who is on a Satisfactory server now, who the save knows, and who joined or left lately. Names come from the game's log.
- Set or remove a Satisfactory server password Set a join password on the Server page so only players who know it can join. Remove it to open the server. It applies at once while the game runs.
- Set up a Satisfactory server, from order to first factory A new Satisfactory server is claimed but has no game loaded. Start a new game on the Saves page, then share the address so friends can join.
- Start a new game on a Satisfactory server A new Satisfactory server has no game loaded. Use New game on the Saves page: pick a session name and a starting area, and players can join.
- Update your Satisfactory server A Satisfactory server updates when it starts, so a restart installs the newest version. Players must match it. Hold the update if your mods are not ready.
- Upload a Satisfactory save to your server Upload a .sav from your own game on the Saves page, then Load it. A save from a newer game version than the server cannot be loaded.
- Where Satisfactory save files are (server and PC) Satisfactory saves are in .config/Epic/FactoryGame/Saved/SaveGames/server on a Loafhosts or Linux server, and in %LOCALAPPDATA% on a PC. File names explained.
- Back up a Satisfactory server and restore it Make a Satisfactory backup in Settings, Backups. Press Save now first for an up-to-date copy. Manual and scheduled backups, limits and restoring explained.
- Be admin of your Satisfactory server Get the admin password from the Server page and sign in as admin in the Server Manager. See what an admin can do in the game and what the panel does.
- Change your Satisfactory server name Rename a Satisfactory server with Rename on the Server page. The game takes the new name at once, with no restart. Startup shows the name read only.
- Choose the Satisfactory session that loads at start Set which Satisfactory session the server loads when it starts. Use Load at start on a session, and the newest save of that session loads each time.
- Delete a Satisfactory save or a whole session Delete one Satisfactory save, or a whole session with all its saves, from the Saves page to free disk space. A backup may still hold the file.
- Download a Satisfactory save from your server Download a save from the Saves page row menu or from Files. Use Save now first for an up-to-date copy, then put the file in your game's save folder.
- Hold a Satisfactory game update while mods catch up When Steam has a newer Satisfactory version, hold the server update so mods can catch up. Players on the new version cannot join until you update.
- Popular Satisfactory server mods on ficsit.app Nineteen popular Satisfactory mods from ficsit.app's most downloaded list, each with what it does and whether it has a server version.
- Post Satisfactory server events to Discord Paste a Discord webhook on the Discord page and the panel posts starts, stops, crashes, tiers unlocked, loaded saves and joins to your channel. No bot needed.
- Run the Satisfactory Experimental branch on a server Choose experimental in Game version on Startup and restart: the server runs the Experimental build. Players need the same branch.
- Satisfactory admin password not working: how to fix it Sign in as admin fails on your Satisfactory server? Show the password on the Server page, use a changed one, make a new one, or reset the claim last.
- Satisfactory advanced game settings: what each one does What each Satisfactory advanced game setting does, from No build cost and God mode to Starting tier. Saving any of them makes the save creative for good.
- Satisfactory autosave interval and autosaves kept Change how often a Satisfactory server autosaves (300 seconds by default) and how many autosaves it keeps (3 by default). Two settings, two pages.
- Satisfactory crossplay: Steam and Epic on one server Steam and Epic Games Store players can join the same Satisfactory dedicated server. Both use the Server Manager. Console players cannot join a dedicated server.
- Satisfactory daily restart: set an hour for it Set a daily restart hour for your Satisfactory server on the Server page, on the server's own clock, so a big factory starts fresh. Or choose none.
- Satisfactory live map with Ficsit Remote Monitoring Install the Ficsit Remote Monitoring mod to see players, trains, drones and vehicles move on the Map page. Read the warning first: it is open to anyone.
- Satisfactory Mod Loader (SML): what it is and why SML is the loader every Satisfactory mod needs. The panel installs it with your first mod. Players need it too, or they cannot join.
- Satisfactory mod settings in the Config Editor Each Satisfactory mod's settings show in the Config Editor under its file name. The mod writes them at its first start. Save only while the server is stopped.
- Satisfactory network quality: Low, Medium, High, Ultra Network quality sets how much your Satisfactory server sends each player. Lower helps with many players. Learn when to change it and the upload settings.
- Satisfactory seasonal events: turn FICSMAS off FICSMAS is Satisfactory's winter event, from December 1 to January 18. Turn Seasonal events off on the Server page if your server does not want it.
- Satisfactory server blueprints: upload, copy and delete Each Satisfactory session has its own blueprints. Upload a .sbp file, copy it to another session or server, or delete it, all from the Saves page.
- Satisfactory server console: read the live log The Console page shows the Satisfactory server log live. Filter and search it, find the log files, and use Crashes. Typing a command does nothing.
- Satisfactory server files: where everything is Where a Satisfactory server keeps its saves, blueprints, Engine.ini, mods and logs, how to reach them with Files or SFTP, and what never to edit while it runs.
- Satisfactory server logs: where to find and read them Find the Satisfactory server log in Files, read each start on the Crashes page, watch the Console live, and know which red lines are routine and safe.
- Satisfactory server ports (7777, 8888) and what to enter Satisfactory uses game port 7777 (UDP and TCP) and reliable messaging port 8888 (TCP) by default. On Loafhosts players enter only the game port.
- Satisfactory server ran out of memory: how to fix it The Crashes page says the Satisfactory server ran out of memory. Big factories, more players and mods use it up. Raise the server's memory or remove a mod.
- Satisfactory tick rate: read the Tick rate card The Tick rate card shows how fast your Satisfactory server moves the factory on. 30 is full speed. Learn what Now, Lowest and Slow mean and what helps.
- Satisfactory upload per player: raise it for lag Upload per player is how much data a Satisfactory server sends each player a second. Raise it in the Config Editor, with the server stopped, if a factory jumps.
- Satisfactory: pause the server when nobody is on Pause when nobody is on makes the game stop time while your Satisfactory server is empty. Find the switch, when it applies, and how it differs from Standby.
- Save a Satisfactory game now Use Save now on the Saves page to save the Satisfactory game at once, before a big change or a backup. Leave the name empty and it is saved as (session)_panel.
- Turn off or remove Satisfactory mods Turn off a Satisfactory mod to keep its files, or remove it to delete them. Stop the server first. Remove every mod and SML and players can join without mods.
- Update Satisfactory mods on a server Update a Satisfactory server mod from its Update chip on the Mods page. The server stops and starts. After a game patch, hold the game update if mods break.