Set Up Your Factorio Server for the First Time

Factorio dedicated servers need your factorio.com credentials before they will start — otherwise the server fails to launch (you'll often see an "Error PID 0" message). This guide gets your server running for the first time.

Before you begin: you'll need a factorio.com account (username and password) that is linked to Steam.

1. Open the server settings

1. Log in to the Game Panel and open your server.
2. Click Configuration Files, then the Editor button.

3. Open config/server-settings.json.

2. Add your factorio.com credentials

In that file, find the visibility and credentials section:

"visibility":
{
  "public": true,
  "lan": false
},
"username": "",
"password": "",

Enter the username and password you use to log in to factorio.com (the account linked to Steam).

3. Save and start

1. Save the config file.
2. Start your server.

Your server should now appear in the in-game server list.