Linux host required
Keep your factory running while you are away. NodeMesh installs the headless Factorio server, keeps it running and relays your friends' connections, so there is nothing to open on your router. It needs a Linux host.
Free on your own PC — one host, no time limit.
Sign up, then paste one command from your dashboard on the PC that will run the server — PowerShell on Windows, a terminal on Linux. The agent installs as a service and pairs with your account.
Choose the game in the panel. NodeMesh downloads the dedicated server, sets it up and starts it, and you watch every step in the live console.
Switch on the traffic relay for the server and the panel gives you a public address. Send it to your friends: their traffic goes through the relay to your PC, so you never open a port on your router.
The memory figures are for the game server alone. If you also play on the same PC, the game itself needs its own memory on top.
Factorio uses UDP on port 34197 by default. The relay forwards it to your PC, so you make no changes to your router. In the game, choose Multiplayer, then Connect to address, and enter the address the panel gives you.
The Config tab covers the server name and description, password, player limit, visibility, autosave interval and slots, and auto-pause, which stops the game clock while nobody is online. The Mods tab searches the mod portal and tells you which release fits your server; you download the zips in your own browser and upload them, so NodeMesh never stores your Factorio login. We have not run that mod flow on our own hardware yet.
One host — your own PC — is free with no time limit, for up to 5 game servers: the web panel and console, the config editor, the mod manager, auto-restart on crash and the traffic relay. Extra hosts cost credits.
See pricing →Beta: you can create this server today, but we have not run it on our own hardware yet. Expect rough edges, and tell us what you find.
No. The headless server is a free download from factorio.com, and NodeMesh fetches it for you. Your friends still need the game to play.
Not yet. The Factorio server in NodeMesh needs a Linux host, as the requirements above show.
It can. Turn on auto-pause in the Config tab and the game clock stops while the server is empty, so your factory does not run on without you.
Yes, for one host. Running game servers on your own PC is free with no time limit — up to 5 servers, traffic relay included. You only pay, in credits, if you add more hosts.
The server goes offline too: it runs on your PC, not on ours. Leave the PC on while your friends play, or use a spare PC as the host.
Create an account, install the agent and pick the game. One host is free with no time limit.
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