{"id":12809,"date":"2023-07-27T00:09:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T00:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test2.gginternal.net\/knowledgebase\/article\/how-to-change-your-factorio-server-to-public\/"},"modified":"2023-07-27T00:09:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T00:09:45","slug":"how-to-change-your-factorio-server-to-public","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/how-to-change-your-factorio-server-to-public\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Your Factorio Server to Public"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Factorio is a great game, providing a good solo experience. But if you want to team up with other players, you will need to make your server publicly visible for others to be able to join. This can be easily done using the custom game panel you were provided by GGServers with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By default, Factorio servers have their visibility restricted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Creating a Factorio Account and Getting Your Game Token <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

To start the process, you will need to create a Factorio account here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To generate a game server token and add it to your server, you need to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Go to the Factorio Profile page here<\/a> and log in with your existing account or create a new one.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Find the Token<\/code> section on your profile page and press the reveal<\/code> button, then copy your token and username.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      How to Change Your Server to Public <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

      Now that you have your game token, all that is left is to add it to your server and set it to public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Log in to your AMP game server panel here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Click on your Factorio instance, then click on Manage<\/code>, and then stop the server.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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          \"Stop\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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          1. Click on Configuration<\/code>, then on Server<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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            1. Find the Factorio.com username<\/code> field and fill in your Factorio account username, then add your Factorio.com token<\/code> that you noted above in this guide<\/a>. The changes will be automatically saved when you modify the text box.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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              1. Find the Server visible publicly<\/code> section and enable it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                1. Start your Factorio server by clicking on Status<\/code>, then on Start<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                  If you find any issues, contact us on live chat or via the ticket system<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                  \u2755 Useful Links \u2755<\/h1>\n\n\n\n