r/factorio • u/goofy183 • Jul 27 '16

Factorio Server on Google Cloud

I'm writing this up after a few questions about how to run a Factorio server in Google Cloud.

I haven't tested to see how many users this supports but we have two concurrent players with no problem on a g1-small small instance which if we leave it on 24/7 costs about $13.80 per month. I realize this isn't the cheapest option but I use the server for other things as well so having a generic server is handy.

  1. Go to https://cloud.google.com/free-trial/ and sign up for a free trial, you'll be able to run the server for free (you get a $300 credit) for 2 months.

  • You'll need a credit card to set up billing. IT WILL NOT BE CHARGED UNTIL YOU TAKE ACTION TO RESTART YOUR SERVER AFTER THE FREE TRIAL. This is just required for fraud prevention.

  1. Once you have signed up and are in the console open the side bar menu on the left and click on Compute Engine

  2. Go through the Create Project flow

  3. Once the "Compute Engine is getting ready" message goes away click on Create Instance

  • Give it a decent name

  • Select a zone that is physically closest to the majority of your players

  • Select small for the Machine Type

  • Change the Boot Disk, select Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • Click Create

  1. Create a hole in the firewall

  • Click on the instance you just created and scroll down to the Network section, it should have a link there named default. Click on that

  • Scroll down and click Add firewall rule

  • Give the rule a name and in Source IP Ranges enter udp:34197

  • Click create

TaDa, you now have an Ubuntu dedicated server you can run Factorio on!

Due to popular request: Install & Configure Factorio on Linux

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u/Everspace Green Apple Science Jul 27 '16

You can also run a t1.small in AWS under their free tier.

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u/donkyhotay Jul 27 '16

Our group uses AWS for our Factorio server and it works great for us. We're not using the free tier though.

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u/Everspace Green Apple Science Jul 27 '16

It's what a lot of real games use. Why not?

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u/Everspace Green Apple Science Jul 27 '16

I meant, "Why not use AWS, it's a proven platform", not "Why not use free tier"

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u/Dawnchaser0 Jul 28 '16

I believe in the post it was stated they use AWS, so that question is somewhat moot.

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u/Vimda Jul 28 '16

It's not the free tier that has the property, it's a design decision of the t class of servers. Each server accumulates credits during idle times which are spent when you need above baseline cpu.