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| # Install dependencies | |
| sudo apt update | |
| sudo apt install -y xz-utils | |
| # Create factorio user | |
| sudo useradd -m -r -s /bin/bash factorio | |
| # Download and extract Factorio headless server | |
| cd /opt | |
| sudo curl -L -o factorio-headless.tar.xz "https://factorio.com/get-download/stable/headless/linux64" | |
| sudo tar -xf factorio-headless.tar.xz | |
| sudo chown -R factorio:factorio /opt/factorio | |
| sudo rm factorio-headless.tar.xz | |
| # Generate initial save file | |
| sudo -u factorio /opt/factorio/bin/x64/factorio --create /opt/factorio/saves/world.zip | |
| # Create systemd service | |
| sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/factorio.service > /dev/null <<EOF | |
| [Unit] | |
| Description=Factorio Dedicated Server | |
| After=network.target | |
| [Service] | |
| Type=simple | |
| User=factorio | |
| Group=factorio | |
| WorkingDirectory=/opt/factorio | |
| ExecStart=/opt/factorio/bin/x64/factorio --start-server /opt/factorio/saves/world.zip --server-settings /opt/factorio/data/server-settings.json | |
| Restart=on-failure | |
| RestartSec=10 | |
| [Install] | |
| WantedBy=multi-user.target | |
| EOF | |
| # Copy and edit server settings | |
| sudo cp /opt/factorio/data/server-settings.example.json /opt/factorio/data/server-settings.json | |
| sudo chown factorio:factorio /opt/factorio/data/server-settings.json | |
| # Edit settings (set name, description, password, etc.) | |
| sudo nano /opt/factorio/data/server-settings.json | |
| # Enable and start the service | |
| sudo systemctl daemon-reload | |
| sudo systemctl enable factorio | |
| sudo systemctl start factorio | |
| # Check status | |
| sudo systemctl status factorio |
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