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Click **Save**.\n\n## Set a repeating restart (every N hours)\n\nIf you want the server to restart every 6 hours instead of once a day:\n\n1. Follow steps 1-6 above.\n2. Expand **Advanced Options** before saving.\n3. Enable **Repeat Task** and set the interval (for example, every 6 hours). To restart every 6 hours in a 24-hour period, set it like the example below with **Repeat Task** checked.\n\n   ![Scheduled task configured with Repeat Task enabled every 6 hours](https:\u002F\u002Fcontent.hosthavoc.com\u002Fassets\u002F57ac63d3-4e97-4051-bd83-d58593129bf0)\n\n4. Click **Save**.\n\n## Troubleshooting\n\n- **Task not firing:** Confirm the **Enabled** box is checked and the start time has not already passed for today.\n- **Wrong restart time:** Verify the time zone offset. 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Any Factorio account username listed in that file has full administrative control, including access to the cheat console. Add only trusted players.\n\nBefore editing, make sure you know each player's Factorio username, which is the account name they use to authenticate with the Factorio multiplayer service (not their in-game display name).\n\n## Add admins via the game panel\n\n1. Log in to the [Game Control Panel](https:\u002F\u002Fgamepanel.hosthavoc.com\u002F) and navigate to your Factorio server.\n2. **Stop** your server.\n3. Click **Configuration Files**, locate `server-adminlist.json`, and click the **Text Editor** button.\n4. Edit the file to include each admin's Factorio username as a string in a JSON array:\n\n   ```json\n   [\n     \"YourFactorioUsername\",\n     \"AnotherAdmin\"\n   ]\n   ```\n\n   The file must be a valid JSON array of strings. Do not add trailing commas after the last entry.\n\n5. Click **Save** and start your server.\n\n## Verify admin status in-game\n\nOnce you have joined the server, open the in-game console with the `~` key (tilde) and run:\n\n```\n\u002Fadmins\n```\n\nYou should see your username listed. If you are not listed, confirm the server restarted after saving the file.\n\n## Admin commands reference\n\n| Command | Effect |\n|---|---|\n| `\u002Fadmins` | List current admins |\n| `\u002Fpromote PlayerName` | Grant admin (also writes to `server-adminlist.json`) |\n| `\u002Fdemote PlayerName` | Revoke admin |\n| `\u002Fkick PlayerName [reason]` | Kick a player |\n| `\u002Fban PlayerName [reason]` | Ban a player |\n| `\u002Funban PlayerName` | Unban a player |\n| `\u002Fwhitelist add PlayerName` | Add to whitelist (when whitelist is enabled) |\n| `\u002Fplayers` | List online players |\n| `\u002Fseed` | Display the current map seed |\n| `\u002Fversion` | Show the server version |\n| `\u002Fsave SAVENAME` | Save under the given name |\n| `\u002Fserver-save` | Quick-save the current game |\n\nThe cheat console (`\u002Fc \u003Clua>`) lets you run arbitrary Lua commands. 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Download any saves, mods, or configuration files you want to keep before proceeding. You can use [FTP](\u002Fwiki\u002Fgame-servers\u002Ffactorio\u002Fconnect-ftp) to retrieve them.\n\n## Reinstall the server\n\n1. Log in to the [Game Control Panel](https:\u002F\u002Fgamepanel.hosthavoc.com\u002F) and navigate to your server.\n2. **Stop** your server.\n3. Click the **More** button.\n\n   ![The More button in the Game Control Panel server view](https:\u002F\u002Fcontent.hosthavoc.com\u002Fassets\u002F94180fe5-c087-402a-b039-8712cc770d74)\n\n4. Click **Reinstall**.\n\n   ![The Reinstall option shown after clicking More](https:\u002F\u002Fcontent.hosthavoc.com\u002Fassets\u002Ffbfa4b6d-e744-47e9-a572-6bcd73c77865)\n\n5. Click the **Reinstall** confirmation button. It is recommended to keep the **Default values** option selected.\n\n   ![Reinstall confirmation dialog with Default values option selected](https:\u002F\u002Fcontent.hosthavoc.com\u002Fassets\u002F56a6086a-2672-48a2-82eb-3baf17309c50)\n\nThe process will delete all files in your server directory, download a fresh copy of the Factorio server files, and install a default configuration. This may take several minutes depending on the size of the game files. Wait for it to complete before starting the server.\n\n## After reinstalling\n\nOnce the reinstall finishes, you have a clean Factorio server. If you want to restore a previous save, follow the [import save file guide](\u002Fwiki\u002Fgame-servers\u002Ffactorio\u002Fimport-save). 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