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This guide uses FileZilla, a free FTP client available at [https:\u002F\u002Ffilezilla-project.org\u002Fdownload.php?show_all=1](https:\u002F\u002Ffilezilla-project.org\u002Fdownload.php?show_all=1).\n\n## Get your FTP credentials\n\n1. Log in to the [Game Control Panel](https:\u002F\u002Fgamepanel.hosthavoc.com\u002F) and navigate to your server.\n2. Look for the **FTP Info** section near the middle of the screen. It displays the FTP IP and port, for example `167.114.172.201:8821`.\n\n> **Before you start:** If the panel shows **SFTP Info** instead of **FTP Info**, prefix the address with `sftp:\u002F\u002F` when entering it in FileZilla, for example `sftp:\u002F\u002F167.114.172.201:8821`.\n\n## Configure FileZilla\n\n1. Open FileZilla.\n2. Paste the FTP address (including the port) into the **Host** field. It should look similar to this: `167.114.172.201:8821`.\n\n   ![FTP host and port filled in to the FileZilla Host field](https:\u002F\u002Fcontent.hosthavoc.com\u002Fassets\u002F2d958492-4ca2-42ed-8f25-26c6c26fd816)\n\n3. Enter your control panel username and password into the **Username** and **Password** fields. You can change your password from within the panel.\n\n   ![Control panel username and password entered in FileZilla](https:\u002F\u002Fcontent.hosthavoc.com\u002Fassets\u002Fc7ad63d9-3ccf-495f-99f2-dbda4fca9497)\n\n4. The **Port** field will adjust automatically when you paste the full `\u003CIP>:\u003CPORT>` string from the panel.\n5. Click **Quickconnect** to establish the connection.\n\n## Transfer files\n\nOnce connected, the right-hand pane shows your server's file system. Common directories:\n\n- `saves\u002F` - save files (`.zip`)\n- `mods\u002F` - mod files (`.zip`)\n- `config\u002F` - configuration files including `server-settings.json`\n\nDrag files between the left pane (your PC) and the right pane (your server) to upload or download them. After uploading any file, [restart your server](\u002Fwiki\u002Fgame-servers\u002Ffactorio\u002Fautomatic-restarts) for changes to take effect.\n\n## Troubleshooting\n\n- **Connection refused:** Confirm the FTP address and port are copied exactly from the panel. Do not type them manually.\n- **Authentication failed:** Re-enter your control panel credentials. Passwords are case-sensitive.\n- **SFTP vs FTP mismatch:** Add or remove the `sftp:\u002F\u002F` prefix to match what the panel shows.",{"id":110,"article_path":111,"sort":84,"date_created":112,"date_updated":113,"author_name":102,"featured_image":84,"subcategory":84,"translations":114},405,"configure-server","2026-06-09T04:48:08.000Z","2026-06-10T18:25:28.000Z",[115],{"languages_code":93,"title":116,"title_short":117,"description":118,"content_md":119},"How to Change Your Factorio Server Name and Password","Configure Server Name","Change your Factorio server's name and password using the server-settings.json file in your game panel's Configuration Files editor.","Your Factorio server's name and password are controlled by `server-settings.json`. Editing this file through the game panel applies the changes at next startup without any manual file transfers.\n\nFor file-based changes such as uploading mods or saves, see [Connect an FTP Client](\u002Fwiki\u002Fgame-servers\u002Ffactorio\u002Fconnect-ftp).\n\n## Change the server name and password\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 **Configuration Files**.\n4. Locate `server-settings.json` and click **Config Editor**.\n5. Edit the `name` field to set your server name and the `password` field to set a join password. Leave `password` empty for a public server.\n6. Click **Save**.\n7. Start your server. The new name and password take effect immediately.\n\n## Troubleshooting\n\n- **Server still shows old name:** Confirm the server was fully stopped before saving. Restart once more after saving.\n- **Config Editor not saving:** Check that no field exceeds its allowed length. Switch to the Text Editor view to inspect the raw JSON if needed.\n- **Password not working for players:** The password field in `server-settings.json` is case-sensitive. Share it exactly as entered.",{"id":121,"article_path":122,"sort":84,"date_created":123,"date_updated":124,"author_name":102,"featured_image":84,"subcategory":84,"translations":125},410,"automatic-restarts","2026-06-09T04:48:23.000Z","2026-06-10T18:25:37.000Z",[126],{"languages_code":93,"title":127,"title_short":128,"description":129,"content_md":130},"How to Set Up Automatic Restarts for Your Factorio Server","Automatic Restarts","Schedule automatic daily or recurring restarts for your Factorio server using the Scheduled Tasks feature in the Host Havoc game panel.","Scheduled restarts keep your Factorio server running smoothly by clearing memory and applying any pending updates on a regular cycle. You configure them through the game panel's Scheduled Tasks feature, no external tools needed.\n\n## Create a scheduled restart\n\n1. Log in to the [Game Control Panel](https:\u002F\u002Fgamepanel.hosthavoc.com\u002F) and navigate to your server.\n2. Click the **Scheduled Tasks** icon on the left-hand side.\n3. Click **New** at the top of the section, then choose **Scheduled Start\u002FStop\u002FRestart**, and click **New** again directly below that section.\n4. Give the task a descriptive name so you can identify it quickly, and confirm the **Enabled** checkbox is checked.\n5. Set **Type** to **Daily** if you want it to restart at the same time each day.\n6. Set the start date and time. This is the time the restart will occur every day. To match your local time zone, refer to the [time zone article](https:\u002F\u002Fhosthavoc.com\u002Fbilling\u002Fknowledgebase\u002F342) in the panel.\n7. 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. The panel uses server time by default; the time zone article linked above explains how to align it with your local time.\n- **Server not restarting on schedule:** Check that the server is still running when the task fires. A crashed server cannot be restarted by a scheduled task; use the [reinstall guide](\u002Fwiki\u002Fgame-servers\u002Ffactorio\u002Freinstall-server) if the server is failing to start reliably.",{"id":132,"article_path":133,"sort":84,"date_created":134,"date_updated":135,"author_name":102,"featured_image":84,"subcategory":84,"translations":136},413,"import-save","2026-06-09T04:48:36.000Z","2026-06-10T18:25:02.000Z",[137],{"languages_code":93,"title":138,"title_short":139,"description":140,"content_md":141},"How to Import a Save File to Your Factorio Server","Import Save File","Upload an existing Factorio save file to your server and set it as the active world by renaming it to default.zip in the saves folder.","If you have an existing Factorio world you want to continue on your server, you can import it by uploading the save file via FTP. Factorio saves are `.zip` files and the server loads whichever file is named `default.zip` in the `saves` folder.\n\nYou will need FTP access configured before starting. See [Connect an FTP Client](\u002Fwiki\u002Fgame-servers\u002Ffactorio\u002Fconnect-ftp) if you have not done this yet.\n\n## Import your save\n\n1. Log in to the [Game Control Panel](https:\u002F\u002Fgamepanel.hosthavoc.com\u002F) and **Stop** your server.\n2. Locate the `.zip` save file on your PC that you want to upload.\n3. Connect to your server via FTP and navigate to the `saves\u002F` folder.\n4. If there is already a `default.zip` in the `saves\u002F` folder, rename or delete it first to avoid conflicts.\n5. Upload your save `.zip` file to the `saves\u002F` folder.\n6. Rename the uploaded file to `default.zip`.\n7. Start your server. It will load your imported save.\n\n## Troubleshooting\n\n- **Server loads a different save:** Confirm the file in `saves\u002F` is named exactly `default.zip` with no extra spaces or characters.\n- **Upload fails or is slow:** Large save files can take time. Keep the FTP connection open until the transfer completes, then verify the file size matches the original.\n- **Server crashes on start:** The save file may be incompatible with the server's Factorio version. Ensure your server is running the same version that created the save. You can [configure the server version](\u002Fwiki\u002Fgame-servers\u002Ffactorio\u002Fconfigure-server) from the panel.",{"id":143,"article_path":144,"sort":84,"date_created":145,"date_updated":146,"author_name":102,"featured_image":84,"subcategory":84,"translations":147},416,"install-mods","2026-06-09T04:48:46.000Z","2026-06-10T18:25:12.000Z",[148],{"languages_code":93,"title":149,"title_short":150,"description":151,"content_md":152},"How to Add Mods to Your Factorio Server","Install Mods","Download mods from the Factorio mod portal and upload them to your server's mods folder via FTP to enable them on your dedicated server.","Factorio mods are distributed as `.zip` files through the official mod portal at [mods.factorio.com](https:\u002F\u002Fmods.factorio.com\u002F). Installing them on your server requires uploading the file to the `mods\u002F` folder via FTP.\n\nBefore starting, make sure you have FTP access set up. See [Connect an FTP Client](\u002Fwiki\u002Fgame-servers\u002Ffactorio\u002Fconnect-ftp) for instructions.\n\n## Install a mod\n\n1. Browse to [mods.factorio.com](https:\u002F\u002Fmods.factorio.com\u002F) and find the mod you want.\n2. Download the mod's `.zip` file to your PC.\n3. Connect to your server via FTP and navigate to the `mods\u002F` folder.\n4. Upload the `.zip` file to the `mods\u002F` folder. Do not extract it.\n5. [Restart your server](\u002Fwiki\u002Fgame-servers\u002Ffactorio\u002Fautomatic-restarts) for the mod to load.\n\n## Troubleshooting\n\n- **Mod not loading after restart:** Confirm the `.zip` file is in the `mods\u002F` folder and has not been accidentally extracted. The file must remain as a `.zip`.\n- **Version mismatch error:** Each mod targets a specific Factorio version. Check the mod's page on mods.factorio.com to confirm it supports your server's version.\n- **Players cannot join after adding a mod:** All players must have the same mods installed locally as the server. Share the mod list with your players so they can install the same versions.",{"id":154,"article_path":155,"sort":84,"date_created":156,"date_updated":84,"author_name":102,"featured_image":84,"subcategory":84,"translations":157},417,"reinstall-server","2026-06-09T04:49:00.000Z",[158],{"languages_code":93,"title":159,"title_short":160,"description":161,"content_md":162},"How to Reinstall Your Factorio Server","Reinstall Server","Reinstall your Factorio server from the game panel to reset it to a clean default state, removing all server files except backups.","Reinstalling your Factorio server deletes all server files and downloads a fresh copy of the game server, restoring it to the same default state it was in when first provisioned.\n\n> **Before you start:** All server files will be deleted, except backups. 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). To re-add mods, follow the [install mods guide](\u002Fwiki\u002Fgame-servers\u002Ffactorio\u002Finstall-mods).\n\n## Troubleshooting\n\n- **Reinstall button not available:** Ensure the server is fully stopped before attempting to reinstall.\n- **Process takes a long time:** This is normal for larger game files. Do not navigate away from the panel or interrupt the process.\n- **Server fails to start after reinstall:** Submit a support ticket if the server does not start within a few minutes of the reinstall completing.",{"id":164,"article_path":165,"sort":84,"date_created":166,"date_updated":167,"author_name":102,"featured_image":84,"subcategory":84,"translations":168},418,"add-admins","2026-06-09T04:49:19.000Z","2026-06-10T18:25:20.000Z",[169],{"languages_code":93,"title":170,"title_short":171,"description":172,"content_md":173},"How to Add Admins to Your Factorio Server","Add Admins","Grant admin privileges on your Factorio server by adding Factorio usernames to server-adminlist.json, then verify access using in-game console commands.","Admin privileges on a Factorio server are controlled by `server-adminlist.json`. 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. Using cheats disables achievements for that save.\n\n## Troubleshooting\n\n- **Admin not recognized after joining:** Ensure the server was fully stopped before saving `server-adminlist.json`, then restarted after the save.\n- **JSON parse error on startup:** Validate your `server-adminlist.json` is a plain array of strings with no trailing commas. Each username must be quoted.\n- **Player promoted in-game not persisting:** Using `\u002Fpromote` in-game also updates `server-adminlist.json` automatically. If it does not persist across restarts, check that your server has write access to the file via [FTP](\u002Fwiki\u002Fgame-servers\u002Ffactorio\u002Fconnect-ftp)."]