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How to Set Up a Satisfactory Dedicated Server

Your Comprehensive Guide to Hosting with Akliz

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Why Host a Satisfactory Server?

Hosting your server with Akliz has several huge benefits over playing without a server, hosting yourself, and even hosting with another host.

  • Performance: Using a dedicated server can drastically improve performance on your computer, since many of the game processes are offloaded from your computer to the server.
  • Easy Control over gameplay settings and mods: With an Akliz server, you have full control over your game and mod settings, as well as which mods your server runs.
  • Opportunities to play with friends and build community: Having a server is great for playing with friends. The server can be online 24/7, so even when your computer is off, your friends can play. Growing an active community is easy when everyone has a server to hang out in!
  • Simplify Your Server: Our in-house server management site, the Command Center, makes managing your server easy without restricting what you can do. Whether you're brand new to server hosting or a seasoned veteran, you will find our site easy to use and powerful at the same time.
  • Reliable Backups: Included with all of our plans is our Vault system, which automatically makes backups of your server so you don't have to worry about losing your world if disaster strikes.
  • No Hidden Fees: We charge you one price for your plan. There are no features locked behind a paywall, like mod support, storage space, automatic and manual backups, premium support chat, or anything else.
  • Powerful Hardware: No matter what plan you choose, you get the same powerful server hardware. You don't have to pay extra to get the best we have to offer.

What You Need to Start Hosting Your Satisfactory Server

Before you get started, here are a few things you will need to play on your Satisfactory server:

  • Satisfactory Game License: Ensure you own a copy of Satisfactory with a valid Steam or Epic Games account.
  • Akliz Hosting Plan: Choose a suitable hosting plan based on your needs. Some servers may need more than others. Satisfactory servers require a minimum of 6GB to run, so you'll need to have a Titan plan. Check out the pricing page here to purchase one.
  • Internet Requirements: Make sure you have a stable internet connection. Almost all broadband connections should be able to play easily.
  • A Computer to Run Satisfactory: Satisfactory requires a gaming computer to run. Most gaming computers can run it. The minimum requirements are:
    • Windows 10 or later (64-Bit)
    • i5-3570 3.4 GHz 4 Core Processor
    • Nvidia GTX 1650/GTX 1050-ti, or AMD RX 470/RX 570, or equivalent performance & VRAM
    • 8 GB RAM

How to Set Up Your Satisfactory Server with Akliz

Step 1: Sign Up for Akliz Hosting

  • Create an account here.
  • Navigate to the Pricing Page and choose the plan that's right for you. You will need the 6GB Titan plan at a minimum, though servers with large amount of players may want a larger plan.
  • Click "Buy Now" next to the plan you want.
  • Take a look at everything in the Plan Overview section and make sure all of your choices look good. (Hint: you can get a discount by choosing a term for your plan longer than 1 month!)
  • Click Next.

  • Add a payment method. This can be a credit/debit card or PayPal.
  • Click "Pay Now" to finalize your payment and start your plan!

Step 2: Access the Command Center

  • Navigate to the Command Center and make sure you are still logged in.
  • This will bring you to your Servers page. Here you will be able to see a list of any servers you have created.

Step 3: Create a New Satisfactory Server

With any Akliz plan, once you have a plan you can start creating servers. These servers, when started, use your purchased RAM. You can see how much RAM you have used and available, as well as how many servers you can create and run on the left side of the Servers page.

  • Now that you're in the Servers page, you should see a button at the top left labeled "Create a Server". Clicking that button will bring you to a list of games available for installation.
  • Select "Satisfactory" from the list of available games.
  • You may choose either the current Satisfactory release, or the Experimental version, if an Experimental update is available.
  • On the next page, you will be able to create a friendly address that will be used to connect to your server. You can put anything you'd like here, as long as it's not already taken.
  • In the same page, you can choose your RAM. The default is the minimum amount required for the game, but if you bought a plan with extra RAM, you can increase this up to the amount you purchased.
  • Confirm the configuration and click "Create" to initialize the server.
  • Once it is created, you can start your server by clicking the blue "Play" icon, or click on "Manage" next to your server to see the console and other info, and you can click "Start" at the top right of the page. Your server needs to be started before you can join.

How to Join Your Satisfactory Server

Step 1: Locate the server IP address in the Akliz Command Center

  • Click "Manage" next to the name of your server in Command Center
  • The IP address and Port will be listed on the top of the page, next to your Friendly Address.

Step 2: Launch Satisfactory and go to the "Server Manager" menu

Step 3: Click "Add Server", then enter the IP Address and Port, then click "Confirm"

  • A Certificate Warning box will appear. Click Confirm.

Step 4: Click "Join Game" to connect to the server

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The first user to connect to the server will become the administrator of that server. If someone else tries to join with your IP before you do, they will be able to set up the server and set an admin password, so make sure you follow these steps before giving out your IP!

If this is the first time running the server, the first player to connect will need to set up the game session before players can join.

Setting the Admin settings on your server

If you are the server owner, make sure you connect to the server using the in-game Server Manager before you give out the server's IP to your players.

Step 1: Claim the server as an Admin

  • In the Claim Server window, enter a name for your server then click Confirm, then set an admin password and click Confirm again.

Step 2: Create a game

  • Click your server in the list on the left, then click Create Game at the top.
  • Choose your starting area from the available options.
  • Enter a Session Name. This is the name for the session, or game save, you will create. You can have multiple sessions in a single server, but only one online at once.

Step 3 (Optional): Configure Advanced Settings

  • Click Advanced Game Settings below the Start Game button. Be careful, some of these options will disable Achievements in the game, as they are not intended as the default experience.
  • Once the settings are adjusted to your preference, click Back to go back to the previous menu.

Step 4: Click "Start Game"

Your server is now running! You & other players may join using the instructions above.

Enhance Your Satisfactory Experience with Akliz

Modding your server with the Satisfactory Mod Manager

Looking for a more customized experience? Satisfactory has a rich modding community, and a variety of mods you can add to your server. You can install these directly to your server using the Satisfactory Mod Manager

Step 1: Download & Install the Satisfactory Mod Manager

Step 2: Add Your Server

  • Once installed, run the Mod Manager.
  • You will need your server's SFTP information. You can find this information my clicking Manage next to your server in Command Center, then clicking Show SFTP Info in the top bar, near the server address. Your SFTP information will be shown below the button.

  • In the Satisfactory Mod Manager, use the menu on the left to open the Manage Servers menu.
  • Fill our your SFTP information in this menu.
    • Click the FTP drop-down menu and Select SFTP
    • Enter your Username into the Username field, your SFTP Host into the Host field, and your Command Center password into the Password field. All other fields can be left blank.
  • If the above information was filled out correctly, then a server listing called "satisfactory" will appear at the bottom of the menu. Click on it in so that it is highlighted, then click Add to add it to your server list. You may now close the Dedicated Servers menu.

  • In the top-right, under Select Game Installation, select your server from the drop-down menu.

  • You're now ready to install your mods! Browse through the mods available in the mod manager, and when you find one you like, clicking the Install button on that mod will install it directly to your server.

Common Issues and How to Solve Them

Server connection is laggy / I keep falling off my ziplines!

If you find interacting with some objects like ziplines, ladders, and storage crates is sometimes unreliable or jittery, you may need to increase the Network Quality on your game client & server. By default, servers are set to 0 / Low quality, as that gives the best FPS for all players connected, but can cause lag with connection speeds.

Possible settings are 0 / Low, 1 / Medium, 2 / High, or 3 / Ultra. You'll want to use the same setting on both server & client.

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Higher Network Quality will reduce server lag, but may cause FPS problems! If you're having bad FPS on the server, but not in single-player, try setting the Network Quality to a lower setting. You may need to do some experimenting to find the right balance between Network and FPS.

Setting Network Quality on your Client:

From the main menu, go to Options > Gameplay, and set "Network Quality" to Ultra, and uncheck the box next to "Send Gameplay Data"

Setting Network Quality on your Server

Once you've generated the config files, navigate to GameUserSettings.ini and open it using the in-browser text editor.

Set the number for mNetworkQuality= to 3, or to the number corresponding to the related Network Quality setting you wish to use.

You can also set the Network Quality while the server is running, by running the command FG.NetworkQuality 3 from the Server Manager Console:

Someone else claimed my server / I can't remember my Admin password!

In order to reset the Admin settings on your server, you'll need to remove the exist settings via SFTP.

First, stop your server.
Then, with your SFTP client, connect to the server and navigate to .config/Epic/Factorygame/Saved/SaveGames:
If you can't see this folder, in WinSCP click on Options > Preferences. Inside of the Preferences window, click on the Panels section and select Show hidden files (Ctrl-Alt-H).

In that folder, there will be a file named ServerSettings.-#####.
Deleting this file will reset the Admin settings, and when you start the server & connect to it again, you'll be able to set Admin password and other settings, the same way you would on a new server.

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Don't Delete Until You've Written Down the Session Name

Make sure to write down the Session Name you had picked before deleting the Server Settings. You'll have to use the exact same Session Name in order to access your world save files from before.

Start Building with Akliz Today!

Akliz offers tons of benefits over hosting locally or other solutions. Our Command Center is powerful and simple and lets you skip the nonsense and get straight to the game. Our hardware is some of the best in the business and our support is top notch. You can't go wrong, no matter what game you play.

If you want to host a server for another game, we let you switch games under a single plan, as long as you have enough RAM. Check out all of the games we host below!

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