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title: "Getting started with your Abiotic Factor server"
description: "Boot your facility server, configure WorldSettings, enable admin cheats, and manage game saves and backups for your co-op party."
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published: "2026-07-02T22:40:22.665Z"
updated: "2026-08-07T20:40:00.406Z"
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# Getting started with your Abiotic Factor server

Abiotic Factor is a co-op survival horror crafting game set in an underground research facility. Your server keeps a persistent facility online for your whole party, with smooth co-op.

## First Boot

1. Open your [hosted Abiotic Factor server](/games/abiotic-factor/) in the panel.

2. Click **Start**.

3. First boot downloads the dedicated server (about 8 GB), which takes 10 to 15 minutes.

4. The console shows server-ready lines after world load.

To connect: in Abiotic Factor, **Multiplayer** > **Direct Connect**, enter the IP and port from the **Address** at the top left of your panel.

## Configuration: WorldSettings.json (or similar)

Abiotic Factor's dedicated server uses a JSON config at the server root. The exact filename depends on the build; commonly `WorldSettings.json` or `ServerSettings.cfg`:

```json
{
  "ServerName": "My GSK Abiotic Factor Server",
  "ServerPassword": "",
  "MaxPlayers": 6,
  "ServerPort": 7777,
  "QueryPort": 27015,
  "WorldName": "MyWorld",
  "Difficulty": "Normal",
  "PvP": false,
  "FriendlyFire": false,
  "EnableCheats": false,
  "AdminSteamIDs": [
    "76561197960287930"
  ]
}
```

> [!IMPORTANT] `ServerPort` and `QueryPort` come from your allocation
> Abiotic Factor's stock 7777/27015 pair is usually not what your server runs on. The panel hands out a game port with its query port immediately above it, and the firewall is open for that pair alone. Read your real numbers off the **Network** tab and leave these two lines alone — "correcting" them back to the defaults is the quickest way to take a working server offline with no error in the console to show for it.

| Setting | Notes |
|---------|-------|
| ServerName | Server browser display |
| MaxPlayers | Default 6, raise for larger parties |
| Difficulty | Easy, Normal, Hard, Tourist (more relaxed) |
| WorldName | Save folder name |
| AdminSteamIDs | List of SteamID64s with admin privileges |

Restart after editing.

## Admin Commands

Admins can use the developer console in-game by enabling `EnableCheats` and pressing the console key. Common commands:

```
give <item> <count>
teleport <player>
heal
godmode
day
night
save
kick <player>
```

> [!WARNING] Leave cheats off on public servers
> Cheats should be disabled on public-ish servers; only enable them when you specifically need admin tools.

## Save Management

The world save is in `WS/Saved/SaveGames/<WorldName>/` (or similar; verify path on your build). To upload a single-player save:

1. Find your local save (typically under `%LocalAppData%\AbioticFactor\Saved\`).

2. Upload to the server's saves folder.

3. Set the server's `WorldName` to match.

> [!CAUTION] Deleting the save folder wipes the world
> To wipe, delete the save folder.

## Mods

Abiotic Factor's modding scene is young. Some community tools exist via the Steam Workshop and Nexus Mods, but no plugin-style server mods are widely adopted yet.

## Backups

Small save sizes make daily backups very cheap. Use the panel's **Backups** tab.

## Common Issues

- **Cannot connect**: Confirm port and that you're using the dedicated server's IP, not a host's IP. Players sometimes confuse co-op hosting with dedicated.
- **Save lost after restart**: Ensure `WorldName` matches an existing save; otherwise the server creates a new world each boot.
- **Slot count not honored**: MaxPlayers may need to be set both in the config and in the Startup tab.

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