How to Upload a Map to Your Factorio Server

Uploading an Existing Save

Factorio saves are .zip files.

1. Stop your server
2. In the XGamingServer Panel, click Files
3. Upload the .zip save file to the saves/ folder
4. Update the startup command to reference it: --start-server ./saves/my-save.zip
5. Start the server

Starting with the Latest Save

Use --start-server-load-latest in startup to auto-load the most recent save file.

Map Generation Settings

Create a custom map with specific generation parameters using map-gen-settings.json and map-settings.json. Examples are in the data/ folder.

Key generation controls:

• Resource frequency, size, richness (per-ore type)
• Enemy base frequency and size
• Starting area size
• Cliff settings
• Water coverage
• Map seed

Related Guides

• Server Configuration