Factorio Init Script

A simple factorio init script for linux

Debugging

If you find yourself wondering why stuff is not working the way you expect:

• Check the logs, I suggest you tail -f /opt/factorio/factorio-current.log in a separate session
• Enable debugging in the config and/or:
• Try running the same commands as the factorio user (/opt/factorio-init/factorio invocation will tell you what the factorio user tries to run at start)

$ /opt/factorio-init invocation
#  Run this as the factorio user, example:
$ sudo -u factorio 'whatever invocation gave you'
# You should see some output in your terminal here, hopefully giving
# you a hint of what is going wrong

Install

• Create a directory where you want to store this script along with configuration. (either copy-paste the files or clone from github):

$ cd '/opt'
$ git clone https://github.com/Bisa/factorio-init.git

• Rename config.example to config and modify the values within according to your setup.

Autocompletion

• Copy/Symlink or source the bash_autocompletion file

$ ln -s /opt/factorio-init/bash_autocomplete /etc/bash_completion.d/factorio
# OR:
$ echo "source /opt/factorio-init/bash_autocomplete" >> ~/.bashrc
# restart your shell to verify that it worked

Systemd

• Copy the example service, adjust & reload

$ cp /opt/factorio-init/factorio.service.example /etc/systemd/system/factorio.service
# Edit the service file to suit your environment then reload systemd
$ systemctl daemon-reload

• Verify that the server starts

$ systemctl start factorio
$ systemctl status -l factorio
# Remember to enable the service at startup if you want that:
$ systemctl enable factorio

SysvInit

• Symlink the init script:

$ ln -s /opt/factorio-init/factorio /etc/init.d/factorio
# Make the script executable:
$ chmod +x /opt/factorio-init/factorio
# Try it out:
$ service factorio help
# Do not forget to enable the service at boot if you want that.

Thank You

• To all who find this script useful in one way or the other
• A big thank you to Wube for making Factorio
• A special thanks to NoPantsMcDance, Oxyd, HanziQ, TheFactorioCube and all other frequent users of the #factorio channel @ esper.net
• Thank you to Salzig for pointing me in the right direction when it comes to input redirection
• At last, but not least; Thank you to all contributors and users posting issues in my github project or on the factorio forums

You are all a great source of motivation, thank you.

License

This code is realeased with the MIT license, see the LICENSE file.