Factorio: Whitelist

Information on how to whitelist your Factorio server at ZAP-Hosting → Learn more now

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Introduction

A whitelist is an access list that restricts server access to approved Factorio accounts. On most hosted servers, the whitelist is activated as soon as at least one player has been added, and it is stored in a server-whitelist.json file.

Activating the Whitelist

Open the live console in the ZAP-Hosting game server management and add the first player to the whitelist. Adding the first name usually activates the whitelist immediately.

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/whitelist add PlayerName

If your host offers an explicit activation command, you can also run this before adding users.

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/whitelist enable

A restart is usually not necessary for the change to take effect, but a one-time restart after initial setup ensures the whitelist file is written and loaded on startup.

Managing Whitelist Players

To add more players, run the add command again with their Factorio usernames.

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/whitelist add AnotherPlayer

To remove a player, use the remove command.

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/whitelist remove PlayerName

To view the current whitelist, use the get command.

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/whitelist get

Checking Whitelist Functionality

After adding at least one player, try joining with an account not on the list. The connection should be denied. Then connect with a whitelisted account to confirm it works.

If the server still lets everyone in, check that the commands were executed on the correct server and restart the server once to ensure the whitelist file is loaded at startup.

Conclusion

If you have followed all the steps above correctly, your whitelist is now active and you can precisely control who can access the server. If access still does not work as expected, restart the server once and check the file or command output to ensure the change was applied.

If you have further questions or issues, our support team is available daily – don’t hesitate to contact us! 🙂

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Use the live console command /whitelist add PlayerName – adding the first name usually activates the whitelist immediately. You can also use /whitelist enable as an explicit activation command.

Use the command /whitelist remove PlayerName.

Use the command /whitelist get.

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Factorio: Whitelist

Introduction

Activating the Whitelist

Managing Whitelist Players

Checking Whitelist Functionality

Conclusion

Frequently asked questions

Factorio

Activating the Whitelist

Managing Whitelist Players

Checking Whitelist Functionality

Conclusion

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