FactoryManager

Desktop app for managing a local Factorio dedicated server on Windows. Built with Electron, React, and TypeScript.

Features

Server Management

• Start/stop/restart with real-time status and log output
• Crash auto-restart (per-profile, up to 3 attempts in 5 minutes)
• Scheduled restarts (every N hours or daily at a set time, with RCON player warnings)
• Auto-start server on app launch
• UPnP automatic port forwarding
• Resource monitor (CPU, memory, UPS)

RCON Console

• Live command input with output display
• Quick command buttons (Players, Time, Evolution, Seed, Save)
• Command scheduler (run RCON commands at configurable intervals)

Save Management

• List, create, delete server saves
• Import saves from game client
• Backup system with create/restore/delete
• Auto-backup before server start with configurable max backups

Mod Portal integration

• Browse, install, update, and manage mods from the official Factorio mod portal without leaving the app.
• Full catalog cached client-side with search, sort, and lazy scroll.
• Downloads verified with SHA1.
• Auth auto-detected from game files with manual fallback.

Configuration

• Server settings editor (GUI for server-settings.json)
• Map settings editor (difficulty, pollution, evolution, expansion)
• Map generation editor (terrain, cliffs, resources, world size)
• Player management (admin list, ban list, whitelist)
• Profile system for multiple server configurations
• Profile export/import (JSON)

Dashboard

• Server status with uptime counter
• Local and public IP display with copy-to-clipboard
• Live activity feed (player joins, leaves, chat)
• Server resource usage (CPU/memory/UPS)
• Factorio update checker
• UPnP port forwarding status

Desktop Integration

• System tray with context menu (show/hide, start/stop, quit)
• Close-to-tray option
• Desktop notifications (server start/stop/crash, player join/leave)
• Log export to text file

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Factorio installed (Steam or standalone)

Getting Started

npm install
npm start

On first launch, create a profile and point it to your Factorio installation directory.

Build

npm run make

Produces a Windows installer in the out/ directory.

Architecture

• Main process: Electron + Node.js services (server process management, RCON client, file I/O)
• Renderer: React 18 + Tailwind CSS
• IPC: Typed channels with preload bridge (contextBridge)
• Persistence: electron-store for profiles and app settings
• Server isolation: Separate write-data directory avoids conflicts with the game client

License

MIT