The Console tab of a PlayNHost Factorio server shows the server's output live and sends what you type straight to the game. Type a command with its slash, such as /players online or /server-save, and press Enter. The server must be running. You do not need to be a game admin to type commands here.
Send a command
- Open your server in the panel and click the Console tab.
- Check the badge says Online.
- Type the command in the box at the bottom, for example
/players online, and press Enter. - The answer appears in the output above.
Which commands are useful from the Console?
From the Factorio wiki console page:
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/players online | Lists the players who are on (/players count gives the number) |
/server-save | Saves the game on the server now |
/save <name> | Saves the game under a new name (server console only) |
/promote <player> | Makes a player admin |
/kick, /ban, /unban | Removes or bans a player |
/whitelist <add/remove/get/clear> | Manages the whitelist |
/admins, /bans | Lists admins or bans |
/seed | Prints the map seed |
/time | Prints the map's age |
/version | Prints the game version |
/evolution | Prints the enemy evolution factor |
Do not type /quit: it is what Stop sends, and the panel's Stop and Restart buttons already end the game cleanly with a save. Lua commands with /c work too, but they turn achievements off for that save for good.
What are the [pnh-update] lines?
The panel's own checks before Factorio starts: the Space Age setting, and whether a newer Factorio build is out. Factorio 2.1.24 (stable) is already installed. Nothing to download. means the server is current. Updated to Factorio ... Saves and mods were not touched. means it has updated. See How to update your Factorio server.
Which lines mean something went wrong?
Hosting game at ...is the good one: the game is up.Matching server connection failedwithMissing tokenonly means the server is not in the public list: Your Factorio server shows Matching server connection failed: Missing token.Failed to load mod ... Incompatible Factorio versionstops the start: Your Factorio server will not start: Incompatible Factorio version.
Run a command on a schedule
On Quick Tasks, Send Command sends a command you write, now or on a timer. Open its menu and choose Schedule… to run it every day, for example /server-save before a busy evening. The general guide: How to schedule tasks and automatic backups.
More on admin commands: How to become admin on your Factorio server. The general console guide: How to use the console and run commands.
