Setting up a factorio server on Azure Container Instances

Guide to setup server for Factorio game. Use Azure Cload Shell to run commands.

Azure

Resource group

rg=rg-factorio-server
location=westeurope
az group create -l $location -n $rg

Azure files share

storage=stfactorio$RANDOM
share=sharefactorio
az storage account create -g $rg -n $storage -l $location --sku Standard_LRS
az storage share create -n $share --account-name $storage

Save ARM template deploy-factrio-server.json Get your storage key executing command

STORAGE_KEY=$(az storage account keys list --resource-group $rg --account-name $storage --query "[0].value" --output tsv)

Replace values before running

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "variables": {
 "containername": "container-factorio-server",
 "containerimage": "docker.io/factoriotools/factorio:stable"
  },
  "resources": [
 {
   "name": "ci-factorio-server-<unique name>",
   "type": "Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups",
   "apiVersion": "2021-03-01",
   "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
   "properties": {
     "sku": "Standard",
     "containers": [
       {
         "name": "[variables('containername')]",
         "properties": {
           "image": "[variables('containerimage')]",
           "resources": {
             "requests": {
               "cpu": 1,
               "memoryInGb": 1.5
             }
           },
           "ports": [
             {
               "protocol": "TCP",
               "port": 27015
             },
             {
               "protocol": "UDP",
               "port": 34197
             }
           ], 
           "volumeMounts": [
             {
               "name": "filesharevolume",
               "mountPath": "/factorio"
             }
           ],
           "environmentVariables": [
             {
               "name": "LOAD_LATEST_SAVE",
               "value": "false"
             },
             {
               "name": "GENERATE_NEW_SAVE",
               "value": "true"
             },
             {
               "name": "SAVE_NAME",
               "value": "generatenewsave"
             }
           ]
         }
       }
     ],
     "osType": "Linux",
     "restartPolicy": "Always",
     "ipAddress": {
       "type": "Public",
       "ports": [
         {
           "protocol": "tcp",
           "port": 27015
         },
         {
           "protocol": "udp",
           "port": 34197
         }
       ],
       "dnsNameLabel": "factorio-server-<unique name>"
     },
     "volumes": [
       {
         "name": "filesharevolume",
         "azureFile": {
             "shareName": "sharefactorio",
             "storageAccountName": "<storage acccount name>",
             "storageAccountKey": "<storage account key>"
         }
       }
     ]
   }
 }
  ]
}

Run deployment

az deployment group create --resource-group $rg --template-file deploy-factorio-server.json

Exec bash inside container and attach to it

az container exec -g $rg -n <container instances name> --container-name <container name> --exec-command "sh"

Edit factorio/config/server-settings.json (mandatory to set username + password/token)
Open the game and connect to [public ip]:34197

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