Factorio Server Hosting in the UK

Factorio headless server setup on Linux is straightforward. Here is the standard process for an Ubuntu deployment.

Factorio Server Hosting in the UK from Glitch Servers provides low-latency UK game server infrastructure with always-on DDoS protection - backed by AMD Ryzen hardware, NVMe Gen4 storage, and UK-native routing through AS212868. Factorio dedicated servers are relatively lightweight in early game but can become CPU-intensive as a base scales into the megabase territory - thousands of inserters, complex circuit networks, and large train systems all run on the server's single-threaded simulation. Our UK hosting uses AMD Ryzen 9 7950X compute, which delivers the high single-core clock speeds that Factorio's simulation benefits most from. The headless server syncs mods automatically with connecting clients and can be configured to auto-save at defined intervals, ensuring your factory never loses progress.

Game server performance at Glitch runs on AMD Ryzen 9 7950X processors - the high single-core clock speeds that game server software depends on for physics calculations, entity management, and script execution. NVMe Gen4 storage eliminates the map-load pauses and save-cycle stutters that affect game servers on spinning-disk or SATA SSD storage.

Network routing through AS212868 with direct LINX and LONAP peering keeps British players on UK-native ISP paths, avoiding the 30–60ms additional latency that routing via Frankfurt or Amsterdam adds for players connecting from UK residential broadband. Corero Smartwall DDoS mitigation is always on - game servers are frequent targets for volumetric attacks, and scrubbing runs at the network edge without adding processing latency to legitimate player traffic.

All plans include full root or admin access for custom configuration, mod installation, and plugin management. No port restrictions. Full game server plan details are on the game server hosting page.

External resources: LINX (London Internet Exchange) and Steam.