Satisfactory Dedicated Server Requirements 2026

Satisfactory dedicated server requirements scale with factory complexity more than player count. A 4 player save with a mega factory can use more CPU, RAM, and storage than an 8 player early game world.

The quick answer: use 4 GB RAM for early game, 6 to 8 GB for mid game, 8 to 12 GB for late game, and 12 to 16 GB for mega factories. Pick a high clock CPU, SSD or NVMe storage, and open the required UDP ports before inviting players.

Hardware Requirements

How Factory Complexity Affects RAM

Early game (Tier 1-4): Small factories, few buildings. Comfortable on 4 GB RAM.

Mid game (Tier 5-7): Multiple production lines, trains, vehicles, hundreds of conveyor belts. Needs 6-8 GB RAM.

Late game (Tier 8+): Thousands of machines, nuclear plants, drone ports. RAM usage climbs to 8-12 GB. CPU load increases as the server calculates every machine's production cycle.

Mega factory: 12-16 GB RAM is common. Save files grow to several GB. Loading takes longer. Autosaves cause brief lag spikes.

RAM by Stage

CPU Requirements

Satisfactory's server simulation loop is single-threaded. Clock speed and IPC matter more than core count. A dual-core Ryzen at 4.5 GHz outperforms a 16-core Xeon at 2.4 GHz for this workload.

Best options: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, Ryzen 9 5950X, Intel i9-13900K.

Storage

A mid-game save is 20-50 MB. A late-game mega factory save reaches 200-500 MB. With multiple save slots and backups, allocate 15 GB.

SSD required. The server reads and writes world data frequently. An NVMe SSD loads a large save in seconds. HDD takes minutes. Autosave lag spikes are shorter on NVMe.

Quick Setup on Linux

# Install SteamCMD
sudo apt install steamcmd
steamcmd +force_install_dir /home/satisfactory +login anonymous +app_update 1690800 validate +quit

# Run
cd /home/satisfactory
./FactoryServer.sh -log -unattended

Ports to open:

• 15777 UDP (game)
• 15000 UDP (beacon)
• 7777 UDP (query)

Self-Hosting vs Paid VPS

Self-hosting: Free, but your electricity, internet, and the server stops when your PC shuts down.

Oracle Cloud free tier: Always Free Arm compute equal to 2 OCPUs and 12 GB RAM, running 24/7. The Satisfactory dedicated server has no ARM build, so on Oracle's Arm instances it only runs through an x86 emulation layer such as FEX or Box64. Risk of instance reclamation.

Paid VPS: a fixed monthly fee for a set amount of RAM and vCores, NVMe SSD, and a server that keeps running 24/7 in a datacenter. Ask how the vCores are shared with other customers and how much RAM is dedicated to you.

Space-Node Premium VPS plans start at €8.40 a month for 4 GB RAM on an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with NVMe SSD, and larger plans go up to 48 GB for late game mega factories. The RAM is dedicated to your VPS; the vCores are shared with the other VPSes on the node. Both VPS tiers are out of stock until about the end of October. If you would rather not manage the server yourself, Satisfactory hosting starts at €8.00 a month for 8 GB RAM.

Quick 2026 Answer

Satisfactory Dedicated Server Requirements 2026: RAM, CPU, Ports, and Hosting should start with a small working server before adding mods, plugins or public players. Game servers fail most often when owners skip the test phase. Install, join, restart, back up, then invite players.

Server Setup Checklist

1. Confirm the game version and server build.
2. Open only the ports the game needs.
3. Start with default settings first.
4. Make one backup before changing configs.
5. Test with a small group before posting the server publicly.
6. Write down the admin commands and save location.

Common Mistakes

Many new owners copy settings from a large public server even though their own server has different hardware and player count. Start simple. Raise limits only after the server is stable.

Also watch memory, CPU and disk together. One number rarely tells the whole story. A server can have enough RAM and still lag if world saving or CPU spikes are the real issue.

Where to Go Next

For hosting and sizing, use VPS hosting, game server hosting comparison, Minecraft server requirements. Good supporting visuals are the server console after a clean start, a backup folder and a small diagram of players connecting to the VPS.

Real Test Routine

The practical test for Satisfactory Dedicated Server Requirements 2026: RAM, CPU, Ports, and Hosting is whether a new player can join, play and return after a restart. Many game server guides stop at installation, but the real work is stability. A server that starts once is not the same as a server that survives updates and real users.

Run one clean install, join the server, restart it and join again. Then change one setting, restart and check logs. If the game supports saves, verify that world data or player data persisted. If the game supports mods, add only one group at a time and keep a backup before each change.

Most launch problems come from wrong ports, wrong versions, missing dependencies or configs copied from another server. Work through them slowly and write down the fix. That note will save time next update.

When Hosting Is the Limit

Hosting is probably the limit when the game is configured cleanly but players still see lag, disconnects or slow saves under normal load. Choose a VPS or game host with enough CPU, storage and network quality for the player count you actually have.

Satisfactory dedicated server official-style requirements quick table

The community-maintained Satisfactory wiki lists dedicated server binaries for 64-bit Windows and Linux, and recommends exceeding the minimum requirements for CPU. It also notes that the server heavily favors single-core performance even though it uses multiple cores.

Satisfactory ports in 2026

As of current Satisfactory dedicated server docs, older ports 15000 and 15777 are no longer used. If players get stuck while connecting, check that both 7777 and 8888 are open and that the server is listening on the expected interface.

RAM by factory stage

A Satisfactory dedicated server is not a tiny idle process forever. It becomes heavier as the factory, belts, trains, drones, and save file grow.

If you would rather not run the machine yourself, our Satisfactory hosting plans cover the setup described above.

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