Satisfactory

Self-host or rent?

The wiki documents installing the server, configuring it, forwarding ports, updating it automatically and running it as a background service. What it never does is say who should be doing that. The useful thing about Satisfactory is how much of the ongoing work is documented as optional — which is why not wanting to maintain a server by hand is not, on its own, a reason to rent one.

Which setup fits me?

Four questions, weighed by what each one decides rather than added up. This is our guidance, not a Coffee Stain or Official Wiki recommendation, and no score sits behind it.

Do you already have a machine that meets the server recommendations?

The wiki's community-recommended figures are on our requirements page.

Can that machine stay available whenever your players need the server?

Our question, not the wiki's — it sets no uptime requirement.

Are you comfortable setting up the network and server configuration?

Port forwarding, VPN or network configuration and server settings are all documented.

Do you want to handle server updates and ongoing maintenance yourself?

Worth knowing before you answer: automatic updates and running it as a background service are both documented, so this does not have to be hands-on.

Answer all four to see a result.

The recommended figures a machine would have to clear

Published on the Official Satisfactory Wiki, but offered as a community recommendation rather than a minimum specification guaranteed by Coffee Stain. Treat these as experienced guidance, not a contract.

Official Wiki · Community recommendationMemory (RAM): 8 GB of RAM, as a recommended minimum
Official Wiki · Community recommendationMemory for bigger sessions: 16 GB may be recommended for larger save files or more than 4 players
Official Wiki · Community recommendationProcessor: Intel i5-3570 or better, or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or better, on x86-64. The server uses multiple cores but heavily favours high single-core performance

The work the wiki documents

Storage, platform and network facts first, then how a server is run and kept current. Documenting a task is not a recommendation about who performs it.

Official Wiki · DocumentedDisk space for the server files: Server files are 12.4 GB on Windows and 8 GB on Linux. A full game install is not required
Official Wiki · DocumentedOperating system: 64-bit Windows and 64-bit Linux are supported
Official Wiki · DocumentedPorts and protocol: As of Patch 1.1.0.0 the defaults are 7777 TCP for server traffic and the HTTPS API, 7777 UDP for game traffic and the Lightweight Query API, and 8888 TCP for reliable messaging
Official Wiki · DocumentedHosting it at home: Home hosting may require port forwarding, or VPN or other network configuration
Official Wiki · DocumentedInstalling and updating through SteamCMD: The wiki documents installing the server and applying updates to it with SteamCMD. It is the same command for both, so updating is a documented routine rather than a rebuild.
Official Wiki · Documented · Reduces ongoing workServer management and configuration: Managing and configuring the server is documented, including the in-game Server Manager for administering one you have claimed.
Official Wiki · Documented · Reduces ongoing workAutomatic updates: Automatic updating is documented, so keeping the server current does not have to be something you remember to do by hand.
Official Wiki · Documented · Reduces ongoing workRunning it as a background service: The wiki documents running the server as a background service, with options for starting it on boot and restarting it. That is how a server keeps running without someone minding it.

Source, last checked:

Official Satisfactory Wiki — Dedicated servers — 29 September 2026

One thing on this page is ours rather than the wiki's: how available a server needs to be. That is a question about the people playing on it, not a documented Satisfactory requirement, and we have labelled it that way in the result.

Worth reading either way

The same figures apply wherever the server runs. We have named no hosting companies or prices here, and will not until we have something useful to say about them.

Server requirements — the community-recommended figures and documented server facts, so you can check a machine against them or know what to look for in a rented one.
Server Planner — two questions, and which of the wiki's two memory recommendations applies to your server.

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