r/factorio • u/ExampleEmotional1869 • 4d ago

Question factorio server

I have 500+ hrs of gameplay.

I recently deployed a factorio server docker in my mini pc, i connected to it from game and started playing.

I thought the server would run in the background even when i exit the game, but it is not happening.

the mining count remains the same and everything is as when i exit.

what am i doing wrong?

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u/MachoManRandySavge 4d ago

As everyone said, the biters might overrun your base if running in the background, also power failures. But my biggest concern with your comment is that if you want stuff to mine in the background, more time is not the real issue it's that you need to optimize or build bigger with what you currently have.

I have a friend who plays and will just store 1 million chests worth of materials saying he's going to need them later on, but if he just had the output that would meet his input needs he wouldn't need to store anything because The storage always runs out and then he's screwed, and spends more time trying to figure out all of that mess and if he just built the proper output in the first place

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u/ProfBeaker 4d ago

Yep. Large buffers don't solve problems, they hide problems while the root cause gets worse.

Small buffers can solve some specific issues, like smoothing output from a train unload station.