How many vCPUs should I get?

Four to six vCPUs cover most Satisfactory servers. Because the production loop runs on one thread, adding extra cores gives no measurable gain; picking a higher clocked processor is what makes a real difference. If you experience stutter in a late-game factory, the fix is upgrading the processor family rather than adding cores.

How much does RAM demand grow as the factory grows?

It grows even if the player count stays the same, because what matters is the number of machines and conveyor belts. Where 6-8 GB is enough in a new game, 12-16 GB is normal in a late-game factory with tens of thousands of machines. Resource upgrades can be requested from the panel.

Do save files fill up the storage?

Yes, unless you limit the number of autosaves. Each autosave writes a complete file, and a single late-game save can reach hundreds of MB, so accumulated saves can hold a significant share of the disk. Limiting the save count and periodically moving old saves off the server is the simplest solution.

Game servers

Satisfactory Server Hosting

A Satisfactory server's resource needs grow with factory size rather than player count. Even in a four-player session, once thousands of machines, conveyor belts and train lines are built, the work the production loop must compute each tick multiplies. Most of that computation happens on a single thread, so adding vCPU stops helping past a point; per-core performance is what decides. The second variable is the save file: as the factory grows, both save size and save duration grow with it.

What is a Satisfactory server?

A Satisfactory server hosts a persistent factory world where players build automated production lines together. The server software is installed through SteamCMD and player counts are usually small (typically groups of four). Resource needs, however, scale with factory size rather than player count: thousands of machines, conveyors and every item moving along them are continuously simulated. That makes Satisfactory the most interesting case on this list — a four-player server can demand high resources months later because of a huge factory. The save file also grows noticeably as the factory expands, so regular backups matter.

Recommended plan by player count

These values map one to one onto the VDS plan steps in our catalogue. Intermediate values can also be selected in the configurator.

Players	RAM	vCPU	Storage	Intel i9-10920XDDR4 · Value	Ryzen 9 7950XDDR5 · Performance	Note
1-4	8 GB	4	60 GB	₺1.270,00 / mo	₺1.800,00 / mo	A new or mid-sized factory. The baseline plan, enough for most co-op sessions.
4-8	16 GB	6	120 GB	₺2.590,00 / mo	₺3.570,00 / mo	A late-game factory with long train networks, tens of thousands of machines and accumulated autosaves.
8+	32 GB	8	200 GB	₺4.850,00 / mo	₺6.680,00 / mo	Very large shared worlds. The limit at this level is the single-threaded production loop, not the player count.

The amounts in the table are the monthly net price of each processor option and match the calculation in the configurator. The value option uses DDR4 memory, the performance option DDR5. Billing period (3, 6, 12, 24, 36 months) and extra resources are calculated in the configurator.

Prices exclude VAT (20%).

How to choose the hardware

In a new game, four players run comfortably on 6-8 GB. Late-game factories change that picture: 12-16 GB is normal with tens of thousands of machines and long train networks. On the CPU side, because the production loop is single-threaded, 4-6 vCPU covers most scenarios and more gives no measurable gain; choosing a higher clocked processor is what helps instead. On storage, autosaves accumulate and each one writes a complete file; since a single late-game save can reach hundreds of MB, NVMe reduces the stalls that occur while saving.

Which processor family?

Most game servers run on a single thread, so per-core performance matters more than core count.

Intel i9-10920X

DDR4Value

The value option. DDR4 with a high core count; a sensible starting point for new or mid-sized factories thanks to its clearly lower per-resource pricing.

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Ryzen 9 7950X

DDR5Performance

The performance option. Zen 4 with DDR5 and the highest single-core performance in our catalogue. Because Satisfactory runs its production loop on one thread, this is the only thing that determines tick time in late-game factories. DDR5 bandwidth also helps with large save files.

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Setup steps

1Install with an Ubuntu 22.04 template and download the Satisfactory dedicated server via SteamCMD (app 1690800).
2Open TCP and UDP port 7777; older builds additionally use UDP ports 15000 and 15777.
3Start the server once and set the administrator password from inside the game; the first connection claims the server.
4If you are migrating an existing save, load it through the in-game server manager, since copying the file by hand can cause version mismatches.
5Limit the number of autosaves; because each one writes a complete file, storage fills quickly in late game.
6Keep the server behind Fexwall.

Common mistakes

Sizing resources by player count. The load comes from the number of simulated machines and conveyors, not players.
Choosing a plan based on the first week's usage. Needs multiply over months as the factory grows.
Not backing up the save. The loss of a factory built over months cannot be undone.

Migrating from another provider

The order matters when moving a live server: back up the game files and the database on the old server, install the same version on the new one, import the database, then update the address your players connect to. Move the database last — if both servers stay online together for a while, player data splits in two and cannot be merged afterwards. Do not shut the old server down until the new one is verified.

If you get stuck on a step, open a support ticket; we help with the installation steps.

What is included at Datafex

Fexwall L3/L4 DDoS filtering is included free on every plan. That is the layer a game server needs; a CDN in front of HTTP does not protect the game's UDP traffic.

Every plan uses NVMe SSD. The database runs on the same machine as the game server, so storage latency turns directly into in-game stutter.

Servers are in Türkiye, at the DGN data centre in Bursa. Transit is 100 Gbps domestic and 10 Tbps international.

Setup completes automatically within minutes. Extra IPs, rDNS and firewall rules are managed from the customer panel.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Games that run on the same infrastructure with comparable resource needs. Each page lists RAM, vCPU and storage guidance by player count.

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