From 63ebe89af3c31054bda4720d5f79a9beb221369c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Massaioli Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2021 09:26:08 +1000 Subject: Save File Setup Help people understand how to put their save files on the server. --- readme.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) (limited to 'readme.md') diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index f02f43e..796852f 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ If you know what you're doing, you might want to SSH onto the Linux instance to Note that this assumes some familiarity with SSH. The Linux instance will have a user `ec2-user` which you may connect to via SSH. If you want to upload saves, it's easiest to upload them to `/home/ec2-user` via SCP as the `ec2-user` user (this is `ec2-user`'s home directory), and then `sudo mv` these files to the right location in the factorio installation via SSH. +For example, here is how you copy your Save File to the running server: + +``` bash +scp MySave.zip ec2-user@:~/ +ssh ec2-user@ +mv ~/MySave.zip /opt/factorio/saves +``` + +Then your save should be in place. + For remote access, you'll need to: 1. Create a [Key Pair](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home#KeyPairs:sort=keyName) (Services > EC2 > Key Pairs). You'll need to use this to connect to the instance for additional setup. -- cgit v1.2.3