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1 min readUpdated May 25, 2026

How to Become an Admin on Your Factorio Server

Many of the things you may want to do on your Factorio server will require Administrator/OP permissions. Luckily, it's very easy to become an admin!

Here is how you can make yourself an admin on your Factorio server.

Becoming an Admin

  1. Join your Factorio server.
  2. Log in to Bropanel and select your Factorio server.
  3. In the sidebar, go to Console.
  4. Type /promote YourUsername.

You should then see a message in the server console that looks like this [PROMOTE] toehunter was promoted to admin by <server>.

Here is a full list of all the current Factorio commands: https://wiki.factorio.com/console