---
title: "How to whitelist your Factorio server"
description: "Information on how to whitelist your Factorio Server"
url: https://help.chiphead.tech/en/articles/251-how-to-whitelist-your-factorio-server
collection: "Factorio"
updated: 2026-06-13
language: en
---

# How to whitelist your Factorio server

Information on how to whitelist your Factorio Server

## Summary

A whitelist on a Factorio server is a security feature that limits access to only approved players. By maintaining a whitelist, you ensure that only trusted individuals can join your game, helping to prevent griefing and unauthorized access. This provides a controlled, secure, and more personalized multiplayer experience for everyone involved.

## How to Whitelist a Factorio Server

1.  Log in to the **ChipHead Control Panel**.
    
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2.  Start your server.
    
    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/attachments/20260613002348_1590.webp)
    
3.  Go to the **Console** tab.
    
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4.  Enter the following command:  
    `/whitelist add [playername]`
    

You can manage your whitelist further using the following commands:

<table data-id="027f4992-0093-4ced-8f7d-b1eecd1e9d83" style="min-width: 50px;"><colgroup><col style="min-width: 25px;"><col style="min-width: 25px;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="061176d7-6d15-460d-88f1-130e93b40870">/whitelist enable</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="b3361fcd-032b-448e-b3bb-d171e4c8d9a6">Enables the whitelist</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="6b632f20-8718-49f2-b6bc-e235791359ae">/whitelist disable</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="22a0f34f-aa8e-449e-a1e0-a173745c1773">Disables the whitelist</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="22cf3cbb-dd43-44cd-b4ba-bf4511654412">/whitelist add [playername]</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="5720880e-5429-4060-93f2-e0173f1bc94d">Adds a player to the whitelist</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="c5a5996f-84c2-460e-8e7e-e8c317974e0e">/whitelist remove [playername]</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="6e6d99ef-aaa8-4dea-9955-c9ee63f11f53">Removes a player from the whitelist</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="06abecaf-81b8-4af8-baee-8444d70c1d9f">/whitelist get</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="9c1cdb1c-cdca-4654-8e40-393572137a60">Displays all players currently on the whitelist</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="fd520bb7-edff-41c1-a7fe-3dd69d3a78c3">/whitelist clear</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="7037534e-dcfa-45e8-acb9-6678954675d0">Clears all players from the whitelist</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

> **Error:** **Note:** The player name must match their in-game name exactly.