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 How To Enable Hardcore Mode On Your Rust Server

Aimed towards veteran players, Rust's new hardcore mode removes a range of features making the...

 How to Add Server Tags and Configure the Filter List on your Rust Server

Tags for Rust servers are a unique way to show potential players the type of server you are...

 How to Add a Custom Map to Your Rust Server

If you want to use custom maps on your Rust server, you'll need to use the RustEdit Oxide...

 How to Add an Admin to Your Rust Server

Rust server administrators have access to a wide range of commands to help with server management...

 How to Ban or Unban a Player on Your Rust Server

The ability to ban is built into every Rust server out of the box, preventing unwanted players...

 How to Change How Often Your Rust Server Saves

Rust by default will automatically save every 10 minutes (600 seconds). Some users may wish to...

 How to Change Your Rust Server Description, Header Image and URL

Every Rust server has a server information page that can be viewed both in-game and on the server...

 How to Change the CPU Priority of Your Rust Server

Operating systems share processor resources between all running processes based upon their...

 How to Change the Game Mode on your Rust Server

Rust offers a variety of game modes for server owners to choose from when setting up their Rust...

 How to Change the World Seed and Size on Your Rust Server

Please note that if you already have a map generated, you will need to reset it before you can...

 How to Configure Automatic Wipes on your Rust Server

Rust is a game that encourages resetting the world and player data from time to time to keep...

 How to Configure Building Decay on your Rust Server

Rust has a built-in game mechanic called decay to counteract inactive player-built structures....

 How to Configure Custom Loading Messages on your Rust Server

While playing Rust, you may have encountered servers with custom-loading messages when connecting...

 How to Configure Easy Anti-Cheat on your Rust Server

Easy Anti-Cheat is a third-party anti-cheat software to counteract hacking and cheating in Rust....

 How to Configure Team Size on your Rust Server

Team size is an important factor in servers on Rust, as it's a way to utilise the balance between...

 How to Configure a Custom Domain for your Rust Server

A custom domain is a unique name that can be used to identify your server, rather than using an...

 How to Configure the Missile Silo Timer on your Rust Server

Rust is a game that encourages resetting the world and player data from time to time to keep...

 How to Connect Centralized Banning to your Rust Server

The Rust Centralized Banning feature allows developers to create ban databases which are shared...

 How to Connect to Your Rust Server

There are multiple ways to connect to your Rust server. It is possible to connect to your server...

 How to Enable a Whitelist on Your Rust Server

If you want to have a private Rust server, you will need to enable a whitelist by using an Oxide...

 How to Enable the Staging Branch on your Rust Server

The Staging Version of Rust is essentially a work in progress. Before Facepunch officially...

 How to Host a Rust Server

Hosting a Rust server can be a daunting and difficult process. However, purchasing a Rust...

 How to Increase Gather Rates

If you wish to increase gather rates for resources in your server, you will need to use an Oxide...

 How to Increase Item Stack Limits

Rust’s default item stack limit is 100; however, some users may wish to increase this value, for...

 How to Install Carbon on your Rust Server

Carbon is a Rust modding framework that offers server owners an easy way to install plugins, make...

 How to Install Harmony Mods on your Rust Server

Harmony is Rust's built-in modding platform which means there is no need for external...

 How to Install Oxide Plugins on Your Rust Server

Before you can install plugins on your Rust server, you will need to install Oxide. If you need...

 How to Install Oxide on Your Rust Server

Oxide is a modding framework for Rust that empowers server owners to enhance their servers by...

 How to Install Plugins with Carbon on your Rust Server

Carbon supports plugins from uMod and Codefling, allowing users to modify server features such as...

 How to Install a Steam Beta on your Rust Server

There may be a time when you want to host a beta version of Rust on your Shockbyte server....

 How to Mute or Unmute Players on Your Rust Server

Mute and Unmute are 2 examples of commands that do not work in the in-game console. To proceed...

 How to Pair the Rust+ Mobile App with Your Server

We have a video tutorial for How to Pair the Rust+ Mobile App with Your Server:   Rust+ is...

 How to Reset Your Rust World & Playerdata

It is recommended that Rust server owners reset their worlds every 30 days to help keep their...

 How to Set a Server Name for Your Rust Server

When connecting to your server in Rust or viewing the server in the Steam server list, all...

 How to Setup Rust RCON

There are multiple tools you can use to setup RCON with a Rust server; however, we recommend...

 How to Spawn Trains & Railways on your Rust Server

Trains and railways are a great addition to Rust, allowing players to traverse the map quickly...

 How to Update Oxide/Rust

Once a month, the Oxide developers update their product. Sometimes, Rust also pushes an update...

 How to Use Rust Oxides Permission System

This guide is designed to help you understand Oxide's permission system. It will cover the basics...

 How to Use a Custom Domain Name on your Rust Server

You can connect to a Rust server using its IP address, but setting up a custom domain name adds a...

 Rust Admin Commands List

Here is a list of all commands for Rust. Note: Some commands listed here may only work with an...

 Rust Server Not Showing in Community/Modded List

Rust servers hosted by Shockbyte are automatically added to the Community or Modded server list...