How to Reset Your Rust World & Playerdata

Rust server owners should reset their worlds regularly to help keep their community active. You can also reset just the player data which won't affect the world or server configuration.

#Resetting your Server's Player Data

It is possible to reset your player data while still keeping your server's existing world. In order to do this, you will need to delete all of the player-related files using your server's file manager.

1. Access your control panel and Stop your server.

2. Navigate to the Files tab.

3. Navigate to the /server directory.

4. Navigate to my_server_identity (or the current server identity of your server). 

5. Delete all files that include the word player, these will be .db files as highlighted in the image below.

6. Start your server.

After completing these steps your Rust server's player data should be entirely reset.

#Resetting Your Server's World

To delete or reset your server's world, you will need to delete all files associated with it.

1. Access your control panel and Stop your server.

2. Navigate to the Files tab.

3. Navigate to the /server directory.

4. Navigate to my_server_identity (or the current server identity of your server). 

5. Delete the .map file. If you're not using a custom map this will be the file labelled proceduralmap.

6. Delete any files ending with .sav if present.

7. Start your server.

After completing these steps your old map should be removed, and a fresh new map will be on your server. For custom maps, follow this guide.