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44 ArticlesHow 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 with muting and unmuting players, you must use an RCON client. If you do not know how to set up RCON, you can find our tutorial here. ::ProseNote{title="Important" description="If you do not know a player's SteamID or do not know how to find it, check out our guide here." appearance="default"} :: How to Mute a Player To mute a player, you can follow these steps: 1. Connect to your server via RCON. 2. From within the RCON console, type Ensure you replace with the name or Steam ID of the player you wish to mute. This will mute both their voice and text chat. To unmute a player, follow the same steps but with the command.
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 gather rates, admin permissions, ranks, kits, and more. It is also fully compatible with Oxide plugins. ::ProseNote{title="Important" description="Before you can install Oxide or Carbon plugins onto your Rust server, you must install the Carbon Framework by following this guide." appearance="default"} :: Installing Plugins A great feature of Carbon is that you can install and configure plugins from the in-game panel. 1. Connect to your Rust server, and ensure you have auth level 2. 2. Enter the command in chat. 3. Navigate to Modules Admin Edit Config. 4. Ensure DisablePluginsTab is not ticked, and click Save. 5. Go back to the Carbon panel, and you will now have a Plugins tab. 6. Select any plugin you wish to use from either Codefling or uMod, and click Download. 7. You will be able to find any loaded plugins in the Local tab. To learn more about Rust server hosting, you can browse our library of Knowledgebase articles here.
How to Install Oxide on Your Rust Server
Oxide is a modding framework for Rust that empowers server owners to enhance their servers by installing plugins. It is a vital tool for creating customized modded Rust servers, enabling the installation of plugins for moderation, configuration, events, minigames, and various other features. ::ProseNote{title="Important" description="This article outlines the installation steps for the Oxide framework. For instructions on installing Oxide plugins, please consult this article." appearance="default"} :: Installing Oxide You can install Oxide by selecting it as the modding framework in the Rust Server Settings section of your control panel. 1. Access your control panel and Stop your server. 2. Navigate to the Config tab. 3. Open the Rust Server Settings. 4. Ensure the Steam Updates option is Enabled. 5. Locate the Modding API (Carbon / Oxide) option and select Oxide. 6. Save and Start your server. 7. To ensure Oxide is installed, go to your console and type . To learn more about Rust server hosting, you can browse our library of Knowledgebase articles here.
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 assistance doing so, you can find our guide on the topic here. In this article, we are going to use the plugin Gather Manager as an example, however, these steps will work for any Oxide plugin you wish to install. --- Installing Oxide Plugins Any Oxide plugin can be installed on your server by uploading your chosen plugin's .cs file to your servers /plugins folder. 1. Download your desired plugin from uMod. 2. On your control panel, Stop your server. 3. Navigate to the Files tab and locate the directory . 4. Upload the downloaded .cs file and restart your server. If you have followed these steps properly, the plugin should be loaded and functional after the server starts. If the plugin does not work, please try following the steps again to ensure they are followed properly. If you have followed these steps properly and you cannot use the plugin, ensure you are an admin on the server, following our guide located here.
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 installation, unlike Oxide or Carbon. Although there is not much documentation available for the Harmony feature, some Rust server owners may prefer to use Harmony mods due to their official API support and easy installation. --- How to Install Harmony Mods The Harmony API is built into every Rust server by default, which means installing Harmony mods to your Rust server only requires you to upload the .dll files to the proper folder, followed by loading each mod using the command in your server console command line. 1. Download your desired Harmony mods; these can be found from Lone Design or Codefling. 2. Access your control panel and Stop your server. 3. Navigate to the Files tab. 4. Locate and open the folder named HarmonyMods. 5. Upload your Harmony mods. Simply drag and drop the files into the directory. 6. Navigate to your server's Console, and Start your server. 7. Once your server is online, type and enter into the command line. Replace (YOUR MOD NAME) with the name of the mod you uploaded. This step does not have to be done after every restart; once loaded, the mod will persist through server restarts. To unload a Harmony mod, use the command in the console command line. Congratulations, you should have now successfully installed your desired Harmony mods on your Rust server!
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 configuration changes, and moderate their servers. It ensures full backwards compatibility with Oxide while prioritizing lightweight design and high performance. Despite Carbon having backward compatibility with Oxide, it can not be installed at the same time, and you are required to choose one or the other. Carbon offers numerous features including an integrated stack and gather manager, permissions system, hook system, chat and console support, embedded demystifier, and more. For more information about Carbon and the features it offers, you can read the Carbon Documentation. ::ProseNote{title="Important" description="This article outlines the installation steps for the Carbon framework. For instructions on installing Oxide and Carbon plugins after installing Carbon, please consult this article." appearance="default"} :: Installing Carbon You can install Carbon by selecting it as the modding framework found in the Rust Server Settings section of your control panel. 1. Access your control panel and Stop your server. 2. Navigate to the Config tab. 3. Click on Rust Server Settings. 4. Ensure the Steam Updates option is Enabled. 5. Locate the Modding API (Carbon / Oxide) option and select Carbon. 6. Save and Start your server. 7. To ensure Carbon is installed, go to your console and type . To learn more about Rust server hosting, you can browse our library of Knowledgebase articles here.
How to Increase Item Stack Limits
Rust’s default item stack limit varies on different items. Users may wish to increase this value, for example: modded servers who have increased their Gather Rates. In order to increase your Rust server’s item stack limit, you will need to take a few steps. This article is here to help guide you through these steps. --- Installing the Plugin You can install the StackSizeController plugin on your server files on the control panel. 1. Install Oxide on your server. Oxide is a Rust mod that allows you to install plugins on your server. You can find a tutorial here. 2. Download the Stack Size Controller plugin by AnExiledDev; located here. The file should download as . 3. On your control panel, navigate to the Files tab. 4. Upload the file you downloaded earlier to the sub-directory . 5. Restart your server. You should now have the Plugin installed and ready to use. --- Adjusting The Stack limits You can view a full list of commands provided by the Rust Plugin Stack Size Controller here; to get you started, here are a few basic ones! | Command | Permission | Description | | ----- | ----- | ----- | | | stacksizecontroller.setallstacks | Sets the stack multiplier of every category to the defined multiplier | | | stacksizecontroller.listcategories | List the available categories names | | | stacksizecontroller.setstackcat | Sets the stack multiplier of a defined category to the defined multiplier | | | stacksizecontroller.listcategoryitems | List all items in the defined category name | | | stacksizecontroller.setstack | Sets the stack multiplier or the stack limit of the defined item to the defined value | --- Using Commands on your Server Now that some basic commands are covered, here is how to use them in your Shockbyte panel. 1. Navigate to your server's control panel. 2. Go to your server's console. 3. Enter the command you wish to use, for example:  and press Enter. And that's it! You’re player’s will now be able to stack their items up to stacks of 50000.