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How to Host a Rust Server
Hosting a Rust server can be a daunting and difficult process. However, purchasing a Rust dedicated server at Shockbyte makes becoming a Rust server owner extremely easy! Interested in purchasing a Rust server with instant activation, native modding support, and great Knowledgebase tutorials? Click here to purchase one! --- Hosting a Rust Server The following section covers the first-time setup we would suggest Rust server owners follow to get started with their server! Map Configuration When creating your desired Rust map, you can select the map size and seed that it will use. How to Change the World Seed and Size on your Rust Server Admins Admins are an important part of any server, having players that have additional permissions that can help moderate and customise your server. How to Add an Admin to your Rust Server Rust Admin Commands List Automatic Wipes As any Rust player knows, scheduled wipes are an important feature of a server. As it allows a fresh start for players on your server. How to Configure Automatic Wipes on your Rust Server Server Name As Rust uses a server browser list, it can be beneficial to have a unique server name as a form of identification allowing players to easily find and connect to your server. How to Set a Server name for your Rust Server Joining your Server Once the initial setup is ready, then you and other players can connect to your server. How to Connect to your Rust Server --- Hosting a Modded Rust Server If you wish to run a modded Rust server, it's important to learn how to install Rust plugins and select the modding framework that suits your needs. Such as Oxide, or Carbon. Running an Oxide Rust Server Oxide is one of two modding frameworks that Shockbyte servers provide native support for. It's a great framework that allows server owners to install plugins that they desire to create a modded Rust server. How to Install Oxide on your Rust Server How to Install Oxide Plugins on your Rust Server Running a Carbon Rust Server Carbon is a newer modding framework that has recently gained popularity among Rust Server owners. It provides its own in-game panel allowing you to moderate and customise your server whilst connected as an admin. How to Install Carbon on your Rust Server How to Install Plugins with Carbon on your Rust Server --- Customising your Rust Server Once the initial setup has been completed for your Rust server, as a server owner you can start investigating ways of additional customisation for your server. Server.cfg Server.cfg is one of the key configuration files used on your server. Its main purpose is to change the description, add tags, and advertisement of your server on the server browser. Here are some of the various tasks you can complete with server.cfg: How to Add Server Tags and Configure the Filter List on your Rust Server How to Change your Rust Server Description, Header Image and URL How to Configure Building Decay on your Rust Server Custom Map Custom maps are extremely popular in Rust as they can be utilised to reduce FPS, or provide unique features that can't be replicated in vanilla Rust. How to Add a Custom map on your Rust Server Team Size As with many modded servers, comes with team size limits. This is a simple configuration that can be changed in a matter of minutes. How to Configure Team Size on your Rust Server Rust+ Rust+ is an app that can be used to connect your phone to your server, allowing players to monitor the server whilst they are disconnected. Before players can do this, the server owner must set it up on their server. How to Pair the Rust+ Mobile App with your Server
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 using the in-game server list, Rust's console, and Steam's Server viewer. --- Identifying Important Information To get started, you need to identify the address of your server. You can find your server's address on your Control Panel. Your server's address will be listed as the IP Address. In the example above, the server IP address is . The server IP is the set of numbers before the colon and the server port is the set of numbers after the colon. --- Connecting With the Client Console The in-game Rust console allows you to directly connect to a server with a command that uses your full server IP address. 1. Press the F1 key to open the game console. 2. Type the command and press Enter. Connecting With the Steam Server Viewer Any servers added to Steam's server viewer will be present in-game in the Favourites tab of the server list. Connecting with this method requires you to use your server's query port, which is your server's standard port +1. 1. Navigate to your Control Panel click Ports then locate your server's Query Port. 2. At the top left of the Steam app, navigate to View Game Servers. 3. Click the + button to add a server. 4. Enter your server's IP followed by the Query port. 5. Select the server, then click Connect. Connecting With the Rust Server List You can search for your server using the in-game server list. Servers should appear in the server list automatically. 1. Set a server name in the rust.properties file. 2. Launch Rust and click the Play button to open the server list. 3. Select the correct category to locate your server. Community: For Vanilla Rust servers. Search by your server's name. Modded: For Oxide or Carbon Rust servers. Search by your server's name. Favourited: Any servers you have favourited or added to Steam's server viewer. History: Any servers you have joined before. 4. Once you have located your server, select it and click Connect to Server. --- To learn more about Rust server hosting, you can browse our library of Knowledgebase articles here.