Rust
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Getting started with your Rust server
Tour your Rust server panel, complete your first boot, connect using the client console, and claim owner status with your SteamID64.
How to Make a Rust PvE Server: TruePVE and Server Settings
Rust PvE server setup: server.pve vs the TruePVE plugin on Oxide or Carbon, default rules, PvP zones, the pve tag, decay and gather settings.
How to Make a Rust Server: Host Your Own Dedicated or Private Server
How to make a Rust server: install app 258550 with SteamCMD, set startup parameters, ports and server.cfg, go private, or run it on GSK.
How to change the map and map size on a Rust server
Change your Rust server map, size and seed without erasing the old one — what the New Server command line regenerates, and what it leaves alone.
How to configure the StackSizeController plugin for Rust
Configure StackSizeController on your Rust server: permissions, every command, worked examples, and the low grade fuel gotcha that affects vehicle spawn fuel.
How to install Carbon for Rust
Migrate from Oxide to Carbon: clean old DLLs from your managed folder, switch frameworks in the panel dropdown, and verify with c.version.
How to see who is on your Rust server
How to see who is on your Rust server: the status command, reading its output, the Steam overlay method, and WebRCON from a phone or browser.
How to setup BetterChat for Rust
Install BetterChat, create custom VIP and Admin groups with colored chat tags, assign priorities, and edit the JSON config safely.
How to setup GatherManager for Rust
Adjust GatherManager rates for pickups, resource dispensers, and quarries, and configure custom per-item overrides that feel fair.
How to setup Nteleportation Plugin for Rust
Configure NTeleportation permissions, set home limits and command cooldowns, and tune configurations to maintain raid balance.
How to setup Remover Tool for Rust
Enable /remove safely with custom permissions, configure resource refund percentages, set raid blocks, and eliminate exploit risks.
How to setup Rust kits
Build redeemable /kit claims, configure admin and VIP rewards, set claim cooldowns, and prevent format errors that break kit items.
How to: Install Custom Maps For Rust Servers
Install a custom Rust map: hosting the .map file, choosing the modding framework, pointing your server at it, and the three errors that usually follow.
Rust Admin Commands: The Complete List & How to Use Them
Make yourself admin on a Rust server with ownerid, find users.cfg, and use every F1 admin command: kick, ban, noclip, god, teleport and spawn.
Rust Base Design: How to Make a Base Too Expensive to Raid
Rust base design by the numbers: raid paths, airlocks, honeycombing, TC placement, soft sides and upkeep, plus how to test a design on your own server.
Rust Console Commands & Cheats: The Complete F1 List
Rust console commands and cheats: open F1, cap FPS, bind keys, plus admin cheats like noclip, god, spawn and teleport and the auth level each needs.
Rust Mods & Plugins: How Modding Works and the Best Plugins
Rust mods are server plugins: how modding works, Oxide vs Carbon, the 7 plugin categories and the best Rust plugins, with real permission nodes.
Rust Oxide permissions 101
Master Oxide permissions, manage default and custom group behavior, implement wildcard targets, and audit active server access.
Rust Oxide: How to Install Oxide (uMod) on Your Server
Rust Oxide install on GSK: set Modding Framework to oxide, confirm with oxide.version, load a first plugin, and stay updated through force wipes.
Rust Packet Flooding (Player Tick) Kicks: Cause and Server Fix
Rust packet flooding (player tick) kicks explained: the server limit behind them, how to raise it on GSK so it sticks, and the fake convars to skip.
Rust RCON: Connect RustAdmin, BattleMetrics and Web RCON Tools
Rust RCON on GSK: find your RCON Port and Password, connect RustAdmin or BattleMetrics, script web RCON, and never reuse the password.
Rust Raid Chart (2026): C4, Rockets and Satchels for Every Wall and Door
How many C4, rockets, satchels and explosive ammo break every Rust wall and door, with sulfur costs. Worked out from the September 2026 server files.
Rust Recycle Chart: Component Yields at Every Recycler (2026)
What each Rust component gives at 40%, 50%, 60% and 75% recyclers after the Power Trip changes, plus the server settings. From the Sept 2026 game files.
Rust Server Lag & Performance: How to Fix It
Fix Rust server lag: confirm it is the server with server.fps, then work through entity counts, heavy plugins, hardware and scheduled restarts.
Rust Server Monetisation: What Facepunch Actually Allows
What Facepunch's guidelines actually let you sell on a Rust server, quoted in full: the five permitted methods and the DLC rules that get servers delisted.
Rust Server Plugin Guide: MagicLoot
Configure MagicLoot v1.0.5 on a Rust server: every key in oxide/config/MagicLoot.json explained, from item multipliers and blacklists to per-container extra loot.
Setting up Automatic Schedules for Rust
Master panel schedule configurations using cron syntax, and deploy automated nightly restarts, warnings, saves, and system backups
Trouble shooting corrupted Rust saves
Detect save corruption early, secure system files, and restore world progress using automated backups or native Rust rollbacks.
When Is the Next Rust Wipe? Force Wipe Dates & How to Wipe
Next Rust force wipe: Thursday, 5 November 2026 at 19:00 UTC (in 33 days). Full schedule, what survives, and how to wipe your own server.
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