Sets the remote connect password for remote administration. Use this port to remote connect to the server for admin configuration/control. This example name will be used to create a "C:\Rust\MyServer\server1" directory for all of your server files. For this example we will leave a generic non-working name If you have your own website, you can set it here. Name of server as shown on the client server listĭescription shown on server connection window, for example you could show the size or intent of the server. The more players, the faster your computer CPU needs to be Sets the max number of players connecting at one time The larger the map, the more disk space and memory you need. Sets the random seed for how the map is generatedĬhange this value to any number up to 8 digits long There are other values for Barren or Hapis Sets the port people will use to connect to the game That looks like a lot, but lets break down each item one by one: Setting
RustDedicated.exe -batchmode +server.port 28015 +server.level "Procedural Map" +ed 1234 +server.worldsize 4000 +server.maxplayers 10 +server.hostname "Name of Server as Shown on the Client Server List" +scription "Description shown on server connection window." +server.url "" +server.headerimage "" +server.identity "server1" +rcon.port 28016 +rcon.password letmein +rcon.web 1 There are numerous switches and configuration settings you can tell your server at startup.Īn example command line to run a Windows server would be: Your server needs to know how you want the server to run. Setting up a batch file to run your server zip which includes a folder "RustDedicated_Data" and copy this over to your Server Directory which includes the RustDedicated.exe file, if it asks to override some files, Select the option that does override the files.
zip file including all the necessary files to install mods on your server.
Simply extract the contents of the zip file to the file location you want it on your PC and then edit the Run_DS.bat as you wish to edit the server's name/description/seed/size and any startup configurations. Quick install using a zip fileĭisclaimer: This prevents the use of oxide/umod as it overwrites the files at startupįacepunch has provided this Rust_server.zip file for a quick installation of a local server that you can find here If you want to PLAY on that server or give yourself admin/mod rights, you DO need a Steam account. Note that you do NOT need a Steam account to have a Rust server running. These values are not fixed and highly depend on the use case and population of the server.