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How to Connect to Your Rust ServerYour Rust server is running and you need to get onto it.How to Make Yourself Admin on Your Rust ServerAdmin on a Rust server lets you fly, spawn items, teleport, and kick or ban players.Rust Admin CommandsOnce you are admin on your Rust server, everything happens through commands.
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Rust Settings and Gameplay RulesThe Rust Settings page is where you decide what players see in the server browser and what rules they play by.How to Add Tags to Your Rust ServerTags tell the Rust server browser what kind of server you run: PvE, a weekly wipe cycle, duo only, your region.Why Your Rust Server Is Not in the Server BrowserYour Rust server is running, but you cannot find it in the in game browser.
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How to Install Oxide or Carbon on Your Rust ServerPlugins are what turn a vanilla Rust server into a 2x server with kits, teleports and shops.How to Install Plugins on Your Rust ServerPlugins are what make a Rust server yours: kits, teleports, shops, raidable bases, anti-cheat.How Oxide and Carbon Permissions WorkYou installed a plugin, restarted, the console says it loaded, and in game nothing happens.
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How to Moderate Your Rust ServerThe Players page is a live view of your server: who is on it, where they are standing, what they are typing, and every action you need to deal with them.How to Wipe Your Rust ServerWiping is how a Rust server stays alive. A fresh map resets everyone to nothing, and a predictable wipe day is what brings players…How to Set Up Automatic RestartsA Rust server that runs for days gets slower: memory creeps up, entity counts grow, and players start to feel it.Why Your Rust Server Is LaggingPlayers say the server feels bad: rubber-banding, delayed hits, doors that take a second to open.Every Rust Startup Variable ExplainedRust is configured through its startup command rather than a settings file, and your panel exposes every part of it as a variable you can edit.How to Connect the Rust+ App to Your ServerRust+ is Facepunch's companion app for iOS and Android.How to Connect to Your Rust Server with RCONRCON lets you run server commands from outside the game: a desktop tool like RustAdmin, a web console, or a Discord bot.