Rust Dedicated Server

Attention! The following installation instructions will supply legacy (the main version) as well as the experimental branch's server files when downloading on Windows. Since the legacy server software is Windows only, it will not be included when downloading on Linux, leaving only the experimental server software. More information on this tweet from Garry .

Dedicated server

Installation

• Install SteamCMD

• Start SteamCMD
  • Log in with a Steam account or anonymously: login anonymous or username
  • Select install folder: force_install_dir PATH:\SteamCMD\rust_server\
  • Run: app_update 258550 -beta legacy validate to download the old legacy Rust Dedicated Server (rust.legacy)
  • Or Run: app_update 258550 validate to download the new alpha version dedicated server (rust.alpha)

Configuration & running

You can run the Rust DS with ./RustDedicated -batchmode (Linux) or rust_server.exe -batchmode (Windows).

Command line parameters

The startup command can be appended with the following startup parameters:

parameter	default	description
+server.ip	0.0.0.0	IP to listen to
+server.port	28015	Port to listen to
+server.tickrate	30	Server refresh rate (min acceptable 15, max 100) - Increasing this value increase CPU usage
+server.hostname	"Your Server Name"	The displayed name of your server
+server.identity	"my_server_identity	Changes path to your server data rust/server/my_server_identity. Useful for running multiple instances.
+server.maxplayers	50	Max amount of players your server can handle. Max : 500 or more
+server.wolrdsize	4000	Defines the size of the map generated (min 2000, max 8000)
+server.saveinterval	600	Time in seconds for server save
+rcon.ip	0.0.0.0	IP to listen to for RCON
+rcon.port	28016	Port to listen to for RCON
+rcon.password	"YourPassword"	RCON Password. If you remove it after setting it up, your server won't start.
-logfile	gamelog.txt	If you're using a script, you'd better put the current date as a filename, otherwise, it'll be erased on every start.

For example:

-batchmode +server.ip 0.0.0.0 +server.port 28015 +server.tickrate 30 +server.hostname "Your Server Name" +server.identity "your_server_identity" +server.maxplayers 50 +server.worldsize 4000 +server.saveinterval 600 +rcon.ip 0.0.0.0 +rcon.port 28016 +rcon.password "Your_Rcon_Password" -logfile logfilename.log"

Settings

Here is a RAW list of available settings. You can put them either in your server.cfg (then reboot the server), or input them using RCON, then save it using the command server.writecfg

(If somebody's willing to add descriptions for everything, you're welcome mate !)

> find . Variables:

ai.think                 no description (True)
ai.move                  no description (True)
ai.sensetime             no description (1)
ai.frametime             no description (5)
ai.tickrate              no description (5)
antihack.enabled         is antihack enabled at all (True)
antihack.admincheat      are admins allowed to use their admin cheat (True)
antihack.objectplacement use antihack to verify object placement by players (True)
antihack.modelstate      use antihack to verify model state sent by players (True)
antihack.userlevel       0 == users, 1 == admins, 2 == developers (2)
antihack.enforcementlevel 0 == no enforcement, 1 == kick, 2 == ban (DISABLED) (1)
antihack.maxdesync       max allowed client desync, lower value = more false positives (1)
antihack.relaxationrate  the rate at which violation values go back down (0.1)
antihack.relaxationpause the time before violation values go back down (10)
antihack.maxviolation    violation value above this results in enforcement (100)
antihack.noclip_protection 0 == disabled, 1 == ray, 2 == sphere, 3 == curve (3)
antihack.noclip_reject   whether or not to reject movement when noclip is detected (True)
antihack.noclip_penalty  violation penalty to hand out when noclip is detected (0)
antihack.noclip_stepsize movement curve step size, lower value = less false positives (0.1)
antihack.noclip_maxsteps movement curve max steps, lower value = more false positives (5)
antihack.speedhack_protection 0 == disabled, 1 == enabled (1)
antihack.speedhack_reject whether or not to reject movement when speedhack is detected (False)
antihack.speedhack_penalty violation penalty to hand out when speedhack is detected (50)
antihack.speedhack_forgiveness speed threshold to assume speedhacking, lower value = more false positives (2)
antihack.speedhack_deltatime time interval to calculate speed in, lower value = more false positives (0.2)
antihack.speedhack_tickets required number of speeding tickets to trigger a violation (15)
antihack.speedhack_history speeding ticket history length (20)
antihack.flyhack_protection 0 == disabled, 1 == simple, 2 == advanced (2)
antihack.flyhack_reject  whether or not to reject movement when flyhack is detected (False)
antihack.flyhack_penalty violation penalty to hand out when flyhack is detected (50)
antihack.flyhack_forgiveness distance threshold to assume flyhacking, lower value = more false positives (2)
antihack.projectile_protection 0 == disabled, 1 == speed, 2 == speed + entity, 3 == speed + entity + LOS (3)
antihack.projectile_penalty violation penalty to hand out when projectile hack is detected (0)
antihack.projectile_forgiveness projectile speed forgiveness in percent, lower value = more false positives (0.5)
antihack.projectile_padding projectile hit distance padding in meters, lower value = more false positives (5)
antihack.projectile_serverframes projectile server frames to include in delay, lower value = more false positives (2)
antihack.projectile_clientframes projectile client frames to include in delay, lower value = more false positives (2)
antihack.projectile_tickets required number of projectile line of sight tickets to trigger a violation (10)
antihack.melee_protection 0 == disabled, 1 == initiator, 2 == initiator + target, 3 == initiator + target + LOS (3)
antihack.melee_penalty   violation penalty to hand out when melee hack is detected (0)
antihack.melee_forgiveness melee distance forgiveness in percent, lower value = more false positives (0.5)
antihack.melee_padding   melee hit distance padding in meters, lower value = more false positives (2)
antihack.melee_serverframes melee server frames to include in delay, lower value = more false positives (2)
antihack.melee_clientframes melee client frames to include in delay, lower value = more false positives (2)
antihack.melee_tickets   required number of melee line of sight tickets to trigger a violation (2)
antihack.eye_protection  0 == disabled, 1 == distance, 2 == distance + LOS (2)
antihack.eye_penalty     violation penalty to hand out when eye hack is detected (0)
antihack.debuglevel      0 == silent, 1 == print max violation, 2 == print every violation (1)
batching.colliders       no description (True)
batching.collider_vertices no description (10000)
batching.collider_submeshes no description (1)
batching.verbose         no description (0)
chat.enabled             Enable or disable chat displaying (True)
chat.serverlog           no description (True)
construct.frameminutes   How many minutes before a placed frame gets destroyed (30)
craft.instant            no description (False)
debug.checktriggers      Debug triggers (False)
decay.tick               no description (600)
decay.scale              no description (1)
decay.debug              no description (False)
env.time                 no description (10.78395)
env.day                  no description (20)
env.month                no description (6)
env.year                 no description (2024)
fps.limit                The maximum number of frames to render per second (60)
gc.interval              no description (-1)
global.safemode          no description (False)
global.debugmode         no description (False)
global.maxthreads        no description (8)
global.perf              Show frames per second (fps) (0)
global.timewarning       no description (False)
global.developer         no description (0)
heli.lifetimeminutes     no description (15)
heli.guns                no description (1)
heli.bulletdamagescale   no description (1)
heli.bulletaccuracy      no description (2)
net.visdebug             Turns on debug display of network visibility (False)
physics.droppedmode      The physics mode that dropped items and corpses should use. good, tempgood or fast. fast + tempgood might cause objects to fall through other objects. (good)
physics.sendeffects      Send effects to clients when physics objects collide (True)
physics.bouncethreshold  no description (2)
physics.sleepthreshold   no description (0.005)
physics.solveriterationcount The default solver iteration count permitted for any rigid bodies (default 7). Must be positive (3)
physics.steps            The amount of physics steps per second (16)
pool.skins               no description (False)
pool.entities            no description (False)
sentry.targetall         target everyone regardless of authorization (False)
sentry.hostileduration   how long until something is considered hostile after it attacked (120)
server.ip                no description (164.132.201.49)
server.port              no description (28015)
server.maxplayers        no description (50)
server.hostname          no description (Server Name - Servername)
server.identity          no description (rust-server)
server.level             no description (Procedural Map)
server.seed              no description (0-2147483647)
server.salt              no description (731364870)
server.worldsize         no description (3000-6000)
server.saveinterval      no description (300)
server.secure            no description (True)
server.tickrate          no description (30)
server.entityrate        no description (16)
server.cycletime         no description (500)
server.official          no description (False)
server.globalchat        no description (True)
server.stability         no description (True)
server.radiation         no description (False)
server.itemdespawn       no description (180)
server.pve               no description (False)
server.description       no description (Server Description, make \nTo make a new line)
server.headerimage       no description (http://i.imgur.com/7FwnOGD .jpg) - picture must be 500x256
server.url               no description (https://www.url.com/to/your/website)
server.branch            no description ()
server.eac               no description (1)
server.queriespersecond  no description (2000)
server.ipqueriespermin   no description (30)
server.meleedamage       no description (1)
server.arrowdamage       no description (1)
server.bulletdamage      no description (1)
server.bleedingdamage    no description (1)
server.meleearmor        no description (1)
server.arrowarmor        no description (1)
server.bulletarmor       no description (1)
server.bleedingarmor     no description (1)
server.updatebatch       How many entity updates should we send per loop. Setting this > 1000 might cause lag when a player first joins your server. (128)
server.planttick         Plants tick every x seconds. This is how many seconds between ticks. (60)
server.planttickscale    Setting this to 2 will make plants grow, fruit and die two times faster than normal. (1)
server.respawnresetrange Distance from sleeping bag to reset other sleeping bags/beds. (50)
server.maxunack          Max amount of unacknowledged messages before we assume we're congested (4)
server.maxflood          Max amount of ticks to receive per second before we assume a client is flooding us (1000)
server.netcache          Use network caching (True)
server.netcachesize      Informational, the size of the network cache (in bytes) (2214666)
server.savecachesize     Informational, the size of the save cache (in bytes) (2264944)
server.combatlogsize     The size of the combat log (100)
server.idlekick          Number of minutes until idle players are kicked (30)
server.idlekickmode      0 = no idle kick, 1 = kick if server full, 2 = always kick (1)
server.idlekickadmins    1 = admins can get idle kicked (0)
server.maxreceivetime    no description (20)
server.compression       no description (False)
server.netlog            no description (False)
spawn.min_rate           no description (0.2)
spawn.max_rate           no description (2)
spawn.min_density        no description (0.2)
spawn.max_density        no description (2)
stability.verbose        no description (0)
stability.strikes        no description (10)
stability.collapse       no description (0.05)
stability.accuracy       no description (0.001)
time.fixeddelta          Fixed delta time in seconds (0.0625)
time.maxdelta            The minimum amount of times to tick per frame (0.33)
vis.damage               Turns on debug display of damages (False)
vis.attack               Turns on debug display of attacks (False)
vis.protection           Turns on debug display of protection (False)
vis.weakspots            Turns on debug display of weakspots (False)
vis.triggers             Show trigger entries (False)
vis.hitboxes             Turns on debug display of hitboxes (False)
vis.lineofsight          Turns on debug display of line of sight checks (False)
xmas.enabled             no description (True)
xmas.spawnrange          no description (50)
xmas.giftsperplayer      no description (2)
rcon.port                no description (28016)
rcon.ip                  no description (0.0.0.0)
rcon.web                 If set to true, use websocket rcon. If set to false use legacy, source engine rcon. (False)
rcon.print               If true, rcon commands etc will be printed in the console (False)
global.find( string Name ) Search for a command
global.echo( string output ) Prints something to the debug output
global.status(  ) Print out currently connected clients
global.stats(  ) Print out stats of currently connected clients
global.kick( void ) no description
global.kickall( void ) no description
global.ban( void ) no description
global.moderatorid( void ) no description
global.ownerid( void ) no description
global.removemoderator( void ) no description
global.removeowner( void ) no description
global.banid( void ) no description
global.unban( void ) no description
global.players(  ) Print out currently connected clients etc
global.say(  ) Sends a message in chat
global.users(  ) Show user info for players on server.
global.banlist(  ) List of banned users (sourceds compat)
global.banlistex(  ) List of banned users - shows reasons and usernames
global.listid(  ) List of banned users, by ID (sourceds compat)
global.mutevoice( void ) no description
global.unmutevoice( void ) no description
global.mutechat( void ) no description
global.unmutechat( void ) no description
global.clientperf( void ) no description
global.entid( void ) no description
global.playerlist(  ) Get a list of players
global.bans(  ) List of banned users
global.serverinfo(  ) Get a list of information about the server
batching.refresh_colliders( void ) no description
batching.status( void ) no description
chat.tail(  ) Return the last x lines of the console. Default is 200
chat.search(  ) Search the console for a particular string
console.tail(  ) Return the last x lines of the console. Default is 200
console.search(  ) Search the console for a particular string
data.export( void ) no description
debug.flushgroup(  ) Takes you in and out of your current network group, causing you to delete and then download all entities in your PVS again
debug.breakheld(  ) Break the current held object
debug.breakitem(  ) Break all the items in your inventory whose name match the passed string
debug.hurt( void ) no description
entity.debug_toggle( void ) no description
entity.nudge( void ) no description
entity.create( void ) no description
env.addtime( void ) no description
gc.collect( void ) no description
gc.unload( void ) no description
global.restart(  ) Restart the server - with x seconds warning
global.quit(  ) Leave the game
global.report( void ) no description
global.objects( void ) no description
global.textures( void ) no description
global.colliders( void ) no description
global.error( void ) no description
global.queue( void ) no description
global.sleep( void ) no description
global.injure( void ) no description
global.spectate( void ) no description
global.teleport( void ) no description
global.teleport2me( void ) no description
global.teleportany( void ) no description
global.teleportpos( void ) no description
global.cleanup( void ) no description
global.version( void ) no description
global.sysinfo( void ) no description
global.breakitem( void ) no description
global.givebp( void ) no description
heli.drop( void ) no description
heli.calltome( void ) no description
heli.call( void ) no description
heli.strafe( void ) no description
hierarchy.ls( void ) no description
hierarchy.cd( void ) no description
hierarchy.del( void ) no description
inventory.give( void ) no description
inventory.resetbp( void ) no description
inventory.giveall( void ) no description
inventory.givebpall( void ) no description
inventory.giveto( void ) no description
inventory.giveid( void ) no description
inventory.givearm( void ) no description
inventory.givebp( void ) no description
pool.print_memory( void ) no description
pool.print_prefabs( void ) no description
pool.print_assets( void ) no description
pool.clear_memory( void ) no description
pool.clear_prefabs( void ) no description
pool.clear_assets( void ) no description
server.stop( string DisconnectMessage ) Stops a server
server.backup(  ) Backup server folder
server.writecfg(  ) Writes config files
server.fps( void ) no description
server.save(  ) Force save the current game
server.readcfg( void ) no description
spawn.fill_populations( void ) no description
spawn.fill_groups( void ) no description
spawn.report( void ) no description
weather.clouds( void ) no description
weather.fog( void ) no description
weather.wind( void ) no description
weather.rain( void ) no description
xmas.refill( void ) no description
xp.reroll(  ) Refund all spent xp and relock all blueprints, must type 'confirm' after command - no going back!
xp.randomowner( void ) no description
xp.randomowners( void ) no description
xp.add( void ) no description
xp.reset( void ) no description
xp.setlevel( void ) no description
xp.addlevel( void ) no description
xp.history( void ) no description
global.dump( void ) no description

RCON

To use RCON (Remote CONsole), join the server and press F1 to open the console. Then type:

rcon.login <password>

Otherwise, you can use Rusty, a nice remote RCON client (very advised).

When the server is up and running, you can issue the following commands:

command	description
stats	Outputs the general status of the server. Connected players etc.
say <stuff>	Will speak something into everyone's console.
find .	List all console commands
rcon.password	Set the rcon password for clients to use (using rcon.login <password>)
kick <username>	Kicks a user. Username can be the first few letters of a username, or a steamid.
ban <username>	As above - but just bans the user from the server (doesn’t kick)
banid <steamid>	Bans a userid from the server
unbanall	Unbans everyone from the server
server.hostname <hostname>	Sets the hostname
server.clienttimeout <int>	How long until an unresponsive client times out (default 2 mins)
server.pvp <bool>	Enable/Disable pvp mode (default true)
sleepers.on <bool>	Enable/Disable sleepers (default true)
quit	Quits the server nicely (saving the level and all avatars before leaving)

Ban list

Banned users will be stored in cfg/bans.cfg.

Linux Scripts Resources

LGSM rustserver

Linux Game Server Manager

Part of Linux Game Server Managers scripts, rustserver is a command line tool for quick, simple deployment and management of a Rust Linux dedicated server.

Main Features

• Server installer (SteamCMD).
• Loads of default start parameters
• Start/Stop/Restart server.
• Server console.
• Server monitoring (including email notification).
• Server update (SteamCMD).
• Server backup.
• Logs management.

Compatibility

The Linux Game Server Manager is tested to work on the following Linux distributions :

• Debian based distros (Ubuntu, Mint etc.).
• Redhat based distros (CentOS, Fedora etc.).

Get the script at gameservermanagers.com.

Get more info : Github Wiki.

Get help : LGSM Steam group.

Windows scripting

[This solution requires payment to a 3rd party]

• Comprehensive Rust Server HOWTO (includes everything you need to know)