How to make your Rust server PvE

Switch on PvE in Server Settings (server.cfg) on the Settings tab and click Save & restart. On a PvE server, players cannot hurt each other or each other's bases, and the game adds the PvE tag in the server browser by itself.

Turn PvE on

1. Open your server in the panel and click the Settings tab.
2. In the left card, under Config files, click Server Settings (server.cfg).
3. In the Gameplay group, switch PvE on.

4. Click Save & restart. The server restarts, so players are disconnected for a short while.
5. When the Console shows Server startup complete, the server runs as PvE.

To go back to PvP, switch PvE off and click Save & restart again.

The PvE tag

You do not pick the PvE tag yourself, and the tag picker does not offer it: the game adds it when PvE is on. Pick the other tags that fit, for example your wipe schedule and region: How to set server browser tags and server.cfg options on your Rust server.

Good to know

• PvE is off on a new server.
• The switch is read when the server starts. Save only keeps it for the next start.
• Plugins can change how damage works too. If players still get hurt with PvE on, check your plugins on the Modding tab: How to install and update plugins on your Rust server.
• Say it in your description, so players know before they join: How to change your Rust server name and description.
• The other gameplay options: How to change gameplay options on your Rust server.