How to send a message to every player on your Rust server

Type say and your message in the Console tab and press Enter, for example say The server restarts in 5 minutes. Everyone on the server sees it in the chat. The panel sends its own wipe and update warnings the same way.

Send it now

1. Open your server in the panel and click the Console tab. The server must be running.
2. Click in Type a command.
3. Type say and a space, then your message, and press Enter.

The game shows it in every player's chat, from the server.

Save it as a one-click task

For a message you send often, such as your Discord link or the rules:

1. Click Quick Tasks in the left menu.
2. Under All tasks, open Default tasks and find Send Command. Click Run. The window Configure task opens.
3. In Command, type the whole line, for example say Join our Discord: your link. The window says it is Sent to the console exactly as written.
4. Give it a Name, and switch on Pin to overview if you want it on your Overview page.
5. Click Save task. This stores it under Your tasks and does not send it yet.
6. From then on, Run on the task sends the message.

Send it on a schedule

1. On Quick Tasks, open the menu of your saved task and choose Schedule….
2. Give the schedule a Name and click Next step.
3. Choose Repeats and set How often, for example Every hour with Minutes past the hour set to 0.
4. Keep Enabled on and click Schedule.

See How to schedule tasks and automatic backups for every option.

Good to know

• Messages warn players before a restart you make by hand: How to restart your Rust server on a schedule.
• The ready-made wipe schedules send their own warnings 10, 5 and 1 minutes ahead: How to set up automatic wipes on your Rust server.
• Sending commands needs the Use the console permission: How to let a friend help run your Rust server.
• More commands: How to use the Console and commands on your Rust server.