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How to set server browser tags and server.cfg options on your Rust server

RustUpdated Oct 23, 20265 min read

The Server Settings (server.cfg) page lets you set your server's browser tags and the most common gameplay options without editing a file by hand. Change what you want, click Save & restart, and the server restarts with the new values.

Open the page

  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). It is the file server/rust/cfg/server.cfg.
The Server Settings (server.cfg) page with the browser tags and gameplay options
  1. Change what you want. The page counts your unsaved changes.
  2. Click Save & restart to save and restart the server in one go, or Save only to restart later. Revert throws your changes away.

The page is offered even before the file exists, and saving creates it. Changes apply at the next start: after Save only the page says Saved. Changes take effect the next time the server starts.

Options

GroupSettingWhat it doesDefault
Server browserServer browser tagsThe tags shown beside your server in the Rust server browser. See below.none
GameplayPvEPlayers cannot hurt each other or each other's bases. The game adds the PvE tag itself.off
GameplayTeam size limitThe most players one team can have, from 1 to 128. 1 is a solo server, 2 is duos.8
GameplayRadiationMonuments are radioactive and need protection to loot.on
GameplayGlobal chatEveryone can read global chat. Off, players only hear those near them.on
GameplayInstant craftingEvery craft finishes at once.off
BasesDecay speedHow fast unprotected buildings decay, from 0 to 100. 0 turns decay off, 1 is normal, 2 is twice as fast.1
BasesUpkeepBases cost resources from the tool cupboard to keep from decaying.on
BasesBuilding stabilityBuildings need support. Off, anything can be built anywhere.on
PlayersKick idle players after (minutes)Players who do nothing for this long are kicked when the server is full or nearly full. 0 never kicks. From 0 to 1440.30
PerformanceServer frame rate limitThe most frames per second the server runs, from 30 to 1000. Lower uses less CPU; below 60 players may notice.240

Step by step for each group:

Browser tags

Rust shows up to 4 tags for your server in the server browser, and its filters use them. The picker shows how many you have chosen: N of 4 picked. The tags are in groups:

GroupTagsHow many
Wipe scheduleMonthly, Biweekly, Weeklyat most one
DifficultyVanilla, Hardcore, Softcoreat most one
RegionEurope, North America, South America, West Asia, East Asia, Oceania, Africaat most one
Game modeRoleplay, Creative, Minigame, Combat Training, Battlefield, Battle Royale, Build Serverany, they can be combined

In a group where you can pick only one, choosing a second swaps the first out. The page says <group>: pick one.

The game adds the PvE tag itself when PvE is on, so you do not pick it. The Modded, Oxide and Carbon tags are not in the picker either: the game adds those itself.

What is not on this page

The server name, description, URL, header image, max players, world size, seed, level, map link, save interval and RCON stay in Game Settings. The server.cfg file would override them, so they are not offered here. See Rust server settings: every option explained.

Your own lines in server.cfg, comments and other commands, are kept as they are when you save.

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