Rust server.cfg Generator

Set team size, PvE, decay, upkeep, browser tags and events, then copy a ready server.cfg and start line. Free, no sign-up, works on any host.

36 settings; every server.cfg default read from a live Rust server on 7 November 2026 (protocol 2636.290.1).

Start from a preset, then change anything:

This generator needs JavaScript. Every setting, its default and what it does is listed in the tables further down this page.

How to use it on any Rust server

Stop the server.
Put the first tab in server/<identity>/cfg/server.cfg, where <identity> is the value of server.identity. Create the cfg folder if it is missing. The game never writes to this file.
Use the second tab as your start line, or copy the settings you need into the one you have.
Start the server. The game reads server.cfg at start, and a value in server.cfg wins over the same setting on the start line.

How to use it on PlayNHost

Tick For a PlayNHost server above. The panel sets the name, description, website, images, max players, save interval, world size, seed, ports and RCON on the start line, so the generator leaves them out of server.cfg: a server.cfg line would quietly beat the panel.
Easiest: open your server in the Game Panel, click Settings, then Server Settings (server.cfg) under Config files. Tags, PvE, team size, radiation, global chat, instant crafting, decay, upkeep, stability, idle kick and the frame rate limit are there with the same names.
For the other lines, stop the server, open server/rust/cfg/server.cfg in Files, paste the lines, save and start. Your own lines are kept when the panel saves the file.

Step by step: How to set server browser tags and server.cfg, decay and upkeep, How to make your Rust server PvE, world size and seed, and every option in the Rust server settings reference. Looking for a server? See Rust server hosting.

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Instant setup, DDoS protection, automatic backups and a 72-hour money-back guarantee. Tags, PvE, team size, decay and more are in the panel's server.cfg editor.

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Every setting on this page

For server.cfg settings the default is the value the game reported on our test server when the setting was not set. Start line settings, the server name and the player limit show the value this page starts with, as noted.

server.cfg (one setting per line, no + in front)

Setting	Default	Values	What it does
`server.hostname` Server name	set it yourself		The name in the server browser.
`server.description` Description	No server description has been provided.		Shown when players connect.
`server.url` Website	empty		A link shown with your server.
`server.headerimage` Header image URL	empty		The banner shown at the top of your server page in the browser.
`server.logoimage` Logo image URL	empty		The logo shown for your server in the browser.
`server.maxplayers` Max players	set it yourself	whole number	How many players can be on at once.
`server.tags` Tag: wipe schedule	none	monthly, biweekly or weekly	Shown in the browser and used by its filters. Pick the schedule you really keep.
`server.tags` Tag: difficulty	none	vanilla, hardcore or softcore	Vanilla, hardcore or softcore.
`server.tags` Tag: region	none	EU, NA, SA, WA, EA, OC or AF	Where the server is.
`server.tags` Tag: Roleplay	off	on or off	Adds the Roleplay tag. Game mode tags can be combined.
`server.tags` Tag: Creative	off	on or off	Adds the Creative tag. Game mode tags can be combined.
`server.tags` Tag: Minigame	off	on or off	Adds the Minigame tag. Game mode tags can be combined.
`server.tags` Tag: Combat Training	off	on or off	Adds the Combat Training tag. Game mode tags can be combined.
`server.tags` Tag: Battlefield	off	on or off	Adds the Battlefield tag. Game mode tags can be combined.
`server.tags` Tag: Battle Royale	off	on or off	Adds the Battle Royale tag. Game mode tags can be combined.
`server.tags` Tag: Build Server	off	on or off	Adds the Build Server tag. Game mode tags can be combined.
`server.pve` PvE	false	true or false	Players cannot hurt each other. The game adds the PvE tag itself.
`relationshipmanager.maxteamsize` Team size limit	8	whole number	The most players one team can have. 1 is a solo server, 2 is duos.
`chat.globalchat` Global chat	true	true or false	Everyone can read global chat.
`craft.instant` Instant crafting	false	true or false	Every craft finishes at once.
`server.radiation` Radiation	true	true or false	Monuments are radioactive and need protection to loot.
`server.crawlingenabled` Crawling when downed	true	true or false	Downed players crawl before they die.
`server.fogofwar` Fog of war on the map	false	true or false	The in-game map starts covered and players uncover it as they explore.
`decay.scale` Decay speed	1	number	How fast unprotected buildings decay. 0 turns decay off, 1 is normal, 2 is twice as fast.
`decay.upkeep` Upkeep	true	true or false	Bases cost resources from the tool cupboard to keep from decaying.
`decay.upkeep_grief_protection` Upkeep left after the cupboard is destroyed (minutes)	1440	whole number	How long a base stays covered after its tool cupboard is destroyed.
`server.stability` Building stability	true	true or false	Buildings need support. Off, buildings do not collapse even when their supports are destroyed.
`server.max_tool_cupboards` Tool cupboards per player	0	whole number	The most tool cupboards each player can place. 0 means no limit. Lowering it does not remove cupboards already placed.
`bradley.enabled` Bradley APC	true	true or false	Off stops the Bradley APC from spawning.
`cargoship.event_enabled` Cargo ship	true	true or false	Off stops the cargo ship event.
`hackablelockedcrate.requiredhackseconds` Locked crate hack time (seconds)	900	whole number	How long a hackable locked crate takes to open. Facepunch uses 600 as its example.
`server.itemdespawn` Dropped item lifetime (seconds)	300	whole number	How long most items dropped on the ground last.
`server.corpsedespawn` Player body lifetime (seconds)	300	whole number	How long a dead player stays in the world.
`server.idlekick` Idle kick (minutes)	30	whole number	Minutes a player can do nothing before the idle kick can remove them. 0 turns it off.
`server.saveinterval` Autosave every (seconds)	600	whole number	How often the world is saved.
`fps.limit` Server frame rate limit	240	whole number	The most frames per second the server runs. Lower uses less CPU.

Start line (each setting starts with +)

Setting	Default	Values	What it does
`server.port` Game port (UDP)	28015	whole number from 1 to 65535	The port players connect to.
`server.queryport` Query port (UDP)	one above the higher of game and RCON port	whole number from 1 to 65535	The port the server list reads. Empty leaves it out, and the game uses one above the higher of the game port and the RCON port. It must differ from the game port.
`rcon.port` RCON port (TCP)	same as the game port	whole number from 1 to 65535	The port RCON tools connect to. Without this line it is the same as the game port.
`rcon.password` RCON password	empty		The password RCON tools use. Pick a long one; no spaces or quotes.
`rcon.web` WebSocket RCON	true on this page	true or false	On uses WebSocket RCON, the kind current tools speak. Off is the old Source RCON, which the game itself calls deprecated.
`app.port` Rust+ companion port (TCP)	not written	whole number from 1 to 65535	The port the Rust+ app uses. Empty leaves it out.
`server.identity` Server identity (folder)	set it yourself		The folder under server/ that holds the save and the cfg folder. Changing it starts a new world.
`server.level` Map	Procedural Map		The map to load. Procedural Map builds one from the seed and size below.
`server.worldsize` World size (metres)	3000 on this page	whole number from 1000 to 6000	Width of a procedural map. Facepunch suggests 1000 to 6000; bigger maps need more memory and disk.
`server.seed` World seed	a random number from this page	whole number from 0 to 2147483647	The number the procedural map is built from, 0 to 2147483647. The same seed and size give the same map.

Questions

Where is server.cfg on a Rust server?

In server/<identity>/cfg/server.cfg inside the server folder, where the identity is the value of server.identity on the start line. On PlayNHost it is server/rust/cfg/server.cfg.

Does server.cfg override the start line?

Yes. Facepunch says the server reads server.cfg at startup and that it takes priority over anything set on the command line. Keep ports and RCON on the start line and the rest in server.cfg, and never set the same thing in both.

How do I write a setting in server.cfg?

One per line: the setting name, a space and the value, with no + in front. Put text with spaces in double quotes, for example server.hostname "My Server".

How do I make my Rust server solo, duo or trio?

Set relationshipmanager.maxteamsize to 1, 2 or 3. The Solo / duo and Trio presets at the top do this.

How do I set 2x gather rates in Rust?

Vanilla Rust has no gather rate setting. Install a plugin such as GatherManager with Oxide or Carbon and set the rate in its config file.

Good to know

Defaults measured on a real server. We started a Rust server (protocol 2636.290.1, build of 7 November 2026) and asked it for every setting over RCON. The server.cfg defaults on this page are the values it answered with, so they match the current game, not an old list. The start line, server name and player limit have no game default to show: set them yourself.
Tested with this page's file. We then started the same server with a server.cfg made on this page and read every value back over RCON: the server took each line.
Gather rates are not a vanilla setting. 2x or 3x gather, stack sizes and loot multipliers need a plugin such as GatherManager on Oxide or Carbon. See How to stop plugins stacking rates.
Tags. The browser shows up to four tags. Pick at most one from each of wipe schedule, difficulty and region; game mode tags can be combined. Turning on PvE adds the PvE tag by itself. Source: Facepunch's server browser tags page.
Find any other setting with find in the server console, for example find decay, as Facepunch's Creating a server page suggests.