Rust Startup Script & server.cfg Builder

Configure your Rust dedicated server below. Choose a preset to get started, then customise each setting. Two ready-to-use output blocks are generated — one startup script and one server.cfg.

Preset:

Server Identity

server.hostname

server.description

server.url (optional)

server.headerimage (optional URL)

World Settings

server.maxplayers

server.seed

server.worldsize — 3500

1000 (tiny)6000 (huge)

server.pve — enable PvE mode (players cannot damage each other)

Ports & RCON

+server.port

+rcon.port

+rcon.password

+rcon.web 1 — use WebSocket RCON (required for most RCON clients)

Server Mode & Tags

Modded — adds +server.tags modded (shows in Modded filter) Community — adds +server.tags community (shows in Community filter) No Map Wipe on Restart — keeps the procedural map between server restarts (omits -newworld flag)

Gather Rate Multipliers

These are written to server.cfg. Default is 1.0 (vanilla rates).

components.gatherscale 1.0

General resource gather rate multiplier

0.510.0

components.minerscale 1.0

Mining (stone, metal ore, sulfur ore) gather rate multiplier

0.510.0

components.cultivatorscale 1.0

Farming / food growing yield multiplier

0.510.0

Output for:

Startup Command

Save as start.sh and run: chmod +x start.sh && ./start.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Rust dedicated server startup script — generated by DustBowl.Games

./RustDedicated -batchmode \
  +server.port 28015 \
  +server.level "Procedural Map" \
  +server.seed 12345 \
  +server.worldsize 3500 \
  +server.maxplayers 100 \
  +server.hostname "My Rust Server" \
  +server.identity "my_rust_server" \
  -newworld \
  +rcon.port 28016 \
  +rcon.password "" \
  +rcon.web 1 \
  -logfile /logs/output.log

server.cfg

Place in server/<identity>/cfg/server.cfg — Rust loads this file on startup.

# server.cfg — generated by DustBowl.Games
# Place in: server/my_rust_server/cfg/server.cfg

server.hostname "My Rust Server"
server.maxplayers 100

components.gatherscale 1.0
components.minerscale 1.0
components.cultivatorscale 1.0

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