Unraid Dedicated Server Hosting for RUST
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Prerequisites
Here are the minimum requirements for 24 players.
An HDD, SSD or NVMe cache or dedicated drive with at least 10 GB’s of free space
4+ CPU Cores (2.0GHz+)
6 GB of RAM
Unraid Docker Template
Rust / ich777 / GameServers
Installation
This guide assumes you have already installed the Community Apps plugin for Unraid and know how to port forward on your router.
Install Rust
Below is an example of how to set up the template
Done, click “Apply” and let the container install. Wait several minutes before configuring the server, keep an eye on the logs, the download can take very long depending on your download speed.
Now that you have waited several minutes for the game to download, you should be able to query it from the Steam Server Browser:
Click on View ⇒ Servers
Click on “Add Server”
Enter your unRAID IP followed by the port like “IP:PORT” and click “Add This Address To Favourites” (replace "YOURUNRAIDIP" with your unRAID IP)
Click once more “Refresh” and your server should just show up
Port Forwarding
Now that you have completed everything above, you will now need to forward the ports, so friends can join.
28015 UDP - GamePort
Modifying your server
The game files are located in: /mnt/user/appdata/rust
Enable Oxide Mod
To enable the Oxide mod to enable further modding, simply go to the template from RUST and set the value "Enable Oxide Mod" to "true":
FAQs
How do I host a private server?
Don't forward the ports in your router and the game will be LAN only.
How do I change the server name/description?
Go to the template and change the value for the Server Name and Server Description:
How can I become server admin?
There are two roles in RUST available:
ownerid- sets the owner and gives full control over the servermoderatorid- sets the moderators and gives full control over the server except for setting new owners
To become a server admin
Go to the directory
/mnt/user/appdata/rust/server/my_server_identity/cfgIn that folder, create a file called “users.cfg”
Put in "ownerid" followed by steamID64 and a brief description in double quotes like:
ownerid 76561197963117432 "theadmin"
You can get your steamID64 here by typing in your username and click “lookup”
Start your Server
My server isn’t appearing in the list of servers!
Make sure all the ports are forwarded correctly with the appropriate protocol.
Don't translate ports from for example 28015 to 28016 in the template, this won't work in most cases and for most game servers, to change the port do the following:
Open up the Docker template and delete the port forwarding for UDP
Click on “Show more settings …”
Change the value at GAME_PORT to the new port that you want to use (in this example, we are using 28016)
Delete the default UDP Port with the value 28015
Create a new port mapping with the Host and Container port 27016 and also make sure to select UDP and click on “Add” like:
Click on “Apply” to apply the new settings Here is an overview of what you have to do in the template:
Learn More About Server Settings
Additional Support for the Container
Special Thanks
To ich777, the original creator of this guide and the related game server containers.
You can support ich777 right here:
Final Words
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