rust-server Installation Guide Installation Guide

rust-server is a free and open-source Rust game server. Rust survival game dedicated server

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 4+ cores

RAM: 8GB minimum

Storage: 50GB for game

Network: Steam protocol

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 28015 (default rust-server port)

RCON on 28016

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install rust-server
sudo dnf install -y rust-server

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now rust

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=28015/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
RustDedicated --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install rust-server
sudo apt install -y rust-server

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now rust

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 28015

# Verify installation
RustDedicated --version

bash

# Install rust-server
sudo pacman -S rust-server

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now rust

# Verify installation
RustDedicated --version

bash

# Install rust-server
apk add --no-cache rust-server

# Enable and start service
rc-update add rust default
rc-service rust start

# Verify installation
RustDedicated --version

bash

# Install rust-server
sudo zypper install -y rust-server

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now rust

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=28015/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
RustDedicated --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install rust-server

# Start service
brew services start rust-server

# Verify installation
RustDedicated --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install rust-server

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'rust_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service rust start

# Verify installation
RustDedicated --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install rust-server

# Or using Scoop
scoop install rust-server

# Verify installation
RustDedicated --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/rust-server

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
RustDedicated --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable rust

# Start service
sudo systemctl start rust

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop rust

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart rust

# Check status
sudo systemctl status rust

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u rust -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add rust default

# Start service
rc-service rust start

# Stop service
rc-service rust stop

# Restart service
rc-service rust restart

# Check status
rc-service rust status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'rust_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service rust start

# Stop service
service rust stop

# Restart service
service rust restart

# Check status
service rust status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start rust-server
brew services stop rust-server
brew services restart rust-server

# Check status
brew services list | grep rust-server

powershell

# Start service
net start rust

# Stop service
net stop rust

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service rust
Stop-Service rust
Restart-Service rust

# Check status
Get-Service rust

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream rust-server_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:28015;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name rust-server.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name rust-server.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/rust-server.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/rust-server.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://rust-server_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName rust-server.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://rust-server.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName rust-server.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/rust-server.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/rust-server.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:28015/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:28015/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend rust-server_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/rust-server.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend rust-server_backend

backend rust-server_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server rust-server1 127.0.0.1:28015 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R rust-server:rust-server /etc/rust-server
sudo chmod 750 /etc/rust-server

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=28015/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status rust

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u rust -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep rust-server)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/rust-server"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/rust-server-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/rust-server /var/lib/rust-server

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/rust-server-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop rust

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/rust-server/rust-server-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start rust

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u rust -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/rust-server/rust-server.log

# Check configuration
RustDedicated --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/rust-server

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 28015

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 28015

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep rust-server)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep rust-server)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 28015

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  rust-server:
    image: rust-server:latest
    ports:
      - "28015:28015"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/rust-server
      - ./data:/var/lib/rust-server
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update rust-server

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade rust-server

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu rust-server

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade rust-server

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update rust-server

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade rust-server

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/rust-server-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/rust-server

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart rust

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/rust-server

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/rust-server -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/rust-server

Official Documentation: https://docs.rust-server.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/rust-server/rust-server

Community Forum: https://forum.rust-server.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.rust-server.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

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