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<h1>Johannes Olzem</h1>
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<blockquote>Less is more</blockquote>
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<h2>How to create a Rust server on Linux</h2>
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<div class="author">Johannes Olzem</div>
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<div class="date">May 23, 2023</div>
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<h2>Table of Contents</h2>
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<li><a href="#Requirements">Requirements</a></li>
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<li><a href="#SteamCMD">SteamCMD</a><br /></li>
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<li><a href="#Installing">Installing</a><br /></li>
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<li><a href="#Running">Running</a></li>
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<h2 id="Requirements">Requirements</h2>
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<li>Debian Linux</li>
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<li>>5GB of RAM</li>
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<li>>4.5GB of free disc space</li>
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<h2 id="SteamCMD">SteamCMD</h2>
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<h3>Configuring the envoirenment</h3>
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<p>
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Create a user with the name "steam" and give it a password.
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<p class="code cmd">
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sudo useradd -m steam
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</p>
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<p class="code cmd">
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sudo passwd steam
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When prompted, enter a new password for the "steam" user. <br />
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Then switch to the "steam" user and go to its home folder.
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<p class="code cmd">
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su steam
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<p class="code cmd">
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cd
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<p>
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Enable the contrib and non-free repositories by changing your <code>/etc/apt/sources.list</code> to resemble the following:
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<p class="code no-dollar" style="text-align:left;">
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deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free<br />
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deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free<br />
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deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ bullseye-security main contrib non-free<br />
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deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ bullseye-security main contrib non-free<br />
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deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free<br />
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deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free<br />
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<h3>Installing SteamCMD</h3>
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Finally, to install SteamCMD run:
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<p class="code cmd">
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sudo apt install steamcmd
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<h2 id="Installing">Installing</h2>
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Run SteamCMD
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steamcmd
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After a short update period, a prompt like <code>Steam></code> should appear.<br />
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To login anonymously type:
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login anonymous
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Now install the Rust Dedicated Server application.
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app_update 258550
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</p>
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<p>
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This will install and verify the Rust server.<br />
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On my ~100 Mbit/s connection this took around 15-20 Minutes. <br />
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Afterwards you can quit the SteamCMD shell.
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quit
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<h2 id="Running">Running</h2>
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First navigate to the Rust server directory.
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<p class="code cmd">
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cd ~/Steam/steamapps/common/rust_dedicated
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Finally, start up the Rust server by running:
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./RustDedicated -batchmode
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There are several arguments you can pass to the server to change its behaviour.
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</p>
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<br />
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<table>
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<tbody><tr>
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<th>Parameter
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</th>
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<th>Default
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</th>
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<th>Description
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<td><code>+server.ip</code>
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</td>
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<td><code>0.0.0.0</code>
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</td>
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<td>Sets the Server IP. Leave it to 0.0.0.0 unless you have multiple IPs.
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</td></tr>
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<td><code>+server.port</code>
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</td>
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<td><code>28015</code>
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<td>Sets the port the server will use. (default 28015 UDP)
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</td></tr>
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<td><code>+rcon.ip</code>
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<td><code>0.0.0.0</code>
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</td>
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<td>Sets the RCON IP.
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</td></tr>
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<td><code>+rcon.port</code>
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<td><code>28016</code>
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</td>
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<td>Port to listen to for RCON.
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</td></tr>
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<td><code>+rcon.web</code>
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</td>
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<td><code>0</code>
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</td>
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<td>If set to true, use websocket rcon. If set to false use legacy, source engine rcon.
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</td></tr>
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<td><code>+server.tickrate</code>
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</td>
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<td><code>10</code>
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</td>
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<td>Server refresh rate - Not recommended to go above 30.
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</td></tr>
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<td><code>+server.hostname</code>
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<td><code>"Your Server Name"</code>
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<td>The displayed name of your server.
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<td><code>+server.identity</code>
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<td><code>"my_server_identity"</code>
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<td>Changes path to your server data rust/server/my_server_identity. Useful for running multiple instances.
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<td><code>+server.maxplayers</code>
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</td>
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<td><code>50</code>
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<td>Maximum amount of players allowed to connect to your server at a time.
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</td></tr>
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<td><code>+server.worldsize</code>
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</td>
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<td><code>3000</code>
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</td>
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<td>Defines the size of the map generated (min 1000, max 6000)
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</td></tr>
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<td><code>+server.seed</code>
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</td>
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<td><code>50000</code>
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</td>
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<td>Is the map generation seed.
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</td></tr>
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<td><code>+server.saveinterval</code>
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</td>
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<td><code>600</code>
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</td>
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<td>Time in seconds for server save.
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</td></tr>
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<td><code>+rcon.password</code>
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<td><code>"YourPassword"</code>
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</td>
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<td>Sets the RCON password
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</td></tr>
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<td><code>-logfile</code>
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</td>
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<td><code>gamelog.txt</code>
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<td>If you"re using a script, you"d better put the current date as a filename, otherwise, it"ll be erased on every start.
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</td></tr>
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<td><code>-silent-crashes</code>
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</td>
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<td><code> - </code>
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<td>Won"t display a crash dialog and will restart automatically if server is installed as service.
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</table>
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<br />
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<h2>Sources</h2>
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<a href="https://wiki.facepunch.com/rust/Creating-a-server">Rust Wiki, "Creating a server"</a>
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<a href="https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD#Linux">Valve Developer Community, "SteamCMD"</a>
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<a href="https://www.rustafied.com/how-to-host-your-own-rust-server">Rustafied, "How to: Host your own Rust Dedicated Server"</a>
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<a href="https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Rust_Dedicated_Server">Valve Developer Community, "Rust Dedicated Server"</a>
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</li>
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© 2021 - <script>document.write(new Date().getFullYear())</script> Johannes Olzem
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<small>This website is free software. You can redistribute and modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License V3.</small>
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