Rust server hosting

Rust is a multiplayer survival game by Facepunch Studios. You start with nothing, gather resources, craft tools and weapons, build a base, and defend it from (or raid) other players. Facepunch releases a forced wipe update on the first Thursday of each month.

Run a private server for your group, a community PvP server, or a PvE or heavily modded server with Oxide or Carbon plugins. You choose the map, world size, player limit and when to wipe.

Rust servers start at 8 GB, and the configurator suggests 10 GB for a small group. Bigger maps, more players and plugin-heavy servers benefit from 16 GB or more and the DDR5 Premium tier.

Both run plugins. Oxide (uMod) is the long-established framework with the largest plugin library. Carbon is a newer framework focused on performance and designed to run most Oxide plugins. Pick Vanilla for an unmodded server.

With Oxide or Carbon, upload plugin .cs files to oxide/plugins or carbon/plugins using the file manager or SFTP.

Press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect yourname.play.octopuscloud.org:PORT, using the port from your dashboard.

Yes. In the control panel's Startup settings you can set the world size for procedural maps, paste a direct download URL for a custom map, and change the maximum number of players.

Yes. Email support@octopuscloud.org (we aim to reply within a few hours) or ask in our Discord community. Your dashboard shows everything players need to connect, and the control panel gives you a live console, file manager and backups.

Yes. Change RAM, storage, backups, the CPU boost, the hardware tier or the billing cycle from your dashboard. Upgrades apply immediately with a prorated charge; downgrades take effect at the end of your billing period. Switching between DDR4 Budget and DDR5 Premium moves your server to the new hardware for you.

Pick Vanilla, Oxide or Carbon above, choose RAM and hardware, and check out. Your server is set up automatically, and you'll find its address and port on your dashboard.

Setup starts automatically right after checkout. The first start downloads the Rust server files, so it can take several minutes before players can join; you can follow the progress in the control panel console.

Payments are generally non-refundable, except where required by law. There's no contract: cancel anytime from your dashboard and keep your server until the end of the period you've paid for. If you think you were charged in error, email support@octopuscloud.org and we'll review it in good faith.

Your server keeps running until the end of your paid period. After that we keep it and its backups for 30 days, and you can still download your files. Resubscribe within that window and everything is restored as it was. After 30 days it's permanently deleted.

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