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Rust Server Hosting Guides

Our comprehensive Rust server hosting guides cover everything from setting up a dedicated server to configuring gameplay settings and managing your survival community. Whether you’re hosting a PvP battleground for friends or managing a large survival server, these tutorials will help you create the perfect Rust multiplayer experience. Rust is a multiplayer survival game where players must gather resources, build bases, and survive against other players and the environment. berrybyte provides powerful, budget-friendly Rust server hosting with instant setup, NVMe SSD storage, and 24/7 uptime for seamless survival gameplay.

Setup & Installation

Get your Rust server up and running with these essential setup guides:

Mods & Plugins

Enhance your Rust server with modifications:

Configuration & Optimization

Customize your server settings and optimize performance: Looking for more server management help? Check out these related guides:

With a hosting provider

Creating your own Rust server is easy. berrybyte is a budget-friendly and powerful Rust server host. Our servers are online 24/7 so you can join in at any time of the day.
  1. Select your desired plan & location
  2. Complete checkout and check your email inbox
  3. Login to the game control panel
  4. Join the server and enjoy the game!

Self-hosting a Rust dedicated server

You can also alternatively run a server on your own computer/PC with SteamCMD or from Steam library.

System requirements

A single Rust server requires at least 8GB RAM, 4 CPU cores, and 20GB of storage.

Installing game server

On Linux: steamcmd +force_install_dir ./rust_server/ +login anonymous +app_update 258550 +quit On Windows: steamcmd.exe +force_install_dir c:\SteamCMD\rust_server\ +login anonymous +app_update 258550 +quit

Starting game server

Run the server by launching the RustDedicated executable with appropriate parameters. Need some help? Feel free to open a ticket or join our community Discord server.

Frequently Asked Questions

Our servers use the latest and greatest hardware on the market, solely using NVMe SSDs and minimum 1Gbps uplink per server.
  • CPU: Intel or Ryzen 9 processors
  • NVMe SSD in RAID 1 configuration
  • DDR4 ECC RAM
  • 1Gbps Network Port
As soon as you place an order, your server is setup instantly to let you start playing on your Rust server within minutes!
Seattle, Washington, (West Coast USA), Dallas, Texas (Central USA), Ashburn, Virginia (East USA), London, United Kingdom (EU), Germany (EU), and Amsterdam (EU).
Yep! To help ease you into our platform, we offer free server migrations from your old host and help you get settled into berrybyte!
Absolutely! You can upgrade and downgrade plans at any time with a few clicks of a button. Head to the client area, select the service, and choose the plan you wish to upgrade to. You’ll only be billed the difference (Prorated) during upgrade.
DDoS protection is included with every server at no extra cost. Protecting and mitigating your servers against DDoS attacks is our specialty!
Create your Rust server within minutes at berrybyte.net/rust-server-hosting.
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