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Vanilla Rust admin commands

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Common server commands

Run these in the server console or an RCON client, not directly in F1. Replace <STEAM64_ID> with the player’s ID before running a command.

List connected players

Shows player names, Steam64 IDs, connection times and network information.

global.status

The output includes player IP addresses. Do not publish it unredacted.

Save the world now

Writes the current world and player save without stopping the server.

server.save

This is not an off-server backup and does not save plugin configuration files.

Disconnect one player

Disconnects the connected player and displays the reason. It does not ban them.

global.kick <STEAM64_ID> "Rule violation"

Check the Steam64 ID; the player can reconnect afterwards.

Ban a Steam account

Adds a ban by Steam64 ID, including when that player is offline.

global.banid <STEAM64_ID> "Player name" "Rule violation"

Permanent ban: verify the account. Run server.writecfg afterwards to persist it.

Remove a ban

Removes this Steam64 ID from the server’s ban list.

global.unban <STEAM64_ID>

Run server.writecfg afterwards to persist the updated ban list.

Grant owner access

Gives this account Rust auth level 2 and saves the owner entry.

global.ownerid <STEAM64_ID>

Only for trusted administrators. A player issuing it needs auth level 2.

Revoke owner access

Removes and saves the owner entry; a connected player loses their admin flag.

global.removeowner <STEAM64_ID>

Do not remove your only owner unless you still have server-console access.

Persist server settings

Writes supported console settings to cfg/serverauto.cfg and saves the user/ban list.

server.writecfg

This writes current values; it does not export Oxide or Carbon plugin JSON files.

Commands: Facepunch documentation ↗

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Registry from the vanilla server installed on 20 Sept 2026. Native descriptions are in English; this is not the complete current client F1 command list.

An access flag does not mean a command is safe. Back up your server before changing the world or shutting it down.

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Vanilla Rust admin commands
Name and contextRegistered accessDetails
wipetimer.printwipe Command · Server
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Prints the current wipe timer status including next wipe date, frequency, and time remaining

wipetimer.wipecronoverride Variable · Server
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Custom cron expression for the wipe schedule. Overrides all other convars (except wipeUnixTimestampOverride) if set. Uses Cronos as a parser: https://github.com/HangfireIO/Cronos/

wipetimer.wipedayofweek Variable · Server
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0=sun,1=mon,2=tues,3=wed,4=thur,5=fri,6=sat

wipetimer.wipehourofday Variable · Server
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Which hour to wipe? 14.5 = 2:30pm

wipetimer.wipetimezone Variable · Server
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The timezone to use for wipes. Defaults to the server's time zone if not set or invalid. Value should be a TZ identifier as seen here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones

wipetimer.wipeunixtimestampoverride Variable · Server
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Unix timestamp (seconds) for the upcoming wipe. Overrides all other convars if set to a time in the future.

wolf2.population Variable · Server
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Population active on the server, per square km

Technical attributes — these are not permissions:

  • Shown in Rust’s admin interface show-in-admin-ui
workbench.comfortradiusscale Variable · Server
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No description is supplied in the registry.

workbench.scalecomfortradius Variable · Server
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No description is supplied in the registry.

workbench.skipclearancechecks Variable · Server
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No description is supplied in the registry.

workshop.print_approved_skins Command · Server
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Prints a list of all workshop-approved skins on the server with their item short names and approved skin IDs

world.cache Variable · Server
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No description is supplied in the registry.

world.configfile Variable · Server
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Path to a world generation config file used by the procedural map generator; used when configString is empty

world.configstring Variable · Server
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World generation config string passed directly to the procedural map generator; overrides the config file if set

world.drawbounds Command · Server
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Draws flat wireframe boxes in the world showing world bounds (red), terrain margin (yellow), deep sea bounds (cyan), and portal bounds (green/magenta) for the given duration in seconds

world.monuments Command · Server
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Prints a table of all monuments on the current map including type, display name, prefab path, and world position; admin/developer only

world.renderlabs Command · Server + client
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Renders a PNG of the current map's underwater labs, for a specific floor

Technical attributes — these are not permissions:

  • Registered in the client console client
world.rendermap Command · Server + client
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Renders a high resolution PNG of the current map

Technical attributes — these are not permissions:

  • Registered in the client console client
world.rendertunnels Command · Server + client
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Renders a PNG of the current map's tunnel network

Technical attributes — these are not permissions:

  • Registered in the client console client
xmas.enabled Variable · Server
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Enables the Christmas event on the server, activating Christmas-themed loot spawns, trees, and holiday gift mechanics

xmas.giftsperplayer Variable · Server
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Target number of gift entities to maintain per connected player during the xmas event; controls overall gift density on the server

xmas.refill Command · Server
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Manually triggers a Christmas gift spawn pass, filling the world with gifts up to the giftsPerPlayer target for all connected players

xmas.spawnattempts Variable · Server
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Number of spawn attempts made per player when trying to place Christmas gifts during refill; higher values increase fill reliability in cluttered areas

xmas.spawnrange Variable · Server
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Radius in metres around each player within which Christmas gift entities are spawned during the xmas event refill

xmasdungeon.playerdetectrange Variable · Server
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How far we detect players from our inside/outside

Technical attributes — these are not permissions:

  • Shown in Rust’s admin interface show-in-admin-ui
xmasdungeon.xmaslifetime Variable · Server
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How long each active dungeon should last before dying

Technical attributes — these are not permissions:

  • Shown in Rust’s admin interface show-in-admin-ui
xmasdungeon.xmaspopulation Variable · Server
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Population active on the server

Technical attributes — these are not permissions:

  • Shown in Rust’s admin interface show-in-admin-ui
ziplinelaunchpoint.highlight Command · Server
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No description is supplied in the registry.

ziplinelaunchpoint.report Command · Server
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No description is supplied in the registry.

zombie.population Variable · Server
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Population active on the server, per square km

Technical attributes — these are not permissions:

  • Shown in Rust’s admin interface show-in-admin-ui
Data source and version

Native Facepunch files installed on 20 Sept 2026 · build 25353106 · 2,230 entries.

This is a vanilla server registry. It does not include plugin-added commands, every launch argument or every client command. Effective values and secrets are not read.

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