How To Make Your Rust Server Private

Note:

There are several ways to make your Rust server private. You only need to use one of the methods below depending on what works best for you:

– Using a Steam Group (no plugins required)
– Installing the Whitelist plugin
– Installing the Authentication plugin

-> Using Steam Group

Note

This method restricts access to players who are members of a specific Steam group. It’s the simplest way to make your server private without installing mods.

1. Log In to Your Steam Account

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2. Create a New Group

Make sure the ‘Public Group’ option is not selected.

Select the ‘Create’ button.

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3. Add Players to Your Group

Select the ‘Manage Group Members’ tab. Enter the name or Steam Friend ID in the field.

You can only add people who are already on your Steam friends list to your group.

If you don’t know the users Steam ID, check out our How to Find a Rust User’s SteamID.

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4. Get your Steam Group’s ID

Go to your Steam group page.

Copy the URL from the browser’s address bar and add this at the end /memberslistxml/?xml=1

Example
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/MyRustServerName/memberslistxml/?xml=1

Replace MyRustServerName with your actual group name.

You will get a new page with xml info, you have to copy the group ID

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5. Go to ‘Files’ Tab

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6. Locate the ‘cfg’ Folder

This folder is located at /home/container/server/rust/cfg.

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7. Create a New ‘server.cfg’ File

If you already have a ‘server.cfg’ file, you can skip Steps 8 and 9 and go directly to Step 10.

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8. Select the ‘Create File’ Button at the Bottom

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9. Enter the Name ‘server.cfg’

Enter the file name in the ‘File Name’ field as ‘server.cfg’.

Select the ‘Create File’ button.

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10. Edit the ‘server.cfg’ File

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11. Add the Steam Group

Add this command on a new line, replacing <steam group id> with the ID you copied in Step 4.

server.steamgroup <steam group id>

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12. Select the ‘Save Content’ Button

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13. Restart Your Server

Important!

The following methods require Oxide to be installed on your server before adding plugins.

If you don’t have it installed yet, check our guide on How to Install Oxide on Your Rust Server.

If you don’t know how to install plugins, check our guide on How to Install Oxide Plugins on Your Rust Server.

-> Using the Whitelist Plugin

1. Download the Plugin

Download the “whitelist” plugin from the Umod official website.

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2. Log In to Your Panel

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3. Select the ‘Files’ Tab

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4. Locate the ‘plugins’ Folder

You can find the folder in  /home/container/oxide/plugins.

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5. Upload Your Plugin

Upload the whitelist.cs file you downloaded in Step 1.

After uploading, you should see the .cs file in the folder.

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6. Restart Your Server

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7. Select the ‘Console’ Tab

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8. Allow Users to Your Whitelist

Type the following command in the console field to add users to your whitelist. Replace <user or group> and <name or SteamID> with the user’s group/name or SteamID to allow access to your Rust server.

oxide.grant <user or group> <name or steam id> whitelist.allow

For example: oxide.grant John 76561198169700922 whitelist.allow

To remove users from your whitelist, use this command:

oxide.revoke <user or group> <name or steam id> whitelist.allow

If you don’t know the user Steam ID, check out our How to Find a Rust User’s SteamID.

-> Using the Authentication plugin

1. Download the Plugin

Download the “Authentication” plugin from the Umod official website.

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2. Log In to Your Panel

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3. Select the ‘Files’ Tab

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4. Locate the ‘plugins’ Folder

You can find the folder in  /home/container/oxide/plugins.

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5. Upload Your Plugin

Upload the whitelist .cs file you downloaded in Step 1.

After uploading, you should see the .cs file in the folder.

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6. Restart Your Server

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7. Select the ‘Console’ Tab

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8. Set the Password

Enter this command in the server console field. Replace [new password] with your password.

auth password [new password]

The first time a player tries to join, they’ll be prompted to enter the password in the in-game chat with this command /auth [password].

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