How do I make my Rust server private?

Rust has no server password. To let only the players you choose join, use a whitelist plugin, or limit the server to a Steam group.

Option 1: A whitelist plugin (recommended)

1. Sign in to the control panel at panel.chicagoservers.co and open your Rust server.
2. Open the Plugins tab. If your server doesn't have uMod or Carbon yet, install one under Change framework: see How can I install Oxide/uMod/Carbon onto my Rust server?
3. Search for Whitelist and click Install on the Whitelist plugin. It loads by itself, with no restart. From now on, only players with the whitelist.allow permission can join.
4. Open the Console tab and allow each player by their SteamID64, for example:
   oxide.grant user 76561198000000000 whitelist.allow
   With Carbon, use c.grant instead of oxide.grant.

To remove a player, use oxide.revoke user 76561198000000000 whitelist.allow (or c.revoke). The plugin's settings are in oxide/config/Whitelist.json (carbon/configs with Carbon), for example whether admins are let in without the permission. For more on permissions, see How to grant Oxide permissions in your Rust Server.

Option 2: Only members of a Steam group

1. Find your Steam group's 64-bit ID (groupID64): open https://steamcommunity.com/groups/YOURGROUP/memberslistxml/?xml=1 in your browser, with your group's URL name, and copy the number in groupID64.
2. Sign in to the control panel at panel.chicagoservers.co and open your Rust server.
3. Open the Configs tab, choose Server settings and click Text.
4. Add this line, with your group's ID:
   server.steamgroup 103582791400000000
5. Click Save, then Restart at the top of the page.

If players outside the group can still join, use the whitelist plugin instead.

Need help? Open a support ticket and we'll take a look.