My Rust server isn't showing up in the list!

Your Rust server reports itself to Rust's in-game server list by itself. Servers running uMod or Carbon show on the Modded tab, and servers without plugins on the Community tab. If you can't find yours, check these:

1. Wait a few minutes. Rust takes a few minutes to load the map, longer on the first start of a new map. The server only appears once the Console tab shows Server startup complete, and the list can take a few more minutes to pick it up.
2. Look on the right tab. With uMod or Carbon installed, the server is on Modded, not Community. Search for a distinctive word from your server name.
3. Update the server. After a Rust update, players on the new version don't see or can't join a server that is behind. Click Update now on the Steam update bar at the top of your server's page. uMod or Carbon is put back on for you after the update.
4. Check the Troubleshoot tab. It tells you if the server isn't answering server queries, which is what the server list uses, and what to do about it. See My server won't start or keeps crashing.

Joining without the server list

You can always join directly, even while the server isn't showing in the list:

1. Sign in to the control panel at panel.chicagoservers.co and open your Rust server. Its address (IP and port) is at the top of the page: click it to copy it.
2. Start Rust and press F1 in the main menu to open the console.
3. Type client.connect followed by the address, for example client.connect 203.0.113.25:28015, and press Enter.

Once you have joined, the server is in the History tab of Rust's server list, where you can add it to your favorites.

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