When Facepunch releases a Rust update, your server needs the new version before players can join it again. The big monthly update comes on the first Thursday of every month, usually around 7 PM UK time (2 PM US Eastern), with the forced wipe. The control panel tells you when an update is out and installs it with one click.
- Sign in to the control panel at panel.chicagoservers.co and open your Rust server.
- The Steam update bar at the top of the page shows whether a new version is available. Click Update now. The server stops, updates and starts again by itself.
uMod and Carbon: after every Rust update, the panel puts uMod or Carbon back on your server for you. On forced wipe day, uMod and Carbon often need a few hours to release a version for the new Rust. Until then, plugins may not load. Once the new version is out, restart the server: Carbon updates itself when the server starts, and so does uMod while Update uMod when the server starts is on (Startup tab). You can also click Reinstall / update on the Plugins tab.
Updating at a set time: on the Schedules tab, add a task with the step Update the game (Steam), for example on forced wipe day after the update is out. See How to schedule automatic restarts, messages, backups and updates.
If the update doesn't finish or the server won't start afterwards, click Validate on the Steam update bar (or Update and validate files on the Settings tab). It checks every game file against Steam and repairs anything missing.
uMod Rust page: uMod - Games - Rust
Rust changelog: Changes - Rust (facepunch.com)
Need help? Open a support ticket and we'll take a look.