Rust Server Management Tool
An all-in-one app to manage your Dedicated Rust Server.
Features & Tools
Various tools to manage your Rust Server.
Server Installation
Allows easy installation, updates, and patches for Rust dedicated servers, including Oxide installation, updates, and plugin management. All done instantly via a button, simple. 🚀
Server Configuration
Grants complete control over the server variables, commands and parameters. Play however, whenever, wherever you want to. Absolutely no command-line hassle. 💻
Plugin Management
Install your plugins one time, then never worry about updates again. Update plugins simply at the click of a button.
Official downloads only from UMod API. 🔄
Backup & Restore
Choose between, world/player data, Oxide data, or the entire server. Restore from backups, keep custom servers and worlds, or host old custom versions. Updating recommended if restoring.
Archivable, your server, your choice. ❤️
RCON Tool (remote-connect tool)
Remotely connect to your server. Command auto-completion + Oxide permissions included.
Kick & view player Steam64ID or Name, message server, view map overlay with hotkeys, give items for players or whole server. 🌐
Skin Downloader
Find, view, and save any Skin for any item in Rust, including Twitch and Paid Skins.
Fetch Skin Names/IDs, view an HTML page for fetched results, save Skin Names/IDs, and download Skins for client and server use. 🎨
Video Demo
In-depth video on key features.
* Note; This is a demo & may not be up-to-date.Downloads & Releases
Latest Rust Server Management Tool and Skin Resources.
Rust Server Management Tool Updates
Skin Updates
Rust Legacy
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Backup Legacy 2015-05-01
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#1 Note:
You must own Rust on Steam in order to play Legacy.
Pirating is discouraged.
#2 Note: RSMT currently does not support Legacy. This will change soon.
Rust Legacy can be played solo!
- Launch Steam.
- Navigate to:
Games → Rust
. - Right-click on Rust and select Properties.
- In the Properties window:
- Go to Downloads.
- Set Automatic Updates to “Wait until I launch the game”.
- Set Background Downloads to “Never allow background downloads”.
- Exit Steam completely navigate to the top right
Steam → Exit
- Download the Client and Server ZIP files, then extract them.
- Navigate to your Steam directory:
steamapps\common
. - Rename your current Rust folder from
Rust
toRustNew
. - Rename the downloaded Legacy Client folder to
Rust
and move it intosteamapps\common
. - Open the server shortcut and wait for it to start.
- Once running, connect in-game via the console (F1) with:
net.connect localhost
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#1 Note:
You must own Rust on Steam in order to play Legacy.
Pirating is discouraged.
User Guide
Complete guide to using the Rust Server Management Tool.
Main Window
This is the main window of the application with a live log to track installations, updates, and changes.


Easily install or update your Rust server with SteamCMD integration.



Server Configuration
Complete control over your server configuration with an intuitive interface.


RCON Tool
Monitor server output and player status in real-time with full RCON support.



Skin Downloader
Utility for fetching and showing Skin Names, IDs, and downloading any Skin for any item in Rust.



Network Tool
Tool to allow modifications to play your server without extra processes or unauthorized intrusions.



Rust Legacy
Allows you to play Rust legacy, and host your own dedicated server as long as you own Rust.




Status Updates
Live status of Rust Server Management Tool, for usage in-game.