Rust Admin Commands: Becoming Admin, RCON & the Essential Commands

Becoming admin

Rust has two admin levels, both assigned via the SteamID64:

Command	Level	Rights
ownerid <SteamID64> "Name"	Auth level 2	Full rights, may manage admins and change convars
moderatorid <SteamID64> "Name"	Auth level 1	Player management (kick, ban, teleport …)

Here’s how:

1. Find your SteamID64 via your Steam profile or steamid.io.
2. Run this in the server console in the panel:

ownerid 76561198000000000 "YourName"
server.writecfg

3. Reconnect once — the rights only apply after a rejoin.

The entries are stored in server/my_server_identity/cfg/users.cfg. Remove them with removeowner <SteamID64> or removemoderator <SteamID64> (then server.writecfg again).

The essential commands

As an admin you use commands in the in-game F1 console or via RCON (see below).

Managing players

Command	Effect
status	All connected players with SteamID64, ping & IP
kick <SteamID64 or name> "reason"	Kick a player off the server
ban <player> "reason"	Ban a connected player
banid <SteamID64> "name" "reason"	Ban by SteamID (works offline)
unban <SteamID64>	Lift a ban
banlistex	Ban list with names and reasons
mute <player> / unmute <player>	Mute chat & voice (via RCON/server console)
say "message"	Server message to global chat

World & server

Command	Effect
server.save	Save world data immediately
restart 300 "Restarting!"	Restart with countdown in seconds (no argument: 300). Cancel: restart -1
quit	Save and shut down the server
env.time 12	Set time of day (0–24)
weather.load Clear	Set weather (Clear, Fog, Storm, RainHeavy …), back to the cycle: weather.reset

Admin tools (in-game F1 console only)

Command	Effect
noclip	Toggle flight mode
god true / god false	Invulnerability
teleport "player"	Teleport yourself to a player
teleport2me "player"	Bring a player to you
teleportpos (x,y,z)	Teleport to coordinates
spectate "player"	Spectator mode — exit with respawn
inventory.giveto "player" "wood" 1000	Give items to a player
inventory.give "rifle.ak" 1	Give items to yourself

RCON: controlling the server from outside

Rust RCON runs over WebSocket (“WebRCON”). At RespawnHost you have the server console right in the panel — for advanced management you can additionally connect external tools using IP, RCON port and RCON password:

• RustAdmin — popular desktop client with ban management and scheduled commands
• BattleMetrics RCON — web platform with per-staff permissions (no shared password needed)
• webrcon — Facepunch’s official lightweight browser client

All server commands work over RCON — but not commands that need a character in the world (teleport, noclip, spectate, inventory.give).

What does NOT exist

• A plain give command doesn’t exist in vanilla Rust — items only come via the inventory.* commands above.
• gather.rate & co. are plugin commands (GatherManager) and only work with Oxide/Carbon — see the plugins guide.
• Chat commands like /home or /tpr for regular players are plugin features too (NTeleportation), not vanilla.

Related guides

• Rent a Rust server — Pay-Per-Use, online in under 90 seconds
• Creating & setting up a server
• Configuring your server — convars & server.cfg
• Installing plugins — Oxide permissions & admin tools