Change Server Name & Password
Changing your server name and password.
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Changing your server name and password.
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To change the server name that will be displayed to other players in-game, follow these easy steps:
Log into your Game Server Dashboard and select your Rust server.
Go to the Console tab under the System menu and click "Stop".
Power off your server, this is crucial when editing file contents so that nothing is damaged, goes missing, or overlaps and glitches. Also, so that when you start your server backup afterwards your changes are immediately applied.
Locate the Configuration menu on the left-hand side, use the dropdown and click the Startup Parameters tab.
Under "Server Name", enter your desired name.
It will save automatically when you hit "Enter" and navigate away.
On your next server startup, your new changes will appear!
This is completely optional! But if you only want select players to join in on your adventure, then setting a password is a good place to start.
Log into your Game Server Dashboard and select your Rust server.
Go to the Console tab under the System menu and click "Stop".
Power off your server, this is crucial when editing file contents so that nothing is damaged, goes missing, or overlaps and glitches. Also, so that when you start your server backup afterwards your changes are immediately applied.
First, you have to download the Authentication mod.
Go back to your Game Server Dashboard and within the Management menu, click File Manager.
Follow the directory: /home/container/[carbon or oxide]/plugins
Go to the 3 dots in the top right and select Upload (you can also drag and drop), upload the authentication.ca file and click "Save File".
Start your server then power it off again.
Go to the File Manager and follow the following file path: /home/container/[carbon or oxide]/config
Open the "authentication.json" file, locate the: "PASSWORD": "{insert your password}",
Click "Save File"!
On your next server startup, your new changes will appear!
