Setting up your server.cfg to configure your Rust Server
Every Physgun Rust server hosting plan gives you full server.cfg access from the panel — no FTP wrangling required. Here’s how to set yours up.
This is essential if you want to use special characters in the server name or description. You can’t use special characters in the Server Options but you can use the server.cfg which will override the Server Options.
Do NOT edit the
serverauto.cfgthis file will automatically reset back to default if edited!
Where are Rust config files located?
Open the File Manager in your Physgun panel (or connect over SFTP) and navigate to your server’s rust folder. The key Rust config files and their locations are:
- server.cfg —
/home/container/server/rust/cfg/server.cfg— main server settings (hostname, description, tags, gather rates) - users.cfg —
/home/container/server/rust/cfg/users.cfg— admin & moderator permissions (ownerid/moderatorid) - serverauto.cfg —
/home/container/server/rust/cfg/serverauto.cfg— auto-generated, do not edit (it resets on restart) - oxide.json —
/home/container/server/rust/oxide/config/oxide.json— Oxide / uMod configuration - carbon.json —
/home/container/server/rust/carbon/config.json— Carbon configuration
You can edit any of these directly in the panel, or download them over SFTP — no FTP client required.
Creating the server.cfg file
By default this file is not created and we’ll need to create it, using the Physgun Panel this is very simple.
- Go to the
/home/container/server/rust/cfgdirectory - Click the
New Filebutton - Name the file
server.cfgand paste your desired values into it - Click “Save File” and you’re done!
You can now add all the server settings you wish to configure into this file, make sure to click “Save File” once you’re done and then simply restart your server!
Setting up your Hostname and Description
The server hostname is the name that appears in the server list, while the description appears when you click on the server in the server list!
In your server.cfg file add the following lines:
This will be the name that appears on the server list and other various menus:
server.hostname "Physgun.com | Game hosting, perfected"
This will be the description that appears when you preview the server in the server list or other various menus:
server.description "Hey there! This is the Physgun rust server, check out these insane specs:\n Ryzen 9 7900X (OC)\n 64GB DDR5 @ 5200HMZ\n Bullet Proof DDoS Protection! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"
Your server should now look like this when you click on it in the server list!

Using \n will break a new line, basically if you press enter in your Notepad it will create a new line.
Note: there is currently a Rust bug with the server description, when you are in-game it will repeat itself twice. You can use
\n\n\n\n\n\n\nat the end like we use in the example as a hack fix.
Adding Tags to your Rust Server
Tags are useful for adding a digestible amount of information to your server for players to search and find with ease! We recommend utilizing tags to their fullest for the benefit of your server.
To add tags to your server simply follow these simple steps:
- Open your
server.cfgfile - Add the
servers.tagsoption to yourserver.cfgfile - You can now add tags to your server! Separate them using a comma
,
Example:
server.tags "monthly,pve,roleplay,builds"

| Tag | Description | Group |
|---|---|---|
monthly | Monthly Wipes | Wipe Schedule |
biweekly | Biweekly Wipes | Wipe Schedule |
weekly | Weekly Wipes | Wipe Schedule |
vanilla | Server is Vanilla, no mods | Difficulty |
hardcore | Server is hardcore difficulty | Difficulty |
softcore | Server is softcore difficulty | Difficulty |
pve | Server has/is PvE combat | |
roleplay | Server has roleplay aspects or is roleplay focused | |
creative | Server is on creative mode | |
minigame | Server has MiniGame modes or is a MiniGame Server | |
training | Server has/is training content | |
battlefield | Server has battlefield content or is battlefield focused | |
broyale | Server has Battle Royale content or is a Battle Royale server | |
builds | Server has building or is focused for building | |
NA | Server is in North America | Region |
SA | Server is in South America | Region |
EU | Server is in Europe | Region |
WA | Server is in West Asia | Region |
EA | Server is in East Asia | Region |
OC | Server is in Oceania | Region |
AF | Server is in Africa | Region |
Only up to 4 tags will display on the server list
Do not use multiple tags in the same Group they won’t work, for example you can’t use
weeklyandmonthlytogether because that would make no sense and the server list will only show one randomly!
Note: Some tags may be set by other options. For Example,
server.pvewill automatically apply the “PvE” tag.
Rust server.cfg live editor
Configure your Rust settings super easily by importing your current server.cfg and modifying them here in the Physgun help center!
Starter server.cfg template
Need a starter template to kick-start your server? We got you covered, you can even import this into the live editor above to modify further! We even included some animal population settings in-case you wanted to change those! Note all values are currently at the base game default.
Full list of server.cfg options
This is a full compiled list of the available server.cfg options for your Rust server!

