How to Set Up a Rust Server Locally | Step-by-Step Installation Guide (2025)

Learn how to host your own Rust server locally with this full step-by-step installation guide! Whether you're setting up a Rust dedicated server for friends, testing plugins, or just exploring server management, this video walks you through everything you need.

🚀 In this video, we cover:

How to install Rust server files using SteamCMD

SteamCMD commands needed to download and update Rust server files

How to create and configure your StartServer.bat file

Setting your server name, description, and image

Customizing map seed, world size, player limit, and more

SteamCMD Commands [to type into steamcmd command prompt]:
1. force_install_dir "c:\rustserver\"
2. login anonymous
3. app_update 258550
Once finished
4. quit

Code for StartServer.bat starter file:

echo off
:start
D:\steamcmd\steamcmd.exe +login anonymous +force_install_dir D:\rustserver\ +app_update 258550 +quit
RustDedicated.exe -batchmode
+server.port 28015
+server.level "Procedural Map"
+server.seed 1234
+server.worldsize 4000
+server.maxplayers 10
+server.hostname "Name of Server as Shown on the Client Server List"
+server.description "Description shown on server connection window."
+server.url "http://yourwebsite.com"
+server.headerimage "http://yourwebsite.com/serverimage.jpg"
+server.identity "server1"
+rcon.port 28016
+rcon.password letmein
+rcon.web 1

Commands to become Admin [to type into server command prompt]:
1. ownerid {STEAM_ID}
2. server.writecfg

🔗 Full Setup Guide Reference:
https://www.rustafied.com/how-to-host...

⚡ Important:
To allow others to connect to your server, make sure you port forward your server port (server.port) and RCON port (rcon.port). Full details can be found in the last section of the Rustafied setup guide.

✅ Whether you’re running a Rust server just for fun, hosting custom events, or learning server hosting basics, this tutorial will get you started fast!

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