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Getting started & FAQ

Everything you need to go from “never played here” to “base built, kettle on” — plus the questions we get most.

Own Rust on Steam, then open our Servers page and pick a Solo, Duo or Trio in your region.

Hit “Connect” and Steam launches Rust straight into the server. Prefer manual? Copy the command, press F1, paste. No launcher, no client mods.

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