Built for Oxide & Carbon Rust game server admins
Rust Plugin Managerfor Oxide & Carbon servers
Manage every Rust plugin from one place. Scan your Oxide or Carbon plugins over SFTP, spot outdated plugins, pull updates from uMod, Codefling, and Lone.Design, and reload over RCON — without juggling WinSCP tabs on wipe day. Free desktop app for full local control, Pro cloud console when you're on the go.
The desktop app is free — no account, no subscription, and your data stays on your machine. For the web app, log in with Discord or Steam: every new account starts with a free 24-hour Pro trial.
Manage · Monitor · Protect · Optimize — see the working app below
Everything you need to run your server
Stop copy-pasting download links and guessing versions. RPM keeps marketplace sources, server files, RCON, players and permissions in one workflow.
See the product
Generic views of the working app — plugin inventory, live RCON, and the dashboard monitor. Layout and chrome match the real desktop and web UI.
Plugin inventory
Scan SFTP installs, assign marketplace sources, and spot updates at a glance.
Plugins
86 installed · 3 updates available
| Plugin | Author | Version | Update | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | k1lly0u | 3.1.14 | v3.1.18 | uMod | loaded |
| StackSizeController | misticos | 3.5.0 | Up to date | uMod | loaded |
| CopyPaste | misticos | 4.1.42 | v4.1.45 | uMod | loaded |
| ImageLibrary | Absolut | 2.0.62 | Up to date | uMod | loaded |
| NTeleportation | nivex | 1.7.5 | v1.7.8 | Codefling | loaded |
| RaidableBases | nivex | 2.8.1 | Up to date | Codefling | unloaded |
Live RCON
Run commands, reload plugins, and watch the console stream from desktop or web.
Server & RCON Console
Live RCON · Carbon · WebSocket
Server dashboard
Player count, uptime, and quick jumps into plugins, console, and settings.
Dashboard
Live overview of your Rust server
How it works
Download the app or sign in on the web
The desktop app is free with no account — install it and go. For the web app, sign in with Discord or Steam and your account is created automatically.
Try Pro free on the web
A new web account gets 24 hours of full Pro access — no card, nothing to cancel. After that your data stays and stays readable; subscribe whenever you want web server control back.
Connect your server
Add SFTP/FTPS and RCON details, scan plugins, and install the recorder plugin from Settings so live state is pushed to you instead of polled.
How the data flows
- Pushed, not polled. The recorder plugin sends live state from your server to rustserveradmin.com every 20–120 seconds, over HTTPS, signed with a token unique to that server.
- Read from the cloud. The web app and the signed-in desktop app read status, players, F7 reports and permission groups from that pushed state — no RCON polling.
- Direct when it has to be. The live console stays on WebRCON, and admin actions — kicks, bans, plugin reloads, group changes — go to your server over RCON or SFTP. On the web, our service opens that connection on your behalf.
- Signed out stays local. The free desktop app with no account talks to your server directly over WebRCON and SFTP and never touches the cloud.
- No plugin? Still works. Without it the app falls back to polling over RCON — just less live.
Security
You're handing over the keys to your server
An RCON password can wipe a server, and an SFTP login can do worse. That deserves a straight answer rather than a badge, so here is exactly what happens to the credentials you type — including the parts we would rather you hear from us.
Encrypted at rest
Cloud-synced SFTP and RCON passwords are encrypted with AES-256-GCM before they reach the database, under a key that is not stored beside them.
Desktop stays local
Use the desktop app signed out and your credentials never leave your machine. It dials your server directly — there is no path that uploads them.
Never written to logs
No password reaches a log line. WebRCON URLs are redacted before anything is written out, and there is no third-party error reporter to leak to.
Connections are checked
Every host you enter is validated, then the connection is pinned to the resolved address — so a hijacked DNS answer cannot redirect your credentials elsewhere.
A locked-down push
The recorder plugin pushes over HTTPS only, with a token unique to each server that you can revoke from Settings. Our host is pinned inside the plugin, so the token cannot be sent anywhere else — and it opens no inbound ports.
Simple pricing
The desktop app is free, with no account. Pro adds the web app and cloud features across every device you administer from.
No account or card — download and go
- Desktop app for Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Data stored locally on your machine
- No account, no subscription
- Plugin install, update, and remove
- Local RCON console and SFTP/FTPS
- Join rules and Discord alerts through the server plugin
- The web app — manage your server from any browser
- Cloud sync across devices (credentials encrypted at rest)
- Player history and F7 reports
- Cloud Discord alerts, even when the app is closed
- Live server data pushed by the plugin, no RCON polling
- Cancel anytime via Stripe Customer Portal
Frequently asked questions
Common questions from Rust server admins about scanning, updating, and reloading Oxide and Carbon plugins.
- What is a Rust plugin manager?
- Rust Server Admin is a plugin manager for Rust game servers running Oxide (uMod) or Carbon. It connects over SFTP/FTPS, scans your oxide/plugins or carbon/plugins folder, checks uMod, Codefling, and Lone.Design for newer versions, and applies one-click updates — then reloads plugins over RCON without leaving the app.
- How do I update Oxide or Carbon plugins after a force wipe?
- Connect over SFTP/FTPS and scan your plugins folder. Rust Server Admin compares each installed plugin against the latest version on uMod, Codefling, and Lone.Design, pushes the updates to the server, and reloads them with oxide.reload or carbon.reload over RCON — no WinSCP tab juggling on wipe day.
- Does it work with my host (Pterodactyl, TCAdmin, game panels)?
- Any host that exposes SFTP/FTPS and RCON works — Pterodactyl, TCAdmin, managed game hosts, or self-hosted setups on Docker, LGSM, or bare metal. It supports both the oxide/plugins and carbon/plugins paths, so it fits Oxide and Carbon servers on any provider.
- Where are my server passwords stored?
- It depends on where you use the app. In the desktop app, signed out, they stay on your own computer in the app's local config file — there is no path that uploads them. If you sign in (on the web, or in the desktop app to sync) and save a server, your SFTP and RCON passwords are encrypted with AES-256-GCM before they are written to the database, using a key that is not kept alongside them. The rest of the connection — host, port, username, plugin path — is stored as ordinary text so the app can show you what it is connecting to.
- Is there a free trial?
- Yes, for the Pro web app — 24 hours of full access from the moment you create an account, with no payment method required. When it ends nothing is deleted: your servers, plugin inventory, player history and reports all stay, and the app stays readable. What pauses is control of your game server — RCON commands, plugin installs and live stats — until you subscribe. Subscribing charges immediately and there is nothing to cancel if you don't.