Guides

Rust server admin guides

Practical, no-fluff walkthroughs for managing Oxide (uMod) and Carbon plugins on your Rust game server — installing over SFTP, checking for updates across marketplaces, and staying online through the monthly force wipe.

Setup

How to install Oxide plugins on a Rust server over SFTP

Download a plugin from uMod, Codefling, or Lone.Design and upload the .cs file to your oxide/plugins folder over SFTP — then load it with RCON. Works for Carbon too.

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Wipe day

How to update Oxide & Carbon plugins after a Rust force wipe

Scan your server, find outdated plugins, update from uMod, Codefling, and Lone.Design, and reload over RCON after the monthly force wipe — without WinSCP.

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