How do I open the console in Rust?

Press F1 to open the console. Type a command and press Enter. Press F1 again to close it.

How do I bind a key in Rust?

Open the F1 console and type bind, the key, then the commands in quotes, for example bind z "forward;sprint". A + in front of an action makes it run only while the key is held. unbind z removes it.

How do I auto run in Rust?

Bind a key to forward and sprint: bind z "forward;sprint". Press the key once to start running and again to stop. The Auto-run preset above builds it for you.

How do I give myself items in Rust?

With admin rights, open F1 and run inventory.give followed by the item shortname and amount, for example inventory.give rifle.ak 1. inventory.giveto sends items to another player.

Which Rust commands can a normal player use?

42 commands on this page work for any player, like kill, respawn, chat.teamsay and combatlog. Admin commands need owner or moderator rights on that server; ownerid needs owner rights. Server console ones run only from the server console or RCON.

Rust Console Commands: Bind Builder and Command List

Bind builder

Which key?

Press it, or pick one from the list.

Common

What should it do?

Start from an idea, then add or remove actions.

Ideas

1forward only while held

2sprint only while held

Add a movement or use action

Add a player command

Press

Zto

Auto-run: forward + sprint

Your bind

bind z "forward;sprint"

Paste in the F1 console, press Enter.

Saved to your keys config. unbind z removes it. + runs only while held; without it the action toggles. Actions split by ; run together.

Server commands and settings

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Who	Default	What it does
Any player	action	no description in the game
Any player	action	no description in the game
Admin	False	When on, crafting by admins takes 1 second. Other players craft at normal speed.
Admin	1	Multiplier applied to all decay damage per tick; 1.0 = normal, 2.0 = double decay rate, 0.0 = no decay
Admin	True	Is upkeep enabled
Admin	action	Spawns a server entity by prefab name at a given world position and direction; returns the spawned entity net ID
Admin	True	When enabled, the server advances the in-game time of day automatically; disabling freezes time at its current value
Admin		Gets or sets the current in-game time of day as a decimal hour (0.0-24.0); writing a value immediately jumps the time to that point
Admin	action	ban <player> <reason> [optional duration]
Admin	action	banid <steamid> <username> <reason> [optional duration]
Admin	action	Puts the calling player into the wounded state when allowed.
Admin	action	Kicks the specified player from the server with an optional reason; broadcasts the kick to chat and places them through the queue on reconnect
Any player	action	no description in the game
Admin	action	Adds the specified Steam64 ID as a server moderator with optional name and reason; grants admin flag to the player if connected
Admin	action	Adds the specified Steam64 ID as a server owner (auth level 2) with optional name and reason; requires the caller to also be auth level 2
Admin	action	Recovers the calling player from the wounded state.
Any player	action	no description in the game
Admin	action	Enters spectator mode; optionally accepts a player name or Steam ID to spectate that specific player from a third-person camera
Admin	action	Print out currently connected clients
Admin	action	Teleports the calling admin to a player by name or partial name match; if two arguments are given, moves the first-named player to the second
Admin	action	Teleports the named player to the calling admin current position
Admin	action	Teleports the calling admin to world coordinates X Y Z.
Admin	action	Removes the ban for the specified Steam64 ID from the server banlist, allowing the player to reconnect
Admin	action	Show user info for players on server.
Admin	action	Spawns a patrol helicopter. Requires a connected caller; takes no target argument.
Admin	action	{item} {amount} {condition} {skin} {container} {slot}
Admin	action	Gives the specified item (by partial name) to every currently connected player on the server; broadcasts who issued the command in chat
Admin	action	{player} {item} {amount} {skin}
Any player	action	no description in the game
Any player	action	Get the player combat log
Admin	My Untitled Rust Server	Server name displayed in the server browser
Admin	300	Base time in seconds before a dropped item despawns (300 by default). Rarity multiplies it: 1x common, 4x uncommon, 8x rare, 12x very rare. An item holding other items lasts up to server.itemdespawn_container_max_multiplier times (24x by default). Quick-despawn items use server.itemdespawn_quick.
Admin	500	Maximum number of players allowed on the server at the same time
Admin	False	Enables PvE mode, players cannot damage other players; they can still be killed by NPCs and the environment
Admin	action	Force save the current game
Admin	action	Stops a server
Admin	action	Writes config files
Any player	action	no description in the game
Admin	action	Loads and applies a named weather preset to the climate system; admin/developer only; server replicates the change to all clients
Admin	action	Resets all weather overrides and cloud configurations, restoring the dynamic weather system; admin/developer only; server replicates to clients

Methodology

Tested in game on our own server. "Any player" commands work for everyone; "Admin" ones need owner or moderator rights on that server, and ownerid needs owner rights; "Server console" ones run only from the server console or RCON; "Client setting" values are set by the server and read by your client. Client-side commands (graphics, input, audio) are not in this list; the bind builder uses the standard keybind names.

Rust console commands: common questions

How do I open the console in Rust?: Press F1 to open the console. Type a command and press Enter. Press F1 again to close it.
How do I bind a key in Rust?: Open the F1 console and type bind, the key, then the commands in quotes, for example bind z "forward;sprint". A + in front of an action makes it run only while the key is held. unbind z removes it.
How do I auto run in Rust?: Bind a key to forward and sprint: bind z "forward;sprint". Press the key once to start running and again to stop. The Auto-run preset above builds it for you.
How do I give myself items in Rust?: With admin rights, open F1 and run inventory.give followed by the item shortname and amount, for example inventory.give rifle.ak 1. inventory.giveto sends items to another player.
Which Rust commands can a normal player use?: 42 commands on this page work for any player, like kill, respawn, chat.teamsay and combatlog. Admin commands need owner or moderator rights on that server; ownerid needs owner rights. Server console ones run only from the server console or RCON.