How to whitelist players on your Rust server

Whitelisting lets you control exactly who can join your Rust server. Rust does not provide a normal built-in whitelist switch, so install uMod first, then install a whitelist plugin such as Whitelist from the Rust Plugins page and manage players by SteamID64.

1. Install uMod first: How to Install UMod on Your Rust Server.
2. Open Rust Plugins from the left side menu.

   

3. Search for Whitelist and install the Whitelist plugin.

   

4. Restart the server once so the plugin loads.
5. Find each player's SteamID64 using steamid.io.
6. Open Web Console or RCON.
7. Add a player to the whitelist by granting the whitelist permission to their SteamID64:

   oxide.grant user STEAMID64 whitelist.allow

8. Remove a player from the whitelist by revoking the same permission:

   oxide.revoke user STEAMID64 whitelist.allow

9. Check what permissions a player has with:

   oxide.show user STEAMID64

10. If the plugin does not pick up the change immediately, reload it with:

    oxide.reload Whitelist

Use the exact SteamID64, not the player name. If the plugin page lists a different permission name, use the permission shown on that plugin page in place of whitelist.allow.