Setting Your Server As A Whitelist Only Server

Make sure you have uMod/Oxide setup before continuing. You can do that by following this guide:
If you're wanting to make your server private please follow the steps provided below:
You will need to enable whitelisting by using a uMod/Oxide plugin as Rust does not have a password option available. You can use either of the two methods below.

Method 1. Install via uMod Plugin Installer (Simple):

Log in to your Game Control Panel

Click the [Install uMod Plugins] button in the Navigation Bar.

In the search bar enter "whitelist" and click search.

Install the Whitelist plugin as seen in the image below.

Restart your server. Once the server is started, the plugin should be enabled.

To allow people to connect find the person's Steam ID: You can find their steam ID From this website: steamid.io

When in-game, press F1 and use the following command: oxide.grant user 00000000000 whitelist.allow (Replace "00000000000" with the Steam ID you got in the previous step) Note: Server Owners/Admins do not require permission to join.

Video Tutorial Demonstration:

Method 2. Install Manually (Alternative):

Download the Whitelist plugin by Wulf, https://umod.org/plugins/whitelist

Upload the plugin to your /oxide/plugins/ directory.

Restart your server. Once the server is started, the plugin should be enabled.

To allow people to connect find the person's Steam ID: You can find their steam ID From this website: steamid.io

When in-game, press F1 and use the following command: oxide.grant user 00000000000 whitelist.allow (Replace "00000000000" with the Steam ID you got in the previous step) Note: Server Owners/Admins do not require permission to join.

Congratulations you've set up the server whitelist! Any player who attempts to join without being whitelisted will now be blocked from the server.

Updated on: 30/06/2022