Rust Server Management Tools Compared

Installs Rust on the host; auto-update or Update now, with a single 5-minute warning to players.

Works with a server that is already installed and running.

Connects to a server that is already running.

Installs and updates via DepotDownloader, including unattended updates.

The stock Rust egg installs through SteamCMD, and its container image runs a SteamCMD update on every start.

install and update commands.

Rust is one of its application templates.

One-click Oxide or Carbon, uMod catalog, config editor, plugin auto-update.

Load, unload and reload plugins, update checks and an Oxide/Carbon permissions manager; it does not install the framework.

Not covered in the docs we checked.

uMod/Oxide and Carbon, with plugin management.

Stock Rust egg has a Modding Framework variable: vanilla, oxide or carbon; the image downloads it on start. Plugins go through the file manager or SFTP.

mods-install offers Oxide, and the source also lists Carbon for Rust (the docs page only mentions Oxide). Plugins are copied in by hand.

Oxide and Carbon handling depends on the template; a 2025 staff reply points to a community template for Carbon.

Weekly, monthly, specific dates, Facepunch forced wipe days, wipe now; map-only or map and blueprints; seed options.

Scheduled and triggered RCON commands plus an "On server wipe" action; it does not delete map or blueprint files on a schedule.

The scheduler sends messages and RCON commands; RCON cannot delete map or blueprint files.

Scheduled map wipes, including Facepunch's monthly forced wipe.

The community Rust Autowipe egg deletes a file list on reinstall when Regen Server is on; timing is up to you.

map-wipe and full-wipe commands; you schedule them yourself with cron.

Wipe current map button in the Rust settings; timing through the scheduler.

Manual, scheduled and pre-wipe, with one-click restore.

Not listed among its features.

Not covered in the docs we checked.

Backup option on scheduled wipes; restore is not described on the site.

Local on Wings or S3-compatible storage.

backup command with maxbackups and maxbackupdays retention.

Built-in backups with exclusions.

Live console, player list, kick, ban and broadcast.

RustAdmin Online in the browser; the free version is a desktop app.

Streaming console in the browser.

Browser console for each server.

Command line only; docs point to separate RCON tools.

Instance console in the browser.

Owner, Admin, Operator, Moderator, Viewer.

Unlimited moderator accounts with granular permissions, co-owner role, activity log.

Organization staff with roles or custom permissions; no need to share the RCON password.

Multiple user accounts with per-module permissions.

Subusers with per-permission access.

Access is whoever has a shell account.

Role-based permissions per panel and per instance.

Crash, crash loop, not responding, stuck while starting and host offline; in-panel inbox and Discord webhook. No CPU or RAM usage alerts.

Discord notifications cover bans, reports and moderation actions; crash alerts are not listed.

Not covered in the docs we checked.

Lists crash recovery and Discord posts; alert types are not detailed.

Wings restarts a crashed server (not if it crashed less than 60 seconds earlier) and prints the exit code and OOM status to the console; no crash notifications in the core Panel.

The monitor command, run from cron, restarts a server that stops answering and can alert to Discord, email, Slack, Telegram and more.

Webhook integrations (Professional and above) on events you configure.

Rust only.

Rust only.

Rust only.

Many games through eggs.