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Rust Console Commands

Console commands for the F1 menu or RCON. Source: a community-maintained export of Rust's own generated command metadata - treat this as a helpful reference, not an exhaustive one.

3,590 commands

Command	Description	Category	Type	Default	Permission
`relay.restart`	Attempts to restart the Rust Relay connection (may cause short lag)	relay	server		Admin
`relay.rpc_whitelist_add`	Adds an RPC Message to the RPC Whitelist	relay	server		Admin
`relay.rpc_whitelist_rebuild`	Rebuilds the RPC Whitelist ID List	relay	server		Admin
`relay.rpc_whitelist_remove`	Removes an RPC Message from the RPC Whitelist	relay	server		Admin
`relay.shutdown`	Shutsdown the Rust Relay sever connection	relay	server		Admin
`relay.status`	Returns a detailed Rust Relay status report	relay	server		Admin
`removemoderator Steam64ID`	Removes the second highest admin auth level (1) from the player	Admin	None		Yes
`removeowner Steam64ID`	Removes the highest admin auth level (2) from the player	Admin	None		Yes
`render.building_blocked_preview_distance`	Distance from the border of building blocked to show the red preview	render	variable	`100`
`render.computebuffer_setdata_immediate`	Whether to call ComputeBuffer.SetData immediately or at the end of the frame	render	variable	`True`
`render.expand_instancing`	(Generated) Forces GPU instancing to expand and rebatch a specific instancing group by name; useful for debugging instancing issues without restarting	render	client
`render.instanced_rendering`	0 = off, 1 = on (must restart client for changes to take effect)	render	variable	`0`
`render.instanced_toggle_all`	Developer command to toggle instanced rendering at runtime to measure performance impact	render	variable	`True`
`render.instanced_toggle_buildings`	Toggle rendering of buildings on / off	render	variable	`True`
`render.instanced_toggle_cliffs`	Toggle rendering of cliffs on / off	render	variable	`True`
`render.instanced_toggle_other`	Toggle rendering of uncategorized meshes on / off	render	variable	`True`
`render.instancing_render_distance`	Max distance for instanced rendering, can be higher than normal render distance	render	variable	`1000`
`render.max_renderers`	Set the amount of instanced renderers to show for debugging	render	variable	`0`
`render.multidraw`	Allow unity to batch together multiple draw calls	render	variable	`True`
`render.print_global_entities`	Print off count of global building entities on the client	render	client
`render.print_instanced_cell`	Print number of meshes inside a single grid	render	client
`render.print_instanced_debug`	Print off array size and memory usage to ensure no memory leaks & debug rendering system	render	client
`render.print_instanced_renderers`	Print off number of each mesh inside instanced rendering system (including outside of render range)	render	client
`render.print_tree_counts`	Print off count of trees to ensure server sent them all	render	client
`render.render_shadows`	(Generated) Enables or disables shadow rendering globally on the client; disabling shadows significantly improves GPU performance	render	variable	`True`
`render.show_building_blocked`	(Generated) Shows a coloured overlay on building-blocked areas client-side, visualising where construction is prevented	render	variable	`True`
`render.show_building_blocked_server`		render	variable	`True`	Admin
`render.test_instancing_culling`	Spawn (default 50k) prefabs spread across the map to quickly test instanced rendering system in isolation	render	client
`render.tree_entities`	Print off count of trees to ensure server sent them all	render	server		Admin
`render.upload_multidraw_meshes_mode`	0 = CPU, 1 = GPU	render	variable	`0`
`rentableshop.additionalchecktimehoursdebug`	When checking the time to see if items need to be deleted, add this many hours to what it thinks the current time is	rentableshop	variable	`0`	Admin
`rentableshop.closenearestshop`	Close the nearest shop in 10m. Useful for testing	rentableshop	server		Admin
`rentableshop.initialscrapfee`		rentableshop	variable	`100`	Admin
`rentableshop.maxstoreditemsdurationminutes`	How long stores should store items (after a shop is closed) for before they are destroyed	rentableshop	variable	`1440`	Admin
`rentableshop.processrenttick`		rentableshop	server		Admin
`rentableshop.protectionfromtakeoverhours`		rentableshop	variable	`6`	Admin
`rentableshop.randomiseownerofnearestshop`	Randomise the owner of the nearest shop in 10m. Useful for testing	rentableshop	server		Admin
`rentableshop.resettakeoverprotectionofclosestshop`	Reset the takeover protection duration of nearest shop. Useful for testing	rentableshop	server		Admin
`rentableshop.scrapperhourrent`		rentableshop	variable	`10`	Admin
`reports.exceptionreportmaxlength`	(Generated) Maximum character length of exception reports submitted to the crash reporter; clamped to a minimum of 250 characters	reports	variable	`600`
`resetstate Steam64ID`	Resets the given player's state, eg, if they are hostile to safezones	Admin	None		Yes
`rgbeffects.brightness`	Brightness of colors, from 0 to 1 (note: may affect color accuracy)	rgbeffects	variable	`1`
`rgbeffects.colorcorrection_razer`	Controls how RGB values are mapped to LED lights on Razer devices	rgbeffects	variable	`(3.00, 3.00, 3.00)`
`rgbeffects.colorcorrection_steelseries`	Controls how RGB values are mapped to LED lights on SteelSeries devices	rgbeffects	variable	`(1.50, 1.50, 1.50)`
`rgbeffects.enabled`	Enables RGB lighting effects (supports SteelSeries and Razer)	rgbeffects	variable	`True`
`rgbeffects.pulse`	(Generated) Pulses all RGB lighting devices to a given colour over the specified duration in seconds; uses the RGB controller pulse animation	rgbeffects	client
`rgbeffects.static`	(Generated) Sets all RGB lighting devices to a static colour; takes an RGBA colour argument and applies it to the RGB controller instance	rgbeffects	client
`rhib.rhibpopulation`	Population active on the server	rhib	variable	`0`	Admin
`ridablehorse2.autoavoidance`		ridablehorse2	variable	`True`	Admin
`ridablehorse2.debug`		ridablehorse2	variable	`False`	Admin

This is a searchable reference of Rust console and admin commands, covering both commands available to any player and the admin/server-owner-only ones.

Frequently Asked Questions

Press F1 while in-game to open the console, then type the command and press Enter.