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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
`antihack.tick_intermediate_distance`	How far away can an intermediate position be when receiving a tick	antihack	variable	`0.55`	Admin
`antihack.tick_max_distance`		antihack	variable	`1.1`	Admin
`antihack.tick_max_distance_falling`		antihack	variable	`4`	Admin
`antihack.tick_max_distance_parented`		antihack	variable	`3`	Admin
`antihack.use_legacy_mesh_inside_check`		antihack	variable	`True`	Admin
`antihack.userlevel`		antihack	variable	`2`	Admin
`apartment.adminapartmentbypass`	Should admins be able to bypass apartment authorization checks?	apartment	variable	`False`	Admin
`apartment.adminapartmentnoclip`	Should admins be able to noclip in apartments?	apartment	variable	`True`	Admin
`apartment.allowcombatoutsideofbreakin`	Should combat be allowed inside apartment rooms outside of the break-in period?	apartment	variable	`True`	Admin
`apartment.apartmentevictiondelay`	How long should we wait before evicting a player from their apartment if they don't pay rent?	apartment	variable	`86400`	Admin
`apartment.apartmentfreerenthours`	How many hours of scrap upkeep does the apartments spawn with (so players don't see 'Eviction' vital right after renting an apartment	apartment	variable	`4`	Admin
`apartment.apartmentinvisibleblocker`	Should an invisible blocker prevent guests from entering apartments that they don't have access to?	apartment	variable	`True`	Admin
`apartment.breakinseconds`	How long a player needs to hold the break in interaction on an apartment door with a master key	apartment	variable	`30`	Admin
`apartment.checkoutallrooms`	Checkout every room in the apartment complex	apartment	server		Admin
`apartment.checkoutroom`		apartment	server		Admin
`apartment.fakerentroom`		apartment	server		Admin
`apartment.intruderauthseconds`	How long a player stays authorized on an apartment room after breaking in with a master key	apartment	variable	`300`	Admin
`apartment.masterkeyprice`	How much scrap the apartment security NPC charges for a master key	apartment	variable	`1000`	Admin
`apartment.npcsecuritydooropentime`	How long should the apartment security NPC keep the door open for after being paid?	apartment	variable	`300`	Admin
`apartment.printapartmentculling`	Print list of apartments and their culling states	apartment	client
`apartment.printapartmentfurniture`	Print list of furniture inside your room	apartment	server		Admin
`apartment.printitemtax`	Print out a list of all items that apartments will tax	apartment	server		Admin
`apartment.rentallrooms`		apartment	server		Admin
`apartment.rentallroomsoftype`		apartment	server		Admin
`apartment.rentroom`		apartment	server		Admin
`apartment.rentscaling`	Should the rent scale based on the items you have stored inside your apartment?	apartment	variable	`0`	Admin
`apartment.scheduleddeath`	Test triggering the scheduled death in safezones	apartment	server		Admin
`apartment.testapartmentsecuritydoor`	Test triggering the apartment security door	apartment	server		Admin
`app.alarmcooldown`	Cooldown time before alarms can send another notification (in seconds)	app	variable	`30`	Admin
`app.appban`	(Generated) Bans a player by Steam ID from the server via the app layer, adding them to the banlist and kicking them if connected	app	server		Admin
`app.appunban`	(Generated) Removes a ban for the specified Steam ID from the server banlist, allowing the player to reconnect	app	server		Admin
`app.connections`		app	server		Admin
`app.endpoint`	Base address for the Rust+ companion server API	app	variable	`https://companion-rust.facepunch.com/api`
`app.info`	(Generated) Prints current server info including name, level, connected players, max players, and network address to the console	app	server		Admin
`app.listenip`	(Generated) IP address the server listens on for incoming connections; leave empty to bind to all available network interfaces	app	variable		Admin
`app.logexceptions`	(Generated) When enabled, server-side C# exceptions are written to the server log file; disabling reduces log noise on servers with known non-critical exceptions	app	variable	`True`	Admin
`app.maxconnections`	(Generated) Maximum number of simultaneous player connections allowed; connections above this limit are rejected with a server full message	app	variable	`500`	Admin
`app.maxconnectionsperip`	(Generated) Maximum simultaneous connections from the same IP address; prevents a single host from consuming all connection slots	app	variable	`10`	Admin
`app.maxmessagesize`	(Generated) Maximum allowed size in bytes of a single network message; oversized messages are dropped to prevent memory exhaustion attacks	app	variable	`1048576`	Admin
`app.notifications`	Enables sending push notifications	app	variable	`True`	Admin
`app.pair`		app	server
`app.port`	(Generated) UDP port number the server listens on; default is 28015; must be open in firewall for players to connect	app	variable	`28083`	Admin
`app.publicip`	(Generated) Public IP address advertised to the Steam server browser; leave empty to auto-detect; set explicitly if behind NAT	app	variable		Admin
`app.queuelimit`	Max number of queued messages - set to 0 to disable message processing	app	variable	`100`	Admin
`app.regeneratetoken`		app	server
`app.resetlimiter`		app	server		Admin
`app.retry_initialize`	Retry initializing the Rust+ companion server if it previously failed	app	server		Admin
`app.serverid`		app	variable		Admin
`app.update`	Disables updating entirely - emergency use only	app	variable	`True`	Admin
`audio.advancedocclusion`	Use more advanced sound occlusion	audio	variable	`False`

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.