# Rust server.cfg generator

> Make a Rust server.cfg in a minute: name, description, browser tags, map size and seed, PvE, decay and the wipe timer. Paste your old file in to edit it.

Free tool by Wilderack: https://wilderack.com/tools/rust-server-config-generator/
Last reviewed 2026-11-13, against Facepunch’s Rust wiki.

Fill in your server’s name, tags, map and wipe schedule, and the server.cfg writes itself as you go. Already have one? Import it, change what you need, and copy it back.

## How to use the generator

Start from a preset if one is close, then go through the sections. The file on the right updates as you type. Every changed setting gets a mark and a button to put it back.

Copy the file or download it, and put it in your server’s cfg folder. It takes effect the next time the server starts.

Your settings stay in this browser. The link button shares them with your co-admins; passwords are never part of the link.

## What the file leaves out

Gameplay lines left at Rust’s own default aren’t written, so the file only holds what you changed. Ports, the remote console and the server identity aren’t in it either: your host sets those on the command line, and putting them in server.cfg can lock you out.

## Importing an old server.cfg

Paste your current server.cfg, or a startup line with + in front of each setting, and the generator fills in what it knows. Lines it doesn’t edit are listed, so you can keep them by adding them back to the new file.

## Where these facts come from

Ranges, tags and the wipe timer come from Facepunch’s own Rust wiki: the pages on creating a server, server browser tags and the server wipe timer, checked in November 2026.

This is a fan-made tool by Wilderack, not an official Rust or Facepunch Studios tool.

## FAQ

### Where does server.cfg go on a Rust server?

In server/<identity>/cfg/server.cfg, where <identity> is the folder name your server uses for its world. Rust reads it every time the server starts. On Wilderack it’s server/wilderack/cfg/server.cfg, and you can also paste it under Settings, then Advanced.

### Does server.cfg override the startup command line?

Yes. Rust reads server.cfg at start and its values win over the same settings on the command line. Facepunch suggests keeping only ports and remote console settings on the command line and everything else in server.cfg.

### Which tags can a Rust server use?

Monthly, biweekly or weekly for the wipe; vanilla, softcore or hardcore for difficulty; a region like EU or NA; and extras like roleplay, creative or builds. Use only one tag from each group. The server browser shows up to four, and server.pve adds the PvE tag by itself.

### How do I change the map size or seed?

Set server.worldsize (1000 to 6000) and server.seed (0 to 2147483647), then restart. Rust builds a new map, so everything on the old one is gone, like a wipe. The same size and seed always give the same map.

### How do I set the wipe countdown in the Missile Silo?

The laptop counts down using your wipe tag plus wipetimer.wipeDayofWeek, wipetimer.wipeHourofDay and wipetimer.wipeTimezone. By default it’s Thursday at 19:00 London time, which matches forced wipe. Set them to your own schedule in the Wipe schedule section.