Setup guide
How to set up a bot on your Rust Console server
Getting Surge on your Rust Console Edition server takes a few minutes. You don’t install anything on the server itself. Surge connects with the console details your host already gives you.
Step 1: Sign in with Discord
Head to the Surge website and sign in with your Discord account. There’s no separate password to remember.
Step 2: Link your in-game name
Type your Rust Console name exactly as it shows in game, capitals and symbols included. You only do this once and it works on every Surge server.
Step 3: Connect your server
Open Connect Your Server and enter your server IP, console port and console password. Your host shows all three in its control panel. When Surge gets an answer you’ll see “Server connected. Admin dashboard unlocked.”
Step 4: Link your Discord server
Optional, but worth it. On the Servers page press Add Bot, then Generate install code, and run /install with that code in your Discord. Then run /admin-role to choose which role gets into the dashboard.
Step 5: Switch features on
Open your server and start with the basics. The killfeed is already on. Most servers set up Zorp, AutoKits and the Economy first, then add events once players are coming in.
Step 6: Share your player link
Every server card has a Copy player link button. Post it in your Discord. Players sign in, link their name and your server lands in their favourites.
What to switch on first
Not sure where to start? These are the systems most servers set up in their first week.
Killfeed
Every kill in game chat and Discord, with K/D, streaks, distance and a top 10 leaderboard.
Zorp
Bases are raidable while the team is online and protected once everyone logs off.
AutoKits
Kits claimed from the quick chat wheel, built by dragging items into a Rust inventory.
Economy
Players earn for kills and playtime, then spend it in your shop or on casino games.
Events
Crate drops, PvP arenas, 1v1, 2v2 and 3v3, Docked Cargo and Wicked Oil, run on a schedule by the bot.
Server Settings
Gather, loot, smelting, recyclers and decay, put back automatically after every reboot.
Setup questions
Where do I find my console port and password?
In your server host’s control panel, usually next to the server IP. Enter them exactly as shown.
Surge says it can’t reach my server. What now?
Nothing is saved until Surge gets an answer, so check the IP, port and password and try again. Make sure the server is actually running.
I changed my console password. Do I start over?
No. Press Edit on the server in Connect Your Server, enter the new details and press Save & Reconnect. All your settings stay as they were.
What happens when my server restarts?
The bot reconnects by itself, and settings saved in My Settings are put back once the server is up.
Give your Rust Console server a proper dashboard
Free for one server, no card needed. Connect it in a few minutes and switch on what you want.