How to restart a Rust server

Arguments

secondsOptional

Countdown before the restart, in seconds.

messageOptional

Text broadcast to players with the warning.

What it does

Players get in-game warnings while the countdown runs, then the server restarts. Use it for planned restarts or updates so players have time to get somewhere safe. The first argument is the countdown in seconds, the second an optional message.

The game's own description: Schedules a server restart; optionally accepts a countdown in seconds and a broadcast message sent to all players before the restart occurs

Good to know

• Whether the process comes back up depends on your host or start script.

Run it on your server

Type it in the server console or send it over RCON; admins can also use the F1 console in game. To keep a setting, run server.writecfg after changing it, or put it on the launch line as +name value.