How to change item despawn time in Rust

Type server.itemdespawn 600 in the server console so dropped items stay on the ground for 10 minutes. Default is 300 seconds.

server.itemdespawn

Sets how many seconds dropped items stay on the ground before despawning.

server.itemdespawn <seconds>

Examples

server.itemdespawn 600

Dropped items last 10 minutes.

Arguments

secondsRequired: Base despawn time for dropped items.

What it does

The default is 300 seconds (5 minutes). Valuable items can last longer than this base time. Longer values keep more entities around on busy servers.

The game's own description: Seconds before items dropped on the ground despawn; default is 300 seconds (5 minutes)

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.

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