Deployment Overview of Rust Server on Server¶

Prerequisites and Basic Requirements¶

To ensure the successful deployment and operation of the Rust Dedicated Server, the following system requirements must be met:

• Operating System: Ubuntu (64-bit)

• Privileges: Root or sudo access is required for package installation and service configuration.

• Dependencies: The libc6-i386 library must be installed to support SteamCMD functionality.

• Network Ports: The following ports must be open in the firewall:

File and Directory Structure¶

The application uses a dedicated user for security isolation. The following directory structure is established on the host:

• /home/rust/: Home directory for the service user.

• /home/rust/steamcmd/: Contains the SteamCMD installation files.

• /home/rust/rust/: The main working directory for the Rust Dedicated Server.

• /home/rust/.rust/: Secure storage for sensitive information (e.g., RCON passwords).

Application Installation Process¶

The application is installed using a combination of system package management and SteamCMD. The installation process follows these steps:

1. System Preparation: The libc6-i386 package is installed via the package manager to provide necessary 32-bit compatibility.

2. User Creation: A dedicated system user named rust and a corresponding group are created to run the server processes with minimal privileges.

3. SteamCMD Installation:

4. The SteamCMD archive is downloaded from official Steam servers.

5. The archive is extracted into /home/rust/steamcmd.

6. The steamcmd.sh script is made executable.

7. Rust Server Deployment:

8. SteamCMD is used to download and validate the Rust Dedicated Server files (App ID: 258550) into the server directory.

9. Service Configuration: A systemd service unit is configured to manage the application lifecycle, ensuring it starts automatically on boot and restarts upon failure.

Access Rights and Security¶

• User Isolation: The server runs under a non-privileged user rust.

• Sensitive Data Protection: An RCON password is generated and stored in /home/rust/.rust/rcon_password with restricted permissions (0600), accessible only by the rust user.

• Directory Permissions: Server files are owned by the rust user, and sensitive directories are set to 0700.

Databases¶

This specific deployment does not utilize an external database server; all game state and configuration data are managed within the application's local file structure in /home/rust/rust/.

Custom Scripts and Additional Setup¶

The installation includes a custom startup script used to initialize the environment:

• Location: /home/rust/rust/runds.sh

• Purpose: This script configures the runtime environment by setting the LD_LIBRARY_PATH to include necessary plugin directories and executes the RustDedicated binary with specific parameters, including:

• Server identity and hostname.

• Map settings (Procedural Map, Seed, World Size).

• Player limits and networking ports.

• RCON configuration for remote management.

Application Update Instructions¶

To update the Rust Dedicated Server to the latest version, you must use SteamCMD via the following command:

/home/rust/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh +force_install_dir /home/rust/rust +login anonymous +app_update 258550 validate +quit

After the update is complete, restart the service to apply changes:

sudo systemctl restart rust

Location of Configuration Files and Data¶

• Server Logs: /home/rust/rust/rustserver.log

• RCON Password: /home/rust/.rust/rcon_password

• Startup Script: /home/rust/rust/runds.sh

• Systemd Service Unit: /etc/systemd/system/rust.service

Available Ports for Connection¶

Starting and Stopping the Application¶

The application is managed via systemctl. Use the following commands to control the server:

• Start the server: sudo systemctl start rust

• Stop the server: sudo systemctl stop rust

• Restart the server: sudo systemctl restart rust

• Check status: sudo systemctl status rust