Add a Header Image to Your Rust Server

Published 9 June 2026 · By Host Havoc Technical Support Team

A header image appears alongside your server in the in-game browser and helps players recognise your community. The image must meet specific requirements before you can apply it. This is purely cosmetic and does not require any plugins. You can make other cosmetic changes by Adding Server Tags.

Image requirements

  • Size: 1024x512 pixels
  • Format: publicly accessible URL (Imgur recommended)

If your image is a different size, use a free resizing tool such as resizeimage.net. Uncheck Keep Aspect Ratio, set the dimensions to 1024x512, and click Resize Image.

Upload the image

Upload your image to Imgur and copy the direct image link.

Apply via Config Editor

  1. Log into the Game Control Panel and open Configuration Files.
  2. Click Config Editor beside server.cfg.
  3. Locate the Header Image field and paste your Imgur image URL. Make sure the URL ends in .jpg (for example: https://i.imgur.com/6wKPwk1.jpg).
  4. Click Save.
  5. Restart the server.

Alternative: Apply via RCON

If the Config Editor method does not take effect:

  1. Open the Web Console in your control panel.
  2. Enter your RCON password and press Enter.
  3. Run the following command (keep the quotes):
    server.headerimage "https://i.imgur.com/6wKPwk1.jpg"
  4. Press Enter to apply the change immediately.