Ban and Unban Players on Your Rust Server

You must have admin access before banning or unbanning players. If you have not set yourself as an admin yet, follow Make Yourself Admin first.

Ban a player from in-game

1. Press F1 to open the in-game console.
2. Type the following command and press Enter. Replace Username/SteamID with the target player's name or Steam ID, and Reason with the ban reason:

ban "Username/SteamID" "Reason"

The player will be removed from the server and banned immediately.

Unban a player from in-game

1. Press F1 to open the in-game console.
2. Type the following and press Enter:

unban "Username/SteamID"

Ban a player via web console (RCON)

1. Open the Web Console icon in your control panel.
2. Enter your RCON password and press Enter. Check Save to avoid re-entering it each session.
3. Type the ban command and press Enter:

ban "Username/SteamID" "Reason"

Unban a player via web console (RCON)

1. Open the Web Console and authenticate with your RCON password.
2. Type the following and press Enter:

unban "Username/SteamID"