Disable EAC on Your Rust Server

Published 9 June 2026 · By Host Havoc Technical Support Team

Disabling Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) is required for some testing or modding scenarios. Be aware that servers with EAC disabled will not appear in the in-game server list. Players can still connect directly if the server is in their Steam Favorites. See Server Not Showing on the In-Game List for Steam Favorites instructions.

Steps

  1. Log into the Game Control Panel and stop your server.
  2. Go to Configuration Files and open server.cfg using the Text Editor.
  3. Add or update the following lines:
    server.secure            "0"
server.encryption        "0"
server.eac               "0"
  4. Click Save and Exit.
  5. Start your server.

Warning: Servers with EAC disabled will not show in the in-game server browser. Players must connect directly via IP.