How to Add Admins and Moderators on Your Rust Server

Adding admins and moderators to your Rust server allows trusted players to help manage the server, kick disruptive users, and run console commands. Rust has two permission levels: Owner (full admin) and Moderator (limited admin).

Finding a Player's Steam ID

Before adding an admin or moderator, you'll need their Steam64 ID. This is a unique 17-digit number that identifies each Steam account.

1. Visit SteamID.net.
2. Enter the player's Steam username or profile URL in the search field.
3. Locate the SteamID64 (Dec) field in the results.
4. Copy this number — you'll need it for the next steps.

Adding an Owner or Moderator

1. Navigate to the Wabbanode Control Panel and select your Rust server.
2. Click the Console tab.
3. To add an Owner, enter the following command:

ownerid "steamid" "playername"

4. To add a Moderator, enter the following command:

moderatorid "steamid" "playername"

5. Run server.writecfg to save the changes.

Permission Differences

Removing an Owner or Moderator

To remove permissions from a player, use these commands in the console:

removeowner "steamid"

removemoderator "steamid"

After removing permissions, run server.writecfg to save the changes.