How To Install Oxide Plugins For Your Rust Server

Installing plugins on your Rust server can enhance gameplay and add new features. Game Host Bros makes it easy to enable Oxide, which is required for most plugins.

How To Enable Oxide

Here you will learn to install the Oxide modding framework. This is required for all Rust plugins to function.

1. Log in to the Game Host Bros Panel and select your Rust server.
2. Navigate to Configuration > Startup Parameters in the left sidebar.
3. Find the Modding Framework option and change it from vanilla to oxide.
4. Restart your server.

How To Install Plugins

Once Oxide is enabled, you can start adding plugins to your server:

1. In the sidebar go to Management > File Manager.
2. Navigate to the oxide/plugins/ directory.
3. Upload your plugin files (usually ending in .cs) to this directory.
4. Check if the plugin is loaded by typing o.plugins into the server console.

Note

You can also install some of the most common Rust plugins directly from our panel by going to Tools > Mod Manager. Some of these may require additional configuration.

How To Install Extensions

Some plugins require additional extensions to function properly. Here’s how to install them:

1. In the file manager, go to the RustDedicated_Data/Managed/ directory (This is the most common location, but refer to your plugin documentation).
2. Upload the extension files (ending in .dll) to this directory.
3. Restart your server.