Skip to content
Game Host Bros Guides

How To Use RCON On V Rising

Here’s how to enable and use RCON on your V Rising servers.

Enabling V Rising RCON

  1. Access the Game Host Bros Panel.
  2. Navigate to Configuration > Startup Parameters.
  3. Under RCON set RCON Password to a secure password.
  4. Under RCON set Enable RCON to true.
  5. Restart your server.

Once your server starts you’ll be able to use RCON commands directly from your Server Console.

RCON Commands

Here is a list of all the V Rising RCON commands that you can use from the Server Console, these commands can also be used with our task scheduler.

CommandDescription
runcommand [command]Runs any available server console command (no feedback for this unfortunately!)
announce [message]Sends a free form announcement to all connected clients. Usage: announce Server will restart in 5 minutes
announcerestart [number]Sends an announcement that the server will go down for restart to all connected clients. Usage: announcerestart 5
shutdown [message times] [message]Schedule a shutdown (minutes). Usage: shutdown 5 “Server will shutdown in 5 minutes, get to a safe place!“
cancelshutdown [message]Cancel a shutdown in progress, with optional message. Usage: cancelshutdown “Shutdown Just kidding, not shutting down!“
versionPrint server version. Usage: version
timePrint server time information. Usage: time
name [name]Set a server name during runtime. Usage: name My Awesome Server
description [description]Set a server description during runtime. Usage: description A server for awesome players
password [password] | —clearSet or clear a server password during runtime. Usage: password SecretPassword123 or Usage: password —clear
help [command]Shows command help, or detailed help for a specific command. Usage: help shutdown