Server Setup
How to Add Tags to Your Rust Server
Learn about how to add server tags to your Rust server description with this easy to follow guide.
Last Updated 3/14/24
Rust server tags are a way to make it easier for potential players to find your server. When setting up your server to get as many potential players as possible, it’s important to configure these tags properly.
With properly configured tags, players looking for your specific type of server will be able to filter it out from other servers.
To add tags your Rust server:
To add tags your Rust server:
1
Navigate to Atomic Panel
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2
Stop Your Server
In order for the changes to be active, you will need to stop and restart your server once you are done.
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Navigate to the Console Tab Under System
4
Input the 'server.tags' command.
Once you have the command line open, you can use the command server.tags followed by the tags you would like to add separated with a comma in quotations (” ”).Below is a list of all the available tags, you can use one tag per tag group (3rd column) on the table. The “Input Value” is the command you need to but in between the quotations to update the tags.
The image below is an example of a properly created 
| Input Value | Tag Displayed on Server Browser | Tag Group |
|---|---|---|
| NA | North America | Region |
| SA | South America | Region |
| EU | Europe | Region |
| WA | West Asia | Region |
| EA | East Asia | Region |
| OC | Oceania | Region |
| AF | Africa | Region |
| pve | PvE | |
| roleplay | Roleplay | |
| builds | Build Server | |
| broyale | Battle Royale | |
| battlefield | Battlefield | |
| training | Combat Training | |
| minigame | Minigame | |
| creative | Creative | |
| hardcore | Hardcore | Difficulty |
| vanilla | Vanilla | Difficulty |
| softcore | Softcore | Difficulty |
server.tags command. Feel free to copy it and replace it with the tags you want to use.Using more than 1 tag per tag group will create problems for people searching for your server. The tags will not display. The only exception to this rule is server tags without a tag group. (pve, roleplay, creative, etc.)
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Enter the 'write.cfg' command.
This will tell your Rust server to check the config file for your new changes.
6
Restart your Rust server.
Once you have set your server tags, restart your Rust server for the tags to be updated.
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