Getting Started with Your Rust Server

## Welcome to Your Rust Server! Congratulations on your new Rust server. This guide walks you through everything you need to do after purchase to get up and running. ## Step 1: Check Your Email After payment, you'll receive an email with your server credentials including: - **Panel URL** — The link to your game panel - **Username** — Your email address - **Password** — Your panel login password - **Server IP and Port** — What players use to connect ## Step 2: Log Into the Game Panel Visit your panel URL and log in with the credentials from your email. You'll see your server listed on the dashboard. ## Step 3: Start Your Server Click on your server, then click the green **Start** button. The first start may take a few minutes as the server generates the world map. Watch the console for progress. ## Step 4: Find Your Server Address Your server's IP address and port are shown in your AgilaHost dashboard under your order details, and in the game panel under the **Console** tab header. You'll need this to connect. ## Step 5: Connect to Your Server Open Rust, press **F1** to open the console, and type: client.connect YOUR_IP:YOUR_PORT Replace YOUR_IP:YOUR_PORT with your actual server address (e.g., 125.253.92.5:28015). ## What's Next? - **Add yourself as admin** — See our admin guide to get full control - **Install plugins** — If you selected Oxide at checkout, check our plugin guide - **Set up RCON** — Manage your server remotely with our RCON guide