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How to install Oxide on your Rust Server

How to install & make an Oxide Rust Server

Using Oxide on your Rust server can be a powerful tool that opens up limitless possibilities for plugins and mods! Installing Oxide, especially on a Physgun server is extremely quick and easy.


If you don't already have a Physgun Rust Server you should consider getting one at: https://physgun.com/games/rust-server-hosting


Installing Oxide on your Rust Server

The following steps will go over the super easy and simple process of getting Oxide onto your server so you can start using plugins / mods!


  1. Visit your Physgun Gamepanel & navigate to your Rust Server
  2. Head to Server Options > Modding Framework
  3. Select oxide, then restart your server and you're done!

Setting your Rust Server to use Oxide

It's really just that easy to install Oxide onto your Rust Server with Physgun! We do our best to ensure you have a super fluid and easy experience owning your powerful Rust server.



If you do not have a Physgun Rust Server yet, you should consider getting one! We host the largest Rust communities because Physgun perfects Rust server hosting.


Installing Oxide onto your Rust Server (Manually)

If you do not own a Physgun Rust Server this process will be a bit more complicated than just changing the modding framework in the Server Options.

You should consider grabbing yourself a Physgun Rust Server, we make these mundane, time consuming tasks 1 click because you should be running your server, not micro managing it.


  1. Download the latest Oxide/uMod build
  • Go to the official site: https://umod.org/games/rust
  • Click Download for the latest Rust build.
  • It’s a ZIP file that contains modified server files to enable plugins.


  1. Stop your Rust server
  • Always shut down your server completely before replacing files.
  • If you’re using a control panel (e.g., WISP, Pterodactyl, TCAdmin), click Stop and wait until the server status shows as offline.


  1. Upload & replace the Oxide files
  • Extract the ZIP you downloaded.
  • Connect to your server’s file system using FTP/SFTP or your host’s file manager.
  • Drag and drop the extracted files into your Rust server root directory — where RustDedicated.exe (or RustDedicated) lives.
  • Important: When prompted, overwrite the existing files. That’s what patches the server to support plugins.


  1. Start your server and verify installation
  • Restart your server from your control panel.
  • Check your console output: you should see messages like “uMod Version X.X.X” or “Oxide is now loaded!”
  • A new /oxide folder should appear — this is where your plugins, configs, and logs go.


⚙️ Bonus: Quick sanity checks


✔ Plugins go into /oxide/plugins (e.g., .cs or .dll files).

✔ Config files generate in /oxide/config after the first run.

✔ Always keep Oxide updated when Rust updates — otherwise, your plugins may break.


Installing & maintaining oxide manually can be a chore. Physgun does this all for you, make sure to check out our Rust Server Hosting page, you can even use code PHYSGUN for 30% off your first order!

Updated on: 12/07/2025

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