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How to load a custom map on your Rust server

Besides Rust's procedural maps, your server can run a custom map. You can find custom maps on sites such as RustMaps. The server downloads the map from a link when it starts, so the map file must be online first.

Step 1: Put the map online​

  1. Upload your custom .map file to a file host that gives a direct download link, such as Dropbox.

  2. Copy the file's share link. A Dropbox link looks like this:

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/<randomcharacters>/<mapname>.map?dl=0

  3. Change dl=0 at the end to dl=1, so the link downloads the file instead of opening a web page:

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/<randomcharacters>/<mapname>.map?dl=1

Step 2: Set the map on your server​

  1. Open the Fragnet dashboard, go to My servers and select your Rust server.
  2. Select the Configuration tab and select General in the list on the left.
  3. In the World group, next to Map, select Custom map.
  4. Paste the download link into the field that appears. It must start with https://.
  5. Select Save in the bar at the bottom of the page. See Under General.
  6. Restart the server. The map loads when the server starts.

A new map starts a fresh world. If you want to keep your current world, make a backup first.

Go back to a procedural map​

  1. On the Configuration tab, select General.
  2. In the World group, next to Map, select Procedural.
  3. Set the World size (1000 to 6000) and Seed. Randomise picks a random seed. The same seed and size always make the same map.
  4. Select Save and restart the server.

World size and Seed are hidden while a custom map is selected, because a custom map has its own.

tip

Scheduled wipes keep your custom map. The New random map seed option only applies to procedural maps.