Your first 24 hours

From hitting "Subscribe" to playing on your server, here's what happens, and roughly how long each step takes.

1. The moment you pay

As soon as Stripe confirms your subscription, the Rustinew API kicks off provisioning. You'll get a welcome email within 30 seconds with your dashboard link and Discord bot invite. In the background:

• An OVH DNS record is created (r<numbers>.rustinew.com - that's your server hostname).
• A Pelican panel user + server is created for you.
• Wings (the game-server agent) starts the Rust download, ~6 GB.
• Oxide/uMod is auto-installed.

2. First worldgen (2–5 minutes)

Rust's first map generation is single-threaded and CPU-heavy, even on an i9 it takes 2–5 minutes for a typical 3500-size map. The dashboard will show "Installing…" during this time. This is normal - the server has not crashed.

3. Server ready - connect from Rust

Once worldgen finishes, the dashboard status widget flips to green ("Online"). In the Rust game client:

1. Press F1 to open the console.
2. Type client.connect r<your-number>.rustinew.com:30000 (we'll show your exact hostname in the dashboard).
3. You're in. The first connection takes a moment as the client downloads the map.

You can also find your server in the Modded / Community tab of the in-game browser within 5–10 minutes of going live.

4. The Rustinew dashboard tour

Once you log in at rustinew.com (Steam or Discord), you'll see 7 tabs across the top of your members area:

• Overview - Live server status (online/offline, CPU, memory, uptime), subscription summary, quick actions.
• Server Info - Name, max slots, map size, gather rate, PvP/PvE mode. Apply a quick-start preset here if you want a tested baseline.
• Plugins - Upload custom plugins, view the pre-installed pack, request configuration changes.
• Wipe Schedule - Set your wipe cadence (weekly / bi-weekly / monthly) and what survives wipes.
• Events - Intervals for cargo ship, airdrops, attack heli, etc.
• Maps - Procgen seed picker and (if you have the add-on) custom proc-gen control.
• History - Every config change you've requested and its status.

5. Link your Discord (optional but recommended)

From the dashboard, click "Connect Discord" and authorise the Rustinew bot. The bot will:

• Auto-create a #rustinew category in your Discord with channels for status, wipe announcements, and cheater reports.
• Push live status updates, wipe-day announcements, and AntiCheat alerts there automatically.
• Listen for the /vote map-vote command at wipe time.

The whole setup is zero-click once you invite the bot, no /setup command needed.