Rust on Steam or Rust Console Edition?
Find the right edition, then use the news and server information that belong to it.
Start with the full game name
Facepunch directs desktop players to Rust on Steam and links separately to Rust Console Edition, published with Double Eleven. Both belong to the same survival world, but their official websites maintain separate news and support information. Open your installed game or store library and note the full title before following a setup guide. The word Rust alone leaves an important detail unanswered.
Match the guide to your server
The Steam edition supports player-hosted servers and server-side modding. Console Edition also has its own community-server resources. Once you know your edition, read the information for the server you intend to join: its rules and configuration are more useful than a generic promise about the game. Keep the matching official news page handy when checking whether an older guide still describes your experience.