Rust+ Guides

Practical fixes for the Rust+ companion app and for running it through the rustplusplus Discord bot. Each guide starts from the exact message you see on screen, explains what the app is actually doing behind it, and gives the checks in the order that finds the cause fastest.

Rust+ not working: start here

Rust+ mobile app won't connect, says server offline, won't pair, sends no notifications or keeps asking you to sign in? Pick your exact symptom and go straight to its fix.

Won't pair or stuck on pairing

Pressed Pair with server and nothing reaches your phone, or Rust+ sits on Pairing forever? The eight causes, checked in the order that finds yours fastest.

Pair button missing

The in-game Rust+ menu says disabled, or there is no Pair with server button? That is the server, not your app: either the admin turned Rust+ off or the server failed Facepunch's connectivity test and switched it off itself. How to confirm, and what the admin must change.

Server shows offline

The server is up, you are on it, and Rust+ still shows it offline. That message means your phone could not open a direct connection to the server's companion port. Here is why, and what fixes it.

No notifications on your phone

Paired and online, but smart alarm triggers, offline deaths and teammate logins never notify you. Notifications take a different path from live data. Check it in this order.

Please sign in loop

The app tells you to sign in even though you already did, or the Steam login page reloads without finishing. What the sign-in actually does, and the fixes that work.

"Failed to set up notifications"

Two Rust+ error messages that appear right after pairing, what each one means about where the pairing broke, and the fix order that clears them.

Smart alarm not working

Smart Alarm shows inactive in Rust+, never notifies, or fires once and goes quiet? Check power, pairing, wiring order and the cooldown, in that order.

No servers in the app

Rust+ opens to an empty server list, or the server you play on is missing while others are there. What populates that list and how to get your server back into it.

Camera looks bad or shows no signal

Rust+ cameras are not video: the server sends a low-detail ray-traced sketch, which is why feeds look blocky. What No Signal means and how to get the clearest picture.

Rust+ on console

Short answer: no. Rust+ only pairs with PC servers, not Rust Console Edition on Xbox or PlayStation. Why that is, whether it may change, and what console players can use instead.

rustplusplus credentials explained

Exactly what is inside the /credentials add command, how the browser extension obtains it, why it lasts 14 days, what someone could do with it, and how to renew it.

rustplusplus setup, start to finish

The whole rustplusplus setup in one sitting: what you need, installing the bot, creating the Discord application, generating credentials, pairing a server, and the five mistakes that account for most failed setups.

In-game commands cheat sheet

Every rustplusplus team-chat command grouped by what you are trying to do, with the one-line situation each is for. Default prefix is !, changeable in the settings channel.

What Rust+ is

Rust+ is Facepunch's free companion app for Rust on PC. What it shows, how pairing works, what it cannot do, what it reveals to your team, and how people run it on a PC or in Discord.

Pairing smart devices

How to pair each smart device with the Rust+ app or the rustplusplus bot, what each one gives you once paired, what breaks pairings, and the wiring that makes alarms and monitors actually useful.

Rust+ on PC

There is no official Rust+ for Windows. Three kinds of tool fill the gap: desktop apps, Discord bots you host, and hosted bot services. What each gives you, what it costs, and who holds your credentials.

rustplusplus vs RustPlusBot vs RustLink

The three Rust+ Discord bots people compare, side by side: hosting, price, features, and who holds your credentials. Written by the people who maintain the rustplusplus credential tool, with that bias stated up front.

Notification sounds and raid alerts

Rust+ alerts are ordinary phone notifications, so the sound, volume and priority are controlled by the phone, not the app. How to make a raid alarm impossible to miss on Android and iOS, and how bots add sirens the app cannot.

How pairing works (technical)

A developer's walkthrough of what happens between clicking Log In and receiving a pairing: Facepunch's login page, Firebase Cloud Messaging registration, the Expo push token, /api/push/register, the pairing payload, and the WebSocket the app opens afterwards.

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