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Community admin guide
The RustyThrones panel (panel.rustythrones.com) is where community owners, admins and moderators run their Rust servers, their player website and their store. This guide documents every screen of the community side of the panel.
Where to start
New here? Read Getting started, then Attach a server or Request a hosted server.
What a community is
A community is one workspace in the panel: its servers, members, settings, store, quests, website and billing. One account can belong to several communities (you pick one after sign-in) and has one role in each.
Roles and permissions
Four roles, each including everything the previous one can do.
| Area | Viewer | Moderator | Admin | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See overview, servers, jobs, settings (read-only) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Player list, kick, ban, mute | yes | yes | yes | |
| In-game chat and announcements | yes | yes | yes | |
| Console output (read) | yes | yes | yes | |
| Console commands (raw RCON) | yes | yes | ||
| Power and wipes (start, stop, restart, update, wipe now) | yes | yes | ||
| Server configuration (config, schedules, plugins, Discord, server settings) | yes | yes | ||
| Add and delete servers | yes | yes | ||
| Community settings (values and locks) | yes | yes | ||
| Store (kits, bundles, player plans, tech tree, unlock pricing, referral) | yes, needs a plan with the store | yes | ||
| Quests, Journey, Seasons | yes | yes | ||
| Player site (branding, sections, legal details, domains), Discord, chat tags | yes | yes | ||
| Activity log, view plan and invoices | yes | yes | ||
| Invite and manage moderators and viewers | yes | yes | ||
| Manage admins and owners | yes | |||
| Plan changes, payment method, payouts, pass reviews | yes | |||
| Transfer ownership, delete the community | yes |
Rules for members: nobody grants a role equal to or above their own and nobody changes their own role; a community always keeps at least one owner. Details in Members.
Pages in this guide
Getting started
| Page | Topic |
|---|---|
| Getting started | Sign in, create a community, the Overview, the Get started checklist |
| Attach a server | Connect a server you already run over RCON |
| Hosted servers | Ask RustyThrones to host a server |
Servers
| Page | Topic |
|---|---|
| Servers and dashboard | Server list, lifecycle actions, console, platform server, health |
| Server config | Game settings catalogue, owners, tags, header image |
| Wipes and schedules | Map, full and force wipes, schedules, seeds, map votes |
| Wipe cleanup | What each wipe type resets |
| Settings | Community and server settings, inheritance and locks |
| Plugins | Installed plugins, the catalog, updates, rollback |
| Players | Player list, bans, gems, live players, stats |
| Jobs and Map vault | Background jobs, schedules and the map archive |
Store and engagement
| Page | Topic |
|---|---|
| Kits and bundles | The items players buy |
| Player plans and store prices | Monthly passes, gem packs, extras prices |
| Tech tree and unlock pricing | Trees, own trees, platform trees, fees |
| Quests | Quest builder |
| Journey and seasons | Tune the 200-level journey and the seasons |
| Referrals | Invite rewards |
Community
| Page | Topic |
|---|---|
| Player site | Branding, sections, domains, directory |
| Seasonal themes | Holiday decorations on the home page and their seasonal journeys |
| Legal details | Seller identity published on the site |
| Discord | Connect a Discord server, roles, link reward |
| Chat tags | Tags in game chat |
| Members | Roles, invites, ownership |
| Activity | Audit log |
Billing
| Page | Topic |
|---|---|
| Plan and billing | Plans, quotas, features, invoices |
| Payouts | Stripe Connect for store sales |
| Pass reviews | Passes ended by a failed refund |