Platform settings

Platform settings holds what is shared by every community: the container images new servers use, the Discord bot, and the defaults and locks that communities and servers inherit. Only the operator can open it.

The page has two tabs: Infrastructure and Setting defaults. Changes show a bar "N changes" with Discard and Save; leaving with unsaved changes asks for confirmation.

Inheritance: platform, community, server

Most settings follow a chain. The value a server uses is the first one set, looking from the bottom up.

Level	Edited in	Lock
Platform	This page, Setting defaults	A platform lock ("Locked for communities") stops every community and server from changing the value.
Community	The community's Community settings	A community lock ("Servers can't change this") needs the plan feature Settings locks and stops its servers.
Server	The server's Settings tab	none

A higher lock always wins. The community pages explain the editor in Settings; the platform editor is the same one with these differences:

Editor label at platform level	Meaning
Changed (instead of Set by community)	The value differs from the built-in default.
Use default	Removes the platform value so the built-in default applies.
Locked for communities	The lock toggle.
Legend	"Changed from default" and "Built-in default".

Setting defaults

"Values every community starts with. Lock one to stop communities from changing it."

Setting	Scope	Default
Update Rust automatically	platform, community, server	On
Community name in game, Website shown in broadcasts	platform and below	RustyThrones, play.rustythrones.com
Always-owner SteamIDs	platform, community	none
Public website URL	platform, community	the platform site
Canary server for plugin rollouts, Canary soak time	platform, community	empty, 30 minutes
Wipe cleanup steps (17)	all levels	all on: see Wipe cleanup
Platform website, Public API URL, Legacy Discord community, Outbound IPs	platform only	not shown to communities

Outbound IPs lists the addresses communities must allow in their firewall to let the platform reach an attached server over RCON; empty shows the detected address.

A fleet-wide switch

Switch Update Rust automatically off at platform level and lock it to hold every server on its current game build, for example before a wipe day.

Infrastructure

Container images

"Where new servers pull the game and sidecar images from."

Field	Detail
Registry URL, Username, Password or token	The container registry. The password is stored, shown as "Saved. Leave empty to keep it.", and never displayed.
Game server image	Used for new servers, image pulls and the force-wipe update. Empty uses the built-in default.
Sidecar image	The agent written into each server when provisioned. Empty uses the built-in default.

Discord

One Discord bot serves every community. Each community connects its own Discord server under Community > Discord (Discord).

Field	Detail
Discord bot	Switch for wipe announcements, map votes, reports and slash commands. When off, communities see "Discord is not switched on for the platform yet".
Bot token	From the Discord developer portal; needs Send Messages, Embed Links and Slash Commands.

With the bot on, a Platform Discord server block appears for the support area: Server ID, Operator alerts channel, Invite link, Owners and admins role and Moderators role.

Troubleshooting

Problem	Fix
Page missing from the sidebar	Your role is not the operator.
Communities cannot change a value	A platform lock applies: unlock it here.
Discord is "not switched on"	Turn on Discord bot and save.