How to wipe a Rust server

A wipe resets your Rust server so everyone starts from nothing — bases gone, inventories cleared, a fresh beginning. Rust communities wipe regularly (many do it weekly or monthly). Here’s how to do it on Qubesquad.

A wipe can’t be undone

Wiping deletes player progress for good. If anyone wants to keep something, tell them before you wipe. Want a copy for yourself? Download a backup first.

Option A — quick map wipe (via the file manager)

This clears the world so everyone respawns fresh.

1. Open your server at panel.qubesquad.com and Stop it (top-right power buttons).
2. Go to the Files tab and open the server folder, then the identity folder inside it (often named rust or your server’s identity).
3. Delete the world save files — the ones ending in .map and .sav (including any numbered .sav.1, .sav.2 rolling saves).
4. For a blueprint wipe (players re-learn everything), also delete the blueprint/player data files in that folder.
5. Go back to the top and press Start.

Rust generates a fresh world on startup and everyone begins again.

Same seed = same-looking map

Deleting the save files clears everyone’s progress, but the map regenerates from your server’s current seed, so the terrain looks the same. That’s fine for most weekly wipes. To get a brand-new map layout, see Option C.

Option B — full fresh reinstall

Want a completely clean slate — server files and all? Reinstall Rust from scratch:

1. Go to Settings → Reinstall / Swap Game.
2. Keep Rust selected, pick your framework (Oxide, Carbon or Vanilla), location and name.
3. Click Continue, type the server name to confirm, and Destroy & rebuild.

This keeps your plan and any Boost, and builds a brand-new Rust server. See Switch games for the full walkthrough.

Option C — a brand-new map seed

The map’s look is set by its seed. A new seed means a genuinely new map. Because the seed is part of your server’s world configuration, the simplest way to roll a fresh one is to click Get help on your server and ask us to set a new seed for your next wipe — tell us if you want a specific seed or a random one.

About forced wipes

When Rust ships its monthly update (the first Thursday of each month), servers must wipe to run the new version — blueprints usually wipe then too. When that day comes:

1. Restart your server from the dashboard so it updates to the new version.
2. Do a map wipe (Option A) if it didn’t clear automatically.

Weekly wipes in between are entirely up to you.