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How to Install the Welcomer Plugin to Your Rust Server

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May 19, 2021 • 2 min read

Overview

The welcomer plugin displays the name of the player and his location when he or she joins or leaves the Rust server, as well as the number of players currently on the server.

To install it, follow the below instructions:

  1. Navigate to the plugins menu and click on the Welcomer INSTALL PLUGIN button.


  2. Once installed go to your Rust Console page and start your server or restart it if it is currently running.
  3. First, check that Oxide is running by typing oxide.version into the console and pressing enter. You should get an oxide version number. E.G. Oxide.Rust Version: 2.0.4961.
    If not, you need to uninstall the uMod Mod and reinstall it.
  4. Once you have confirmed the installation of the plugin via your console, you can change various options and customize the welcomer as you see fit.

What it looks like

Now log into you Rust server hosting server and you will be presented with the following info in the bottom left corner of your screen:

You can customize what your welcomer messages look like by editing the following file:

welcomer.json

This file resides in the following directories and you can change different aspects of the welcomer options.

To change the settings of the messages you will need to edit the following file:

/home/container/oxide/config/welcomer.json

To Change the messages themselves you will need to edit the following file:

/home/container/oxide/lang/en/welcomer.json

You will need to navigate to these files using the File Manager.

Conclusion

For the full options and configurations for the plugin, visit the plugin page located at: https://umod.org/plugins/welcomer

Facing Any Issues?

Make sure that you have followed the tutorial step by step. If you are still facing issues after checking through the steps, you can always create a support ticket and our team at Iceline Hosting respond back within our business hours.

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