How to set seed on a Rust server

Last updated 08 Jun 2025

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If you would like to set a custom world seed for a Procedural Map. on a Rust Server, you can follow this guide to set one.

Setting the Seed.

1 Login to the Kinetic Panel

2 Stop your server.

3 Head to the Settings Page.

4 You will look for the World Seed box & place your Seed inside of it.

Settings

Make sure the seed is up to date with your server & game version. Otherwise, it may not work, you will also want the map world size as well.

5 You can now start your Rust Server with the Seed being set.

How to wipe your world file.

When you are setting a new Rust Seed, you will need to wipe the Rust Map file, this portion of the guide will also show you how to do so.

1 Login to the Kinetic Panel

2 Stop your server.

3 Head to the File Manager

4 Go into the server > rust folder.

Settings

5 You will now look for "proceduralmap" files.

Settings

6 Delete these files from your server, you should be able to start your server with the custom seed.