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<title>Setting up a discord bot for your Rust server</title>⤶
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A Discord bot offers a simple and effective way to showcase your Rust server right within your Discord. It’s a common feature that nearly every Rust server uses.⤶
# Method #1 - No Hosting Needed & Free⤶
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## PlayerCountBot.com⤶
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PlayerCountBot supports Rust using A2S queries or RCON (for more advanced data such as "joining" player count). Below is a full walkthrough on how to link your Rust server with your custom Discord bot using PlayerCountBot.⤶
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## 🤖 Creating your Discord bot⤶
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You’ll first need to create a Discord bot using the [Discord Developer Portal](https://discord.com/developers/applications/). Follow the steps below:⤶
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1. Go to the [Developer Portal](https://discord.com/developers/applications/)⤶
2. At the top, click `New Application`⤶
3. Give your bot a `Name`, and select a team (`Personal` is fine), then click `Create`⤶
* This name will be visible publicly on the bot⤶
* You can set a profile picture later in the settings⤶
4. Great! Now continue with the rest of the guide below.⤶
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## 🔗 Linking your Rust server with PlayerCountBot⤶
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This part is quick and easy — you’ll also be able to configure custom status templates and scrolling messages!⤶
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1. Visit https://physgun.com/playercountbot and click `Login to Discord ->`⤶
2. Click the `Create` button⤶
3. Enter your `Server Information` (name, game type = Rust), then click `Next`⤶
4. Fill out the `Query Setup`:⤶
* For Rust:⤶
* Use your server’s IP and port⤶
* If you want to show joining players, **you must use the Rust RCON method**⤶
* Enable RCON in your Rust server startup with the following:⤶
```⤶
+rcon.port 28016 +rcon.password "yourSecurePassword" +rcon.web 1⤶
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* Ensure the RCON port is accessible via your firewall and hosted IP⤶
5. Click `Next`⤶
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Now we’ll link your bot:⤶
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6. Open the [Discord Developer Portal](https://discord.com/developers/applications/) and select your bot⤶
7. Click on the `OAuth2` tab⤶
8. Click `Copy` under the `CLIENT ID`⤶
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<image src="2923d/8ddbdd23daf11d0.png" size="70975" name="Copying the Client ID from Discord" />⤶
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9. Go back to PlayerCountBot and paste the `CLIENT ID` into the `Bot Client ID` field⤶
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<image src="2923d/8ddbdd221648f89.png" size="74919" name="Pasting Discord Client ID into playercountbot" />⤶
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10. Go back to the Developer Portal and click the `Bot` tab⤶
11. Under `TOKEN`, click `Reset Token` – this is required to generate a new token ⤶
**⚠️ NEVER share this token with anyone.**⤶
<image src="2923d/8ddbdd24f5702a4.png" size="110210" name="Resetting the Discord Token to obtain a new one" />⤶
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12. After the token is generated, click `Copy`⤶
<image src="2923d/8ddbdd25c382242.png" size="222724" name="Copying the Discord Bot Token" />⤶
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13. Return to PlayerCountBot and paste the token into the `Bot Token` input⤶
14. Click `Create` — you’re done!⤶
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## ✅ Invite the bot to your Discord⤶
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To invite the bot to your server, simply click the `Invite` button at the top right of PlayerCountBot.⤶
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| TIP: Want a profile picture for your bot? Go back to the `Bot` tab in the [Developer Portal](https://discord.com/developers/applications/) and upload a custom icon and banner.⤶
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PlayerCountBot will now automatically update your Discord bot’s status with live Rust server data such as player count, and if using RCON, even track players that are joining.⤶
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If you run into issues or need help, visit [https://playercountbot.com](https://playercountbot.com) and join the support Discord!⤶
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# Method 2: Self-hosted NodeJS Bot⤶
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If you'd rather not use the hosted version, there's an open source alternative available that you can run yourself.⤶
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You can find it here: [https://github.com/Killa4/Rust-Player-Count-Bot](https://github.com/Killa4/Rust-Player-Count-Bot)⤶
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This version runs locally and updates your Discord bot’s status with Rust server info using A2S queries. It requires basic Node.js knowledge and a machine or server to host the script.
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