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title: How to Change the Server Description on a Rust Server
description: "| **Note** | The server description may be temporarily overwritten with numbers. This is caused by a bug on the Rust side, and it is fixed by restarting the server. | | --- | --- | ### STEP1. Log in…"
url: "https://gss.bestnetllc.co.jp/en/docs/how-to-change-the-server-description-on-a-rust-server/"
updated: "2026-10-08"
category: Rust
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# How to Change the Server Description on a Rust Server

| **Note** | The server description may be temporarily overwritten with numbers. This is caused by a bug on the Rust side, and it is fixed by restarting the server. |
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### STEP1. Log in to the [Game Panel](https://gsv.bestnetllc.co.jp/).

For how to log in, see [here](https://gss.bestnetllc.co.jp/en/docs/logging-into-the-game-panel-and-feature-overview/).

### Revision History

- 2.0:
  - Updated: 2026/10/06
  - Changes: Corrected the notation for the line break code (n). Added the behavior of the Stop button and the time the server takes to start
  - Updated by: BESTNET-GSERVER
- 1.0:
  - Created: 2024/1
  - Changes: Initial version
  - Created by: BESTNET-GSERVER

### STEP2. Stop the server with "Stop".

Click "Stop" in the upper right of the server page, and wait until the server has stopped.

| **Note** | To stop the server, use **"Stop"**. It saves the world before shutting down (the console shows `Saving complete` → `Config Saved`). **"Kill" force-quits the server without saving, so any recent progress is lost.** Use it only as a last resort, when "Stop" does not finish after several minutes. |
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### STEP3. Select "Startup" from the left menu.

Once the server has stopped, open **"Startup"** in the left menu. You can change the server description here.

[![The variable fields on the Startup tab. The QUERY PORT field is normally left blank](https://gss.bestnetllc.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/kb-rust/kb-rust-startup2.webp)](https://gss.bestnetllc.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/kb-rust/kb-rust-startup2.webp)
The variable fields on the Startup tab. The QUERY PORT field is normally left blank

### STEP4. Enter the description in \[DESCRIPTION\].

In the **DESCRIPTION** field, enter your server rules and the information you want to give players. It is shown in the server information in-game.

| **Note** | To start a new line in the description, enter `n` (two characters: a backslash and a lowercase n). The field in the panel also says "Use n for newlines." |
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### STEP5. Start the server with "Start".

After entering the description, return to the server page and click "Start".

| **Note** | From the moment you click the start button until you can join the game, it takes **about 3 minutes when a saved world is loaded**. The panel keeps showing "Starting" during that time, but nothing is wrong. |
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This completes the server description change for your Rust server.