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2 min readUpdated May 25, 2026

How To Upload A Custom Map To Your Rust Server

Want to explore new terrains on your Rust server? This easy-to-follow guide will show you how to add a custom map to your Rust server.

Here's how to download and play a custom map on your Rust server. You can find custom maps from a website such as lone.design.

Installing Oxide And RustEdit

Oxide is a modding framework, and RustEdit is a required extension for further customization of Rust maps, your server must have these installed to play Custom Maps.

  1. Download RustEdit and extract the downloaded archive.
  2. Log in to Bropanel and Stop your server.
  3. In the sidebar, go to Files.
  4. Navigate to /RustDedicated_Data/Managed and Upload Oxide.Ext.RustEdit.dll.
  5. In the sidebar, go to Settings.
  6. Under Modding Frameworks select oxide or oxide-staging.
  7. Click Save & Restart to apply your changes.

Before switching to a custom map, we recommend performing a Map Wipe or Full Wipe.

Installing A Custom Map

After installing Oxide and RustEdit, here's how to add a custom map to your Rust server.

  1. Log in to Bropanel and select your server.
  2. In the sidebar, go to Settings.
  3. Find Custom Map URL.
  4. Paste in the Dropbox download URL to your .map file, in the URL make sure dl=0 is set to dl=1.
  5. Click Save & Restart to apply your changes.