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How exactly this works, we show you here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Before we start, first stop your server<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now make sure that you have the &#8220;Custom Map&#8221; in the <strong>.map<\/strong> format<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upload this map to any file sharing service\n<ul>\n<li>Note: Dropbox <strong>doesn&#8217;t<\/strong> seem to work for this purpous<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When the upload is finished, copy the displayed link and save it somewhere <em>(you will need it in a moment)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now establish a FTP connection to your RUST server\n<ul>\n<li>We recommend &#8220;<strong>Filezilla<\/strong>&#8221; as FTP-Tool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the right side in the tool you see the server files now\n<ul>\n<li>Search there for the file &#8220;<strong>server.cfg<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make a right click and choose &#8220;Edit&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search in the file for the line &#8220;<strong>levelURL=<\/strong>&#8221;\n<ul>\n<li>Add the link you saved before (from the file sharing page) behind the =<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now make sure that the end of the link is not <strong>dl=0<\/strong>, but <strong>dl=1<\/strong> (change this if necessary)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now search in the same file for the line &#8220;<strong>serverLevel=<\/strong>&#8220;.\n<ul>\n<li>Here you have to enter after the = the same level, which was used on the &#8220;Custom Map\n<ul>\n<li><em>Procedural Map \/ Barren \/ Craggy Island \/ Savas Island \/ Barren<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save your changes now<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can exit the FTP-Tool now and start your server again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Have fun playing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Rust, you find yourself on an island with nothing but a stone and a torch. 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