How to Make a Rust PvE Server (Enable PVE and TruePVE)

 

    Not every Rust community wants full-loot PvP. A PvE server lets players survive, build and farm without killing each other — great for relaxed or roleplay communities. There are two ways to run PvE on gamever: a quick built-in toggle, and the proper plugin-based approach. This guide covers both.

 

Option 1 — the built-in Enable PVE toggle

 

    The fastest way: Settings → Server Settings → Enable PVE → set to True, Save, and restart.

 

 

    This flips Rust's native PvE mode — players can no longer damage each other directly. It's one click, but vanilla PvE is blunt: it also changes raiding and some interactions, and gives you no fine control. For a simple "no player killing" server it's fine; for anything nuanced, use Option 2.

 

Option 2 — TruePVE (the proper way)

 

    Most serious PvE servers run the TruePVE plugin on Oxide (or Carbon). TruePVE gives granular rules:

 

• No player-vs-player damage, but you choose whether raiding, traps, turrets, looting and animal damage are allowed.
• Exclusion zones, scheduled PvP events, and per-situation rulesets.

 

    Setup:

 

1. Install Oxide (or Carbon) — see our Oxide guide.
2. Download the TruePVE .cs plugin and upload it to oxide/plugins.
3. Edit oxide/config/TruePVE.json to taste, then oxide.reload TruePVE.

 

    This is the standard, flexible PvE setup — leave Enable PVE off (False) and let TruePVE do the work, so you keep full control.

 

Which should you use?

 

• Enable PVE = True — quickest, zero plugins, but crude. Good for a casual "no PvP" server.
• TruePVE plugin — the real answer for a PvE community: no player damage plus the exact rules you want around raiding and interactions.

 

    Don't stack both — pick one approach.

 

Additional Tips

 

• For a real PvE community, use TruePVE, not just the toggle — you'll want control over raiding and traps.
• Keep Enable PVE off when running TruePVE so the plugin's rules aren't fighting the native mode.
• Advertise it clearly — put "PvE" in your server name/description and tags so the right players find you.
• Pair with quality-of-life plugins (homes, kits) that PvE players love.
• Restart after the toggle; reload after plugin/config changes.

 

Conclusion

 

    A PvE Rust server on gamever is two choices: flip Enable PVE to True for a quick no-PvP server, or — the better route — run the TruePVE plugin on Oxide for full control over damage and raiding. Pick one, advertise it, and give your community the relaxed Rust they're after.

 

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