---
title: "Wiping your Rust Server"
description: "Information on how to wipe your Rust Server"
url: https://help.chiphead.tech/en/articles/443-wiping-your-rust-server
collection: "Rust"
updated: 2026-06-10
language: en
---

# Wiping your Rust Server

Information on how to wipe your Rust Server

## Summary

Rust servers feature vast, open maps where players can explore, settle, and construct detailed bases, markets, or communities. Because the game follows a natural progression curve, joining an established server can feel overwhelming for newcomers. Thankfully, server owners can wipe the map whenever needed to create a fresh start. They can also choose exactly what to reset, whether that’s clearing only the world map or preserving player data or the other way around.

### How to Wipe Map or Player Data on a Rust Server

1.  Log in to the **ChipHead Panel**.
    
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2.  Stop the server.
    
    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/attachments/20260610193717_2909.png)
    
3.  Open the **Files** tab & Navigate to the following directory:  
    `/home/container/server/rust`
    
4.  Select the `.db` files if you want to reset player data, and choose the `.map` or `.sav` files if you want to reset the map.
    
5.  You may keep the `player.tokens.db` file if you want to maintain Rust+ authentication token pairings.
    
6.  You can also retain the `player.blueprints.*.db` files to preserve unlocked blueprints.
    
7.  Right click & **Delete**.
    
8.  Start the server.
    
    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/attachments/20260610193734_3577.png)