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Rust Server Deployment for Google Container Engine

Howdy Y'all! I'm @kordless on YouTube and I occasionally play and stream Rust, the game.

This repo is for deploying a Rust Server running on Google Container Engine. Google has a deal going where you can get $300 of free credits for a year on Google Cloud, so it's a good excuse to signup and run your own server. And no, I don't work for Google!

This deployment uses an image built by @dids, which is hosted on Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/didstopia/rust-server/

This deployment method can be used to start a small server to play with friends or practice building things. In a few days, I'll update the scripts to include a way to save the content you've created, in-game, with others who can then run their own servers and load your content in to explore it for themselves.

For now, start by navigating to Google Cloud and signup for an account. You'll need to enter some credit card details to get this going, but Google is giving you $300 in credits for the next year. Should be e