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Glossary

Term Meaning
Ingest Telemetry flowing from your server into CerebRUST
Ingest token The crst_… credential identifying one server. See Get an ingest token
Binding A token locking to one server’s IP and ports on first use. One token, one server
Heartbeat The plugin’s 15-second check-in: player count, FPS, sleepers. Also how settings changes reach your server
Wipe A server reset. Nearly all CerebRUST data is scoped to the current wipe
Force wipe Facepunch’s monthly wipe — first Thursday, 7pm UK — which every server must take
Oxide / uMod The Rust modding framework that loads Cerebrust.cs
TC Tool cupboard. The thing that holds upkeep and defines who is authorised on a base
Upkeep Resources a TC consumes to stop a base decaying. See My bases
Auth list The players authorised on a tool cupboard
Grid Rust’s 146.3 m map grid, e.g. H12
Monument A named landmark — Launch Site, Bandit Camp and so on
Sleeper A player who has logged out; their body remains in the world
Preflight check An automatic check at connect time that can kick a player. See Configuration
MOTD Message of the day, sent when a player first wakes after joining
Plugin settings Your dashboard configuration, delivered to the plugin on each heartbeat
Gameplay feature An optional server-side mod. All off by default. See Gameplay features
Targeting alert A DM to base owners when a turret or SAM locks onto something hostile
Offline raid A raid with no TC-authorised defenders awake within 40 m
Vanity URL <shortname>.app.cerebrust.xyz — your server’s own public minisite
Server staff Someone granted dashboard access to a server
CerebRUST staff Platform operators, distinct from your server’s staff