Quick Smelt Rust Plugin
in Rust
By Nathan Young

Overview
Crafting items in Rust can be a long process, as smelting materials is required. This can take too much time for players to do, especially if they’re trying to create lots of tools, armor, or structures. Sometimes, users want to easily smelt and craft materials to build their base or prepare for a raid. This can lead some to search for solutions, which may require even more time. Luckily, hosting a Rust server allows you to install the Quick Smelt plugin to easily control the smelting speed. Additionally, there are other features that give you the ability to change how much fuel is needed and its output amount. Whether you’re wanting instantaneous smelting or simply an easier way to obtain items, this plugin helps with that. Installing and configuring Quick Smelt is easily done with our simplified panel, so we’ve created this Apex Hosting tutorial to help you get started.
Installation
- Navigate towards Quick Smelt on uMod, then press
Download
. - Save this file in an easily accessible area on your computer.
- Head towards your Apex server panel and click
FTP File Access
, near the top left.Important: Make sure to use the correct Server Profile for this process.
- Login with your password, then enter the
oxide
directory. - From here, continue to the plugins folder and press
Upload
at the top left corner. - Drag and drop the file into the respective area, then wait for it to reach
100%
. - Return to the main panel and
Restart
the server, then join to confirm it’s loaded.
Getting Started

Upon entering your Rust world, smelting items will appear unchanged, as there is a needed permission and change in the configuration. Beginning to use Quick Smelt means you’ll have to edit the settings and execute oxide commands. Due to this, we’ll be going through the required steps to get you started. Afterward, there’ll be explanations and examples for the configuration to give you a better understanding. Once everything is properly set, you and players alike will be able to quickly smelt materials for craftable items. However, it may take time to figure out what options best suit your server. Regardless of this, review the sections below to begin.
Assigning Permissions
As previously mentioned above, players need to have an assigned permission on their account (or rank) to successfully use the plugin. Follow the instructions below to set it for a user or group.
User
- Near the top left from your server panel, click the
Console
button. - In the text box, copy and paste the oxide.grant user [player/SteamID] quicksmelt.use command.
- Proceed to enter the desired player’s name or SteamID after “
user
”. - Click
Send
and it’ll execute the permission command, which is required for each user.
Group
- Navigate to the
Console
from your panel, near the top left corner. - Copy and paste oxide.grant group [name] quicksmelt.use in the text box field.
- Continue to enter the group’s ID for “
name
”, then clickSend
.
Configuration
When the quicksmelt.use permission is assigned to your account or group, the next step is to configure the plugin. This is the only way to fully control and customize the smelting process. There are settings to control the amount of speed, how much fuel is used, and more. As previously noted before, we’ll go through descriptions for each setting and showcase examples to help you understand them. Keeping this in mind, follow the steps below to start making changes.
- Log into the
FTP File Access
area from your main server panel. - Continue to the
oxide
directory, then open the config folder. - Locate the QuickSmelt.json file and click
Edit
to the right of it. - Edit each “global” value to smelt items faster in all applicable entities.
Alternative: Edit “furnace.shortname” to the entity you want, then change the value.
- Once finished, press
Save
at the top and return to the main panel. Restart
the server to apply the edits, then join to confirm the changes.
Settings List
As for individual settings and their meaning, the following table details this information.
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Speed Multipliers | Determines how fast items cook or smelt. |
Fuel Usage Speed Multipliers | Controls how quick fuel is consumed. |
Fuel Usage Multipliers | Sets the fuel consumption multiplier. |
Output Multipliers | Changes the output amount. |
Whitelist | Determines what items can be used in furnaces and campfires. |
Blacklist | Prevent certain items from being cooked or smelted. |
Smelting Frequencies | Smelt items at certain ticks, with increasing values making it slower. |
Suggested Changes
Many server owners don’t want a completely instant setup for smelting, as this can be too overpowered. Due to this, we’ve compiled good settings for you to try out. These are only for the global
values, as it’s the most popular use for Quick Smelt. However, if it’s a specific furnace.shortname
option, the multipliers can still be used for them.
"Use Permission": false,
"Speed Multipliers": {
"global": 2.5,
},
"Fuel Usage Speed Multipliers": {
"global": 0.5,
},
"Output Multipliers": {
"global": {
"global": 1.5
Common Issues
Plugin Isn’t Working
If after installing Quick Smelt on your server and it fails, make sure you’re using the correct server profile. This is important, as using the incorrect one will result in nothing being loaded in-game. Otherwise, the issue’s origin can be from not restarting the server after uploading the file. Ensure this gets rebooted properly, so the plugin may load in the game.
Config Won’t Apply
Making changes to the plugin’s configuration file requires you to Save
and Restart
the server, allowing the edits to be applied. If you don't do either of these tasks, it’ll result in failure. Make sure to do this so everything gets loaded, but in rare cases the setting format is invalid. This happens when you input an incorrect item name, value, or character. The Console
will confirm this by stating the default file will be used instead, as the current version is erroring.
Useful Links
Quick Smelt on uMod
Rust Server Hosting
How to Add Plugins to a Rust Server
Becoming an Admin in Rust Servers