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title: "Setting Up uMod Plugins on Rust"
description: "Installing, updating, and managing Oxide plugins through your panel without breaking your server on the next Rust update."
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# Setting Up uMod Plugins on Rust

How do you install uMod (Oxide) plugins on a Rust server? Open your server's Startup tab and switch the Framework dropdown to Oxide, then save and restart. A new Plugins tab appears once it's back up, letting you install, update, and manage plugins without manual file uploads.

## Switch your Framework to Oxide

Open your server's **Startup** tab in the panel and change the **Framework** dropdown to **Oxide**. Save and restart, this swaps in the uMod-patched server binary that plugins actually hook into.

Once it's back up, a new **Plugins** tab appears in your panel. That's where you install, update, and manage every plugin from here on, no manual file uploads needed.

## Frequently asked questions

### Why don’t I see a Plugins tab on my Rust server?

The Plugins tab appears after you switch the Framework to Oxide in the Startup tab and restart the server.

### Do I have to upload Rust plugin files manually?

No. Once the Plugins tab is available, you install, update, and manage plugins from there, with no manual file uploads needed.

Source: https://docs.vaelix.cloud/rust/umod-plugins-rust/index.mdx