Installation

Prerequisites

• Rust 1.70+ (2021 edition) — Install Rust
• Node.js 18+ and npm — required to build the web dashboard frontend
• A running Urban Terror 4.3 server with RCON enabled and g_logsync 1

Building from Source

Full Release Build (Recommended)

The web dashboard frontend is embedded into the Rust binary at compile time. Build the frontend first, then the backend:

# Build the frontend
cd ui
npm install
npm run build
cd ..

# Build the backend (includes embedded frontend)
cargo build --release

The release binary will be at target/release/rusty-rules-referee.

Backend Only

If you don't need the web dashboard:

cargo build --release

Development Build

# Backend with debug symbols
cargo build

# Frontend dev server with hot reload (proxies API to localhost:8080)
cd ui
npm install
npm run dev

Build Scripts

R3 includes convenience build scripts:

Linux/macOS:

./build.sh

Windows (PowerShell):

.\build.ps1

Both scripts handle the full build pipeline: install npm dependencies → build frontend → build Rust release binary.

Running Tests

cargo test

Cross-Compilation

To build for a Linux server from a different platform, install the target and use cross-compilation:

rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

TIP

For cross-compiling from macOS/Windows to Linux, consider using cross which handles the toolchain automatically.

Next Steps

• Quick Start — Configure and run R3 for the first time