Power level
Players on it, from the Steam server list.
Every five minutes.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Tale of the tape
Against its closest rival: the most similar server we track.
Wipe receipt
159.196.12.178:28015
THANK YOU · COME AGAIN NEXT WIPE
The map
Under the hood
Asked of the server directly. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
The ranking
Up 352 places on last week. Top 68% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 159.196.12.178:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 500
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 23 Sep 2026, 08:15 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 23 Sep 2026
Other contenders
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Map and rules
What are CAKE-SERVER's rules and configuration?
No gather rate appears in the name of CAKE-SERVER. It uses the default group size of 8 players. It plays as survival, gather, build and raid in the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it under Community as a community server. The server has VAC on.
What's the map on CAKE-SERVER?
CAKE-SERVER uses a procedural map that the game generates.
Server tags
How should you read the tags on CAKE-SERVER?
The game's server browser reads the tags CAKE-SERVER publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The usual Rust survival setup; mp500 (Max players): 500 players fit in; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Your game version must equal protocol 2633 to get in; cs165217 (Build): Build 165217; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): The region code is missing. The tags carry its current players, its queue and its world's creation time, and this page puts them up top.
Which Boongarust filters show CAKE-SERVER?
On these Boongarust lists you will find CAKE-SERVER: The busiest community servers in Rust. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server details
What's the location of CAKE-SERVER?
No region is published by CAKE-SERVER. Where a server says it is, that is what Boongarust shows. Where the machine actually stands is not looked up. You can reach it at 159.196.12.178:28015.
How often is CAKE-SERVER online?
Last seen 15 days 2 hours ago, CAKE-SERVER is offline at the moment. 0 hours out of 168 across the last 7 full days. 0% uptime. It entered Boongarust's records on 23 September 2026.
Which Rust build does CAKE-SERVER have?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Linux: that is CAKE-SERVER. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
CAKE-SERVER wipes on what schedule?
CAKE-SERVER's wipes are too few on record to show a rhythm. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server goes down for it, every month. Its world is 15 days 2 hours old.
Population
Ranking wise, where does CAKE-SERVER place?
Player hours over seven days put CAKE-SERVER at #15,498, in the top 68% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on CAKE-SERVER?
Offline. CAKE-SERVER was last seen 15 days 2 hours ago.
How to join
How can you get into CAKE-SERVER?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 159.196.12.178:28015. Or click Launch Rust here, which uses Steam to open the game and join.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.