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
188.162.65.146:28015
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
Top 40% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 188.162.65.146:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 500
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 5 Oct 2026, 20:18 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 7 Oct 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 first_server's rules and configuration?
No gather rate appears in the name of first_server. The group limit is 8 players, as the game defaults. It plays as survival, the default game of gathering, building and raiding. You can fight and raid other players. The server browser lists it under Community as a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is disabled.
What's the map on first_server?
A procedural map is in use on first_server, made by the game.
Tags
How should you read the tags on first_server?
The game's server browser reads the tags first_server publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): Unchanged vanilla survival; mp500 (Max players): Slot count: 500; ts8 (Group limit): The game default: 8 to a team; v2634 (Protocol): Get on protocol 2634 or the door stays shut; cs167058 (Build): Build 167058; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which the game uses as standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is missing. From the tags, this page also pulls its live player count, its queue and its world's creation time, and puts them at the top.
Which Boongarust filters show first_server?
On these Boongarust lists you will find first_server: The busiest community servers in Rust. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 3 days.
Server details
What's the location of first_server?
No region is published by first_server. Where a server says it is, that is what Boongarust shows. Where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 188.162.65.146:28015.
What's the uptime like on first_server?
Last seen 4 hours ago, first_server is offline at the moment. It entered Boongarust's records on 7 October 2026.
Which Rust build does first_server have?
On Windows, first_server runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167058. You must match the protocol to join; Steam updates it automatically.
Wipe times
When does first_server wipe?
The record holds too few of first_server's wipes to tell its rhythm. All Rust servers wipe at the force wipe, monthly. The next is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its world is 2 days 9 hours old.
Player counts
Where does first_server sit in the rankings?
Ranked #9,470 on seven-day player hours, first_server is in the top 40% overall.
What's the player count on first_server?
Down right now: first_server, last spotted 4 hours back. It averaged 1 players over the last seven days and peaked at 1. Over the last 48 hours, the busiest hour was 19:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
How to join
What's the process to join first_server?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 188.162.65.146:28015. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmvanilla,cs167058,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.