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
188.162.65.187:28015
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
Down 3646 places on last week. Top 45% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 188.162.65.187:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 500
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 25 Sep 2026, 09:08 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 29 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 first_server's rules and configuration?
There is no gather rate in the name of first_server. Up to 8 players per group, the standard default. survival is the game mode, the default game of gathering, building and raiding. You can fight and raid other players. Listed under Community in the server browser, it is a community server. VAC is off: Valve's anti-cheat is not running.
What's the map on first_server?
The map on first_server is procedural, created 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): 500 players fit in; ts8 (Group limit): The game default: 8 to a team; v2633 (Protocol): Your game version must equal protocol 2633 to get in; cs165217 (Build): Running build 165217; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. From the tags, this page also pulls its live player count, its queue and its world's creation time, and puts them at the top.
Where does first_server appear in Boongarust lists?
These Boongarust lists are a fit for first_server: The busiest community servers in Rust. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server details
What's the physical location of first_server?
From first_server, there is no region. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. You can reach it at 188.162.65.187:28015.
How often is first_server online?
first_server is down, with the last sighting 6 days 18 hours ago. 5 hours out of 168 across the last 7 full days. 3% uptime. It entered Boongarust's records on 29 September 2026.
Which Rust build does first_server have?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Windows: that is first_server. You must match the protocol to join; Steam updates it automatically.
Wipe times
first_server wipes on what schedule?
first_server's wipes are too few on record to show a rhythm. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its world is 13 days 2 hours old.
Player counts
What's first_server's rank among Rust servers?
Player hours over seven days put first_server at #10,586, in the top 45% of all ranked servers.
Is first_server busy?
Down right now: first_server, last spotted 6 days 18 hours back. It averaged 1 players over the last seven days and peaked at 1.
Join the server
How do you connect to first_server?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 188.162.65.187:28015. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmvanilla,cs165217,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.