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
188.162.65.255:28015
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 51% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 188.162.65.255:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 500
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 5 Oct 2026, 20:18 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 5 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?
The name of first_server does not include a gather rate. It uses the default group size of 8 players. It plays as survival, the default game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. You see it under Community in the browser: it is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is disabled.
What's the map on first_server?
The map on first_server is procedural, created by the game.
Server tags
How should you read the tags on first_server?
gmvanilla (Game mode): Unchanged vanilla survival; mp500 (Max players): 500 players fit in; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size is 8; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: match it or you cannot join; cs166652 (Build): Game build is 166652; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which the game uses as standard; $r? (Region code): No region code on record are the tags first_server puts out, and the game's server browser takes them in. The tags carry its current players, its queue and its world's creation time, and this page puts them up top.
What Boongarust lists feature first_server?
The Boongarust lists that take first_server are: 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 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. Connect at 188.162.65.255:28015.
What's the uptime like on first_server?
Offline now, first_server was last seen 2 days 2 hours ago. Last 2 full days: 0% uptime, with 0 hours up out of 48. 5 October 2026 is when Boongarust first spotted it.
Which Rust build does first_server have?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 on Windows: that is first_server. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe info
How often does first_server wipe?
With so few of first_server's wipes on record, its rhythm is unclear. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world you are on was made 2 days 4 hours.
Player counts
Ranking wise, where does first_server place?
Ranked #12,204 on seven-day player hours, first_server is in the top 51% overall.
What's the player count on first_server?
Offline. first_server was last seen 2 days 2 hours ago. It averaged 1 players over the last seven days and peaked at 1.
How to join
What's the process to join first_server?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 188.162.65.255:28015. 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?,v2634,gmvanilla,cs166652,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.