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
43.248.116.120:14613
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
Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 43.248.116.120:14613
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 20
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 18 Sep 2026, 09:23 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 18 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 settings does Rust Friend Server use?
No gather rate appears in the name of Rust Friend Server. It uses the default group size of 8 players. It plays as survival, 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. The server has VAC on.
What's the map on Rust Friend Server?
Rust Friend Server uses a procedural map that the game generates.
Server tags
What do Rust Friend Server's tags signify?
gmrust (Game mode): The usual Rust survival setup; mp20 (Max players): 20 players fit in; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: match it or you cannot join; cs164530 (Build): Running build 164530; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which the game uses as standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank are the tags Rust Friend Server puts out, and the game's server browser takes them in. 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 Rust Friend Server appear in Boongarust lists?
The Boongarust lists that take Rust Friend 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.
Server info
What's the location of Rust Friend Server?
From Rust Friend Server, there is no region. Where a server says it is, that is what Boongarust shows. Where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 43.248.116.120:14613.
How reliable is Rust Friend Server?
Last seen 20 days 15 hours ago, Rust Friend Server is offline at the moment. 0 hours out of 168 across the last 7 full days. 0% uptime. The first record Boongarust has is 18 September 2026.
What Rust version is Rust Friend Server using?
On Windows, Rust Friend Server runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530. You must match the protocol to join; Steam updates it automatically.
Wipe times
When does Rust Friend Server wipe?
Rust Friend Server's wipes are too few on record to show a rhythm. All Rust servers wipe at the force wipe, monthly. The next is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 20 days 21 hours ago this server built its current world.
Population
What's Rust Friend Server's rank among Rust servers?
Player hours over seven days put Rust Friend Server at #15,392, in the top – of all ranked servers.
Is Rust Friend Server busy?
Down right now: Rust Friend Server, last spotted 20 days 15 hours back.
How to join
How do you connect to Rust Friend Server?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 43.248.116.120:14613. 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 mp20,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs164530,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.