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
94.25.229.19:28015
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 3546 places on last week. Top 60% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 94.25.229.19:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 500
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 19 Sep 2026, 18:35 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 settings does first_server use?
No gather rate appears in the name of first_server. Up to 8 players per group, the standard default. It plays as survival, gather, build and raid in the standard game. You can fight and raid other players. You see it under Community in the browser: it is a community server. The server has VAC off.
What's the map on first_server?
first_server uses a procedural map that the game generates.
Server tags
What do first_server's tags signify?
gmvanilla (Game mode): Vanilla, straight up; mp500 (Max players): 500 players fit in; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Get on protocol 2633 or the door stays shut; cs165217 (Build): Game build is 165217; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which the game uses as standard; $r? (Region code): No region code on record are the tags first_server puts out, and the game's server browser takes them in. From the tags, this page also pulls its live player count, its queue and its world's creation time, and puts them at the top.
What Boongarust lists feature first_server?
The Boongarust lists that take first_server are: The busiest community servers in Rust. It appears on the server list when you filter by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server details
What's the physical location of first_server?
No region is published by first_server. Where a server says it is, that is what Boongarust shows. Where the machine actually stands is not looked up. You can reach it at 94.25.229.19:28015.
How often is first_server online?
first_server is down, with the last sighting 14 days 11 hours ago. 0 hours out of 168 across the last 7 full days. 0% uptime. The first record Boongarust has is 23 September 2026.
What Rust version is first_server using?
On Windows, first_server runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe info
How often does first_server wipe?
The record holds too few of first_server's wipes to tell its rhythm. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server goes down for it, every month. 18 days 6 hours ago this server built its current world.
Player counts
Where does first_server sit in the rankings?
Ranked #13,198 on seven-day player hours, first_server is in the top 60% overall.
Is first_server busy?
Down right now: first_server, last spotted 14 days 11 hours back.
Join the server
How do you connect to first_server?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 94.25.229.19:28015. Or click Launch Rust here, which uses Steam to open the game and join.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmvanilla,cs165217,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.