Server For Friends
Offline 178.126.198.6:28015 checked 21d ago
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 57% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
What is the meaning of the tags on Server For Friends?
gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard Rust plays; mp5 (Max players): Room for 5; ts8 (Group limit): The default cap is 8 per team; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game version must line up with protocol 2633; cs165217 (Build): It runs on build 165217; ptrak (Networking): This is the standard RakNet layer the game uses; $r? (Region code): No region code is set is what Server For Friends tags itself with, and the server browser takes note. Player numbers, queue length and world age are tagged as well, and they sit at the top of this page.
Where does Server For Friends appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
These Rust Vending Machine lists include Server For Friends: Community Rust servers in stock. 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.
Map and rules
What map is in play on Server For Friends?
Generated by the game, the map on Server For Friends is procedural.
What rules does Server For Friends enforce, and what settings does it run?
The name of Server For Friends gives no gather rate. Groups can reach 8 players, which is the default. This server runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Player versus player combat and raiding are on. In the server browser it is listed under Community, being a community server. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched on.
Server details
Where can you find Server For Friends?
You will find no region published for Server For Friends. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. The endpoint is 178.126.198.6:28015.
How reliable is Server For Friends, and is it online now?
No stock at present: Server For Friends is offline, last seen 21 days 8 hours ago. Over 7 full days, the shelves were stocked for 0 of 168 hours (0%). The first sighting of it on Rust Vending Machine was 22 September 2026.
Which Rust build is Server For Friends running?
The setup: Server For Friends on Windows, Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Player count
What is Server For Friends's rank among Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Server For Friends at #13,187, in the top 57% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Server For Friends right now?
At the moment Server For Friends is offline, with a last sighting 21 days 8 hours ago.
Wipe info
When does Server For Friends wipe?
Too few wipes of Server For Friends are recorded to tell what its rhythm is. The next force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, when every Rust server wipes. 21 days 11 hours ago it made the world it is using now.
How to join
What is the way to join Server For Friends?
In the Rust console (F1), type client.connect 178.126.198.6:28015. You can also press Launch Rust on this page, which opens Steam and connects.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp5,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp5
ts8
v2633
cs165217
ptrak
$r?
Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.