Private Friends Server
Offline 74.196.65.246:28015 checked 19d 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 60% 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.
Tags & lists
Can you explain the tags on Private Friends Server?
The server browser reads these tags that Private Friends Server publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, the standard way; mp0 (Max players): 0 player slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 to a team, as the game ships it; v2633 (Protocol): You need protocol 2633 to join, matching your game version; cs165217 (Build): It runs on build 165217; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^z (Modded): It sits in Modded: plugins or settings make the difference; ^y (Carbon): Carbon is the plugin framework in use. Player numbers, queue length and world age are tagged as well, and they sit at the top of this page.
On Rust Vending Machine, which lists and filters can you find Private Friends Server in?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature Private Friends Server are: Modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
Rules & map
What map is in play on Private Friends Server?
Generated by the game, the map on Private Friends Server is procedural.
What rules does Private Friends Server enforce, and what settings does it run?
The name of Private Friends Server 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. You can fight and raid other players. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. Carbon plugins are running on it. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched on.
About the server
What location is Private Friends Server in?
There is no region listed for Private Friends Server. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. You can reach it at 74.196.65.246:28015.
How stable is Private Friends Server, and is it currently online?
Right now Private Friends Server is not in stock, last seen 19 days 6 hours ago. 0 of 168 hours online over the last 7 full days, or 0% uptime. Its first record on Rust Vending Machine is dated 22 September 2026.
What version does Private Friends Server use?
The setup: Private Friends Server on Windows, Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. To get in, your game must match the protocol; Steam keeps that updated.
Population
Where does Private Friends Server sit in the rankings?
Over the last seven days Private Friends Server ranks #13,593 on player hours, among the top 60% of all ranked servers.
What is the current player count on Private Friends Server?
You will find Private Friends Server offline right now; its last sighting was 19 days 6 hours ago.
Wipe schedule
When does Private Friends Server wipe?
There are not yet enough recorded wipes from Private Friends Server to reveal its rhythm. When the monthly force wipe arrives on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, every Rust server wipes. The world it has now started 29 days 11 hours ago.
Getting in
What is the way to join Private Friends Server?
Press F1 in Rust to bring up the console and enter client.connect 74.196.65.246:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust option on this page opens Rust via Steam and joins for you.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp0,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8,^z,^y
Game
gmrust
mp0
ts8
v2633
cs165217
ptrak
$r?
Mods and access
^z
^y
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.