Server For Friends
Offline 178.126.198.6:28015 checked 35d ago
Vital stats
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
Top 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
| 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.
Lists and tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Server For Friends?
You'll find Server For Friends on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Community servers, by the numbers. 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.
What do the server tags on Server For Friends mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from Server For Friends: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp5 (Max players): There are 5 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; v2633 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2633, so your client has to match it to join; cs165217 (Build): It's on game build 165217; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region is listed. You'll find players now, queue length and world creation time in the tags, printed at the top of this page.
The players
How does Server For Friends rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank Server For Friends at #13,187, within the top 57% of ranked servers.
How many players are on Server For Friends right now?
Server For Friends went quiet 35 days 2 hours ago and is offline at the moment.
Server facts
Is Server For Friends online, and how reliable is it?
Server For Friends shows as offline, last spotted 35 days 2 hours ago. Out of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was online for 0, a 0% uptime. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 22 September 2026.
Where is Server For Friends located?
There is no region from Server For Friends. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You'll find it at 178.126.198.6:28015.
Which Rust version is Server For Friends on?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 is the version Server For Friends runs on Windows. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe days
What is the wipe schedule on Server For Friends?
Server For Friends's rhythm stays hidden while so few of its wipes are on record. The monthly force wipe takes every Rust server down for a new world, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its current world has been live for 35 days 4 hours.
The rules
Which map does Server For Friends run?
Server For Friends uses a procedural map, which the game generates.
What are the rules and settings on Server For Friends?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on Server For Friends. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid, as standard. Players can raid and fight one another. Community is its listing in the server browser. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
Getting in
How do I join Server For Friends?
Enter client.connect 178.126.198.6:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.