Offline 178.126.198.6:28015 checked 36d ago
Server For Friends
By the numbersMatch stats
against its 5 slotsThe story of the match
Players, performance and rank, hour by hour and day by day.
CrowdPlayers
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
FitnessServer 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.
FormRank
daily · 1 is bestTop 57% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
FixturesWipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
ResultsWipes
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.
Operator and location
Is Server For Friends online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment, Server For Friends was last seen 36 days 3 hours ago. 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, which is 0 of 168 hours up. Rust Player Stats logged it for the first time on 22 September 2026.
Which Rust version is Server For Friends on?
On Windows, Server For Friends runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. Steam updates your game for you, but the protocol has to match to join.
Where is Server For Friends located?
No region is published by Server For Friends. Where the machine physically stands is not looked up by Rust Player Stats; it shows only what the server states. The address you connect to is 178.126.198.6:28015.
Tags
What do the server tags on Server For Friends mean?
The game's server browser reads these tags from Server For Friends: gmrust (Game mode): The standard Rust survival rules apply here; mp5 (Max players): The cap is 5 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the game default; v2633 (Protocol): Game protocol 2633: join only if your game matches that version; cs165217 (Build): Build number: 165217; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the standard one; $r? (Region code): There's no region code on this one. At the top of this page the tags give you its players right now, its queue and the date its world was created.
Which Rust Player Stats lists and filters include Server For Friends?
You will find Server For Friends on the following Rust Player Stats lists: Community servers, ranked live. Searching the server list with these filters returns it: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Map and rules
Which map is running on Server For Friends?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Server For Friends runs.
What are the rules and settings on Server For Friends?
The name of Server For Friends does not say what the gather rate is. Groups top out at 8 players, the default for the game. survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. PvP is on, and so is raiding. You will find it listed as Community. Anti-cheat is on: VAC.
Population
What is the population on Server For Friends at the moment?
The board shows Server For Friends offline, last seen 36 days 3 hours ago.
Where does Server For Friends sit in the rankings?
Ranked #13,187 on seven-day player hours, Server For Friends is in the top 57% of all ranked servers.
Wipe timing
What is the wipe schedule on Server For Friends?
To tell its rhythm, more of Server For Friends's wipes need to be on record. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe lands, and every Rust server wipes. 36 days 5 hours ago is when its current world was made.
Joining the server
How do I join Server For Friends?
Console route: F1 in Rust, then client.connect 178.126.198.6:28015. Or use Launch Rust here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
GlossaryServer tags
what each one meansPublished as mp5,ptrak,$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.