Builders Like Us
Offline 172.240.236.179:28015 checked 9d ago
Measurements
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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 52% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 12h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 17, 2 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:44 UTC FW27d ago | 17 | – | running | 7 |
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.
Quick answers
Player counts
How does Builders Like Us rank against other Rust servers?
Over the past week it ranks #11,513 for player hours, which puts Builders Like Us in the top 52% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Builders Like Us?
At this count Builders Like Us is offline, with its last sighting 9 days 22 hours ago.
Tags
What do the server tags on Builders Like Us mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Builders Like Us publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp125 (Max players): The server has 125 slots; ts32 (Group limit): The team limit is 32; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2634; cs167231 (Build): The game build is 167231; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes take place, following Facepunch's force wipe; ^r (Roleplay): This server is for roleplay; ^c (Creative): Build whatever you like, with no gathering: a sandbox; ^k (Build server): Design and practise bases here; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game. You will see the player count, queue and world creation time at the top of this page, because the tags carry them too.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include Builders Like Us?
These Rust Population lists include Builders Like Us: Modded Rust servers, counted, Build and creative servers, Rust creative servers, counted live, Rust population: roleplay and North American Rust servers. Filter the server list by Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Roleplay ^r, Creative ^c, Build server ^k, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly and it will show up.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on Builders Like Us?
Averaged over recent wipes, 17 players were counted at the busiest point. Peak came 2 hours into the latest wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on Builders Like Us?
Builders Like Us wipes with the force wipe and at no other time, once a month. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes its next wipe: the force wipe, when all Rust servers wipe. The world it runs now dates from 27 days 12 hours ago. Its tags give a wipe schedule of one wipe a month.
Map and rules
Which map does Builders Like Us run?
The map on Builders Like Us is procedural, made by the game at size 5,000 from seed 1. You can look at it on RustMaps from this page: size and seed determine the map. You will see the map named Custom Map.
What are the rules and settings on Builders Like Us?
No gather rate appears in the name of Builders Like Us. A group may hold 32 players at most. You get build & creative here, no gathering; build in a sandbox. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. The plugins it runs are Oxide. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Builders Like Us run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167231 on Linux is what Builders Like Us uses. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.
Is Builders Like Us online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, Builders Like Us was last seen 9 days 22 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 out of 168 hours. It was first seen by Rust Population on 13 September 2026.
Where is Builders Like Us located?
Nothing in the tags says where Builders Like Us is, but its name points to North America. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. 172.240.236.179:28015 is where it lives.
How to join
How do I join Builders Like Us?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 172.240.236.179:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you. You can find its website at https://discord.com/invite/MwWEY9pxq8.