Back Soon
Offline 178.230.38.154:28015 checked 45d 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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
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.
Quick answers
Population
How does Back Soon rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Back Soon at #12,972, within the top – of all ranked servers.
How busy is Back Soon?
Back Soon is offline at this count; we last saw it 45 days 10 hours ago.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Back Soon mean?
These are the tags Back Soon publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp10 (Max players): The server has 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2633; cs163794 (Build): Game build: 163794; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^p (PvE): Players do not fight each other; the world supplies the danger; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded. 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 Back Soon?
These Rust Population lists include Back Soon: Modded Rust servers, counted and PvE servers, counted. Filter the server list by Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more and it will show up.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Back Soon?
The record holds too few of Back Soon's wipes to show a rhythm. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. The world it runs now dates from 45 days 22 hours ago.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on Back Soon?
Nothing in Back Soon's name says how gather works. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. pve is what it runs, no player combat. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. Oxide plugins are in use here. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Back Soon run?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794 on Windows for Back Soon. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is Back Soon online, and how reliable is it?
Offline at the moment, Back Soon was last seen 45 days 10 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. On 13 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is Back Soon located?
A region is not published by Back Soon. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 178.230.38.154:28015.
How to join
How do I join Back Soon?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 178.230.38.154:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.