Back Soon
Offline 178.230.45.197:28015 checked 39d 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
Player counts
How does Back Soon rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Back Soon at #13,268, within the top – of all ranked servers.
How busy is Back Soon?
Back Soon is offline at this count; we last saw it 39 days 3 hours ago.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Back Soon mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Back Soon publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp500 (Max players): The server has 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2633 (Protocol): The protocol is 2633; a different version will not connect; cs164530 (Build): The game build is 164530; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $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. The tags also carry the current player count, the queue and when the world was made; you will find them at the top of this page.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include Back Soon?
These Rust Population lists include Back Soon: Modded Rust servers, counted and PvE servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Back Soon?
Too few wipes are on record for Back Soon to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. The world it runs now dates from 39 days 10 hours ago.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on Back Soon?
No gather rate appears in the name of Back Soon. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. You get pve here, no player combat. 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 Back Soon run?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530 on Windows is what Back Soon uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is Back Soon online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, Back Soon was last seen 39 days 3 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. On 19 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is Back Soon located?
Nothing published by Back Soon states a region. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 178.230.45.197:28015.
Getting in
How do I join Back Soon?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 178.230.45.197:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.