Every plan ships with the wipe-day stack, unlimited slots, and 480 Gbps DDoS. Pay for the RAM you actually need.
Vanilla & light mods · 1-15 players
Modded servers · 15-50 players
Heavy modded · 50-150 players
Facepunch ships a Rust patch on the first Thursday of every month. The patch overwrites Oxide and Carbon. Plugins stop loading. Players rage in Discord. Most hosts shrug and tell you to fix it yourself. We don't.
Facepunch overwrites your Oxide and Carbon files on every patch. We download the latest builds, reinstall both, restart your server. Plugins back up in minutes — not hours.
After the restart, we parse the plugin loader log and tell you exactly which plugins loaded, which threw warnings, and which failed. One Discord ping replaces a manual triage.
First-Thursday auto-detected per your region. Map wipe and blueprint wipe are independent toggles. Players get in-game and Discord countdowns at T-30, T-15, T-5.
Every feature below is on every plan. No upsells, no surprise add-ons.
Facepunch patches overwrite Oxide and Carbon on every first-Thursday. We detect the update, reinstall both frameworks, restart the server. You do nothing.
After every patch, we scan the plugin loader log and tell you which plugins loaded, which failed, and why. One Discord ping replaces an hour of log diving.
First-Thursday auto-detected. Map and blueprint wipes toggle independently. In-game broadcast and Discord webhook fire on a countdown. Server back up on patch time.
Carbon boots 30-40% faster than Oxide and uses less RAM. ~100% Oxide plugin compat via the shim layer. One-click switch back to Oxide if you need it.
Rust servers are the #1 attack target in gaming. Our network mitigates 480 Gbps of attack traffic before it ever touches your server.
Every tier ships with unlimited slots. No per-player upgrades, no slot caps at 40/75/125 like competitors. Scale as wide as your hardware supports.
Every Rust-specific surface you need, in one panel. No FTP-only workarounds.
Server console with command history, RCON exposed for BattleMetrics, full SFTP for power users.
Calendar-based wipe templates. First-Thursday auto-detected. Map and blueprint toggles independent.
After every Rust patch we scan loader logs and show which plugins loaded, warned, or failed.
We checked every major Rust host. No one else solves wipe day.
| Feature | Connect Hosting | Shockbyte | BisectHosting | Host Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auto Oxide/Carbon reinstall | On every patch | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| Plugin compatibility check | Auto after every update | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided |
| Default framework | Carbon (faster) | Oxide | Oxide | Oxide |
| Player slots | Unlimited (all tiers) | Capped 40–125 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Published DDoS Gbps | 480 Gbps | ~50 Gbps | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Smart wipe scheduler | First-Thursday auto | Manual cron | Yes | Yes |
| Staging branch toggle | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Starting price | $12.99/mo | $14.99/mo | $17.99/mo | $16.00/mo |
| Money-back guarantee | 72 hours | 24 hours | 7 days | 24 hours |
Test ping live. Your server runs where your players are.
Real reviews from our community
“Running a 100-pop Rust server with zero issues. The 480Gbps DDoS protection saved us during multiple attacks on wipe day. Best performance I've seen from any host.”
“Migrated our 10x modded community here after terrible experiences elsewhere. Night and day difference. Server stays stable even at peak with 80+ players online.”
“Support team helped us optimise our 50+ plugin setup. Entity count FPS is buttery smooth now. Our players noticed the upgrade immediately. Switching was the best decision.”
Everything you need to know about hosting your Rust server
Auto framework reinstall, plugin compat check, smart wipe scheduling — all included on every tier. 72-hour refund guarantee.