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What decides Rust server performance is processor speed. Facepunch states it plainly on their own wiki: the more players you have, the faster your CPU needs to be. Facepunch says nothing about core count, while Unity's own documentation notes that the core runtime is single-threaded and that game logic is called from the main thread. In practice, as map size and base density grow, a 20-core server on a low-frequency CPU can deliver worse tick rate than a 6-core server on a fast one.
Memory is the second bottleneck. Facepunch's own wiki states 12 GB of free RAM and adds that a 6.000 map will use more. In our own measurements a 3.000 map runs comfortably on that 12 GB baseline, while a 4.500 map with dense building pushes past 20 GB. Right after a wipe the world save is small; by the end of the month both the save file and memory usage multiply. Size your plan for the last week of the cycle, not the first day.
The third factor is latency. A Rust server aimed at Turkish players but hosted abroad adds tens of milliseconds for every player, which translates directly into churn in a combat-heavy game. Our servers in the Datacasa Istanbul data centre answer within 5-20 ms from major Turkish cities.
Setup guide How to Set Up a Rust Server on a VDS: Complete Guide
Our Premium VDS plans run on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX processors. Following Facepunch's own advice that a higher player count needs a faster CPU, we deliver faster cores rather than more of them at the same price. The result is a tick rate that holds up with 100 players online.
Rust writes a world save every five minutes. On spinning disks or shared storage that visibly freezes the server. Every plan uses enterprise-grade NVMe SSDs, so a 4.500 map saves without players noticing and post-wipe map generation takes seconds rather than minutes.
Rust servers get attacked, especially on wipe days and during large raids. Protection is layered: volumetric traffic is absorbed on the 10 Tbps upstream capacity, and the rest is filtered by MikroTik devices, XDP-based filtering and in-house solutions on our own network. It is included with every plan: no add-on, no separate subscription.
You connect with root or administrator rights. Install Oxide (uMod) or Carbon, compile your own plugins, change RustDedicated parameters freely. There is no control-panel restriction, no plugin approval and no slot limit. The whole server is yours, on Linux or Windows Server.
The table assumes a map size between 3.000 and 4.500 with a standard plugin set. For heavily modded servers, pick one tier higher.
| Server scale | Plan | Hardware | Monthly | Note | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-40 players · 3.000 map | PRO-5 | 10 vCPU · 12 GB DDR4 ECC · 120 GB NVMe | ₺1.200 | The 12 GB floor Facepunch states | Buy now |
| 40-80 players · 3.500 map recommended | PRO-6 | 12 vCPU · 16 GB DDR4 ECC · 160 GB NVMe | ₺1.600 | For servers running an active wipe cycle | Buy now |
| 80-150 players · 4.000 map | PRO-7 | 16 vCPU · 20 GB DDR4 ECC · 200 GB NVMe | ₺2.000 | Handles dense building and plugin load | Buy now |
| 150+ players · 4.500 and modded | PRO-8 | 20 vCPU · 32 GB DDR4 ECC · 320 GB NVMe | ₺3.200 | Leaves headroom for end-of-month memory peaks | Buy now |
Every plan includes a 10 Gbps uplink, DDR4 ECC memory and NVMe SSD storage. You can upgrade mid-cycle.
Not sure which plan to pick? Enter your game and expected concurrent player count in the Plan Finder and it points at the matching plan. Open the Plan FinderBecause Rust is sensitive to processor speed we recommend the Premium line. Smaller or test servers run fine on the Economic line.
A selection of technical articles from our blog.
RAM for a Rust server: the 12 GB floor Facepunch publishes, map size and player count, and how memory climbs across the wipe cycle.
Set up your own Rust game server on a VDS with SteamCMD, server configuration, uMod/Oxide plugin management and performance tuning.
A guide to picking the best VDS for your game server. Ideal hardware specs for FiveM, Minecraft, Rust and MTA, location choice and a performance comparison.
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