How to Wipe Your Rust Server

## Understanding Wipes Wiping is a core part of running a Rust server. A wipe resets the server — clearing player buildings, items, and optionally blueprints — to give everyone a fresh start. ## Types of Wipes - **Map Wipe** — Resets the map and all player structures, but players **keep their learned blueprints**. This is the most common type of wipe - **Blueprint Wipe (Full Wipe)** — Resets everything including learned blueprints. Players start completely from scratch. Sometimes called a "BP wipe" or "full wipe" ## Forced Wipes Facepunch (the developer of Rust) releases a mandatory update on the **first Thursday of every month**. This update forces a map wipe on all servers worldwide. There is no way to skip a forced wipe — it happens automatically when the server updates. Blueprint wipes are less frequent and are decided by Facepunch, usually coinciding with major updates. ## How to Wipe Your Server You can wipe your server yourself from the game panel: **Map Wipe (keeps blueprints):** 1. Stop your server 2. Go to the **Files** tab 3. Navigate to the server/rust folder 4. Delete the following files: proceduralmap_*.map, proceduralmap_*.sav, player.blueprints.*.db (only if you also want a blueprint wipe) 5. Start your server — a fresh map will generate automatically **Full Wipe (map + blueprints):** 1. Stop your server 2. Go to the **Files** tab 3. Navigate to the server/rust folder 4. Delete all .map, .sav, and .db files 5. Start your server — everything resets from scratch **Changing the map seed:** If you want a completely different map layout after wiping, you can change the seed number in the **Startup** tab before starting the server. A different seed = a different map. ## Tips for Wipe Day - **Communicate with your players** — Post your wipe schedule in your server description or Discord so players know when to expect it - **Common wipe schedules** — Weekly, biweekly, or monthly. Weekly wipes keep the server fresh and attract more players. Monthly wipes suit servers with smaller communities - **Wipe day is your busiest day** — Expect the highest player count right after a wipe. This is when new and returning players join