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How To Wipe Your Rust Server

Wiping your server is a great way of keeping gameplay fresh, by performing cycled wipes - full wipes specifically, you're effectively establishing equal footing between new and veteran players.

Here are the most common ways to wipe your Rust server.

Note

Certain wipes are Forced wipes, these occur when Rust updates (Typically on the first Thursday of every month).

Blueprint (BP) Wipe

Wiping Blueprints will reset the blueprint progress for all players, this is a great wipe to keep the flow of newer players joining your server, while also encouraging your veterans to start playing again.

  1. 1
    Log in to Bropanel and Stop your server.
  2. 2
    In the sidebar, go to Files.
  3. 3
    Navigate to /server/rust/.
  4. 4
    Delete all of the player.blueprint files.
  5. 5
    Start your server.

Files to Delete:

server
rust
player.blueprints.x.dbDelete me!
player.blueprints.x.db-walDelete me!

Map Wipe

Here's how to perform a map wipe, performing a map wipe will clear all structures created by players.

  1. 1
    Log in to Bropanel and Stop your server.
  2. 2
    In the sidebar, go to Files.
  3. 3
    Navigate to /server/rust/.
  4. 4
    Delete all of the .map, .sav and player.states files.
  5. 5
    Start your server.

Files to Delete:

server
rust
Yourmap.savDelete me!
Yourmap.mapDelete me!
player.states.dbDelete me!
player.states.db-walDelete me!
player.deaths.db (Recommended to delete)
player.deaths.db-wal (Recommended to delete)

Full Wipe

This is the most common wipe, a full wipe (server wipe) refers to a wipe where all game data is erased, causing all players to have a fresh start, this equalizes the map, giving all players an equal opportunity to compete on wipe day.

  1. 1
    Log in to Bropanel and Stop your server.
  2. 2
    In the sidebar, go to Files.
  3. 3
    Navigate to /server/rust/.
  4. 4
    Delete all of the files except cfg.
  5. 5
    Start your server.

Server Reinstallation

Caution

This should only be used as a last resort. If you keep having issues, then reach out to a bro. We're here to help you.

  1. 1
    Log in to Bropanel and Stop your server.
  2. 2
    In the sidebar, go to Settings and click Reinstall in the top-right.
  3. 3
    Select Format and reset, then confirm and wait for the install to finish.