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# How to Wipe Your Rust Server (Map & Blueprints)

> Master the fundamental cycle of server renewal. Learn how to perform map resets and full blueprint wipes to maintain performance and gameplay balance.

## The Cycle of Renewal: Wiping Protocols

In the Rust ecosystem, "Wiping" is the fundamental mechanical loop that ensures long-term community health. By systematically resetting the world state, you provide a balanced entry point for new players and purge the landscape of abandoned structures and excessive entity clutter. This procedure is the most effective method for maintaining high server FPS and reclaiming technical resources. This guide walk you through the precise technical steps for both "Soft" and "Hard" resets on the FREAKHOSTING platform.

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## Strategic Wipe Categories

Depending on your community's progression speed, you may choose to preserve or purge player technical knowledge.

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  <Tab title="Map Wipe (Soft Reset)">
    Resets the physical terrain and removes all player-built structures, inventory stashes, and deployed entities.

    * **Retention:** Players **retain** all researched Blueprints (BPs) and character levels.
    * **Technical Procedure:** Stop the server and delete all files using the **`.sav`** and **`.map`** extensions within your `/server/{identity}/` directory.
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  <Tab title="Full Wipe (Hard Reset)">
    Completely purges all data, forcing every player to begin their journey from zero.

    * **Retention:** Zero. All technological progress is neutralized.
    * **Technical Procedure:** In addition to deleting `.sav` and `.map` files, you must delete the **`player.blueprints.db`** file situated in your identity folder.
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## The Official Force Wipe Schedule

Independent of your localized community schedule, Facepunch Studios (the developer) mandates a global **"Force Wipe"** on the **first Thursday of every month** (typically at 19:00 UTC).

* **Technical Necessity:** During this window, the global server binaries undergo major updates. To maintain compatibility with the new engine logic and feature sets, the engine forcefully requires a fresh world and blueprint database.
* **Administrator Action:** You must use the **Update** feature in your Game Panel during this window to ensure your server binaries match the players' updated clients.

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<Note>
  ### Tactical Marketing: The "Fresh" Tag

  The phrase "Fresh Wipe" is the most potent search term within the Rust community browser. We highly recommend appending the wipe date to your server's hostname immediately following a reset (e.g., `FREAK PvP | 2x | JUST WIPED 1/15`) to maximize your community's visibility during the high-traffic post-wipe hours.
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  **Last Updated:** January 2026 | **Rust:** Wipe protocols verified.
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