Knucklehead Servers
Offline NA 108.73.93.241:28015 checked 3d ago
Measurements
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 25% of all ranked servers, top 50% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 16h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 6 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 22 Oct, 11:55 UTC6d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
| Wed 21 Oct, 11:37 UTC7d ago | 1 | – | 1 days | 1 |
| Wed 21 Oct, 03:01 UTC7d ago | 1 | – | 0.4 days | 1 |
| Tue 20 Oct, 11:24 UTC8d ago | 1 | – | 0.7 days | 1 |
| Mon 19 Oct, 20:43 UTC9d ago | 1 | – | 0.6 days | 0 |
| Tue 6 Oct, 10:56 UTC22d ago | 1 | halved by day 5 | 13.4 days | 0 |
| Thu 17 Sep, 09:15 UTC41d ago | 0 | – | 19.1 days | 0 |
Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Quick answers
Population
How does Knucklehead Servers rank against other Rust servers?
On player hours over the last seven days Knucklehead Servers is #5,603, #935 in North America, placing it in the top 25% of ranked servers.
How busy is Knucklehead Servers?
At this count Knucklehead Servers is offline, with its last sighting 3 days 23 hours ago. Seven days of counting give an average of 0 players and a peak of 1.
Tags
What do the server tags on Knucklehead Servers mean?
These are the tags Knucklehead Servers publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp400 (Max players): The server has 400 slots; ts32 (Group limit): Teams can have no more than 32 players; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^m (Monthly): This server wipes once a month, at the same time as Facepunch's force wipe; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) runs on this server; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game; NA (North America): Its place in the server browser is under North America. You will see the player count, queue and world creation time at the top of this page, because the tags carry them too.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include Knucklehead Servers?
On Rust Population, Knucklehead Servers is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted and North American Rust servers. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last week.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Knucklehead Servers?
Averaged over recent wipes, 1 players were counted at the busiest point. 6 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked. Half that peak held until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. In those that did not hold, the fall below half came by day 5.
What is the wipe schedule on Knucklehead Servers?
Once a month Knucklehead Servers wipes, and that is with the force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 6 days 14 hours ago the current world was made. In its tags a monthly wipe schedule is published.
Map and rules
Which map does Knucklehead Servers run?
A procedural map of size 6,000 from seed 618188991, generated by the game, is in use on Knucklehead Servers. You can look at it on RustMaps from this page: size and seed determine the map. You will see the map named Custom Map.
What are the rules and settings on Knucklehead Servers?
Nothing in Knucklehead Servers's name says how gather works. Up to 32 players can team together. This server runs survival, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. You can raid and fight other players here. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. Oxide plugins are in use here. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Knucklehead Servers run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux is what Knucklehead Servers uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is Knucklehead Servers online, and how reliable is it?
Offline at the moment, Knucklehead Servers was last seen 3 days 23 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 71 of 168 hours were online, or 42%. On 13 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is Knucklehead Servers located?
By its NA tag, Knucklehead Servers says it is in North America. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. 108.73.93.241:28015 is where it lives.
How to join
How do I join Knucklehead Servers?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 108.73.93.241:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you. You can find its website at https://www.knuckleheadservers.com/rust.