Hools
Offline 109.169.188.157:28015 checked 1d 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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 29% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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 Hools rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, Hools places at #6,500, within the top 29% of ranked servers.
How busy is Hools?
We have no live count for Hools right now. It was last seen 36 hours ago. Seven days of counting give an average of 1 players and a peak of 1. Look at the last 48 hours and 14:00 UTC stands out: it averaged 1 players.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Hools mean?
What the game's server browser reads from Hools is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp5 (Max players): You can join up to 5 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code. 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 Hools?
These Rust Population lists include Hools: Community servers, field-listed. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
Wipe notes
What is the wipe schedule on Hools?
The record holds too few of Hools's wipes to show a rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. Counted from 4 days 1 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.
Settings
Which map does Hools run?
The map on Hools is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Hools?
Nothing in Hools's name says how gather works. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. survival is what it runs, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Hools run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what Hools uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is Hools online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, Hools was last seen 36 hours ago. Over the last 3 full days, 11 of 72 hours were online, or 15%. On 25 October 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is Hools located?
No region is published by Hools. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. 109.169.188.157:28015 is where it lives.
How to join
How do I join Hools?
Either enter client.connect 109.169.188.157:28015 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.