Practice Server
Offline 112.172.66.30:28015 checked 8h 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 32% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 28 Oct, 14:52 UTC8h ago | – | – | running | 7 |
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 Practice Server rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, Practice Server places at #7,037, within the top 32% of ranked servers.
How busy is Practice Server?
Practice Server is offline at this count; we last saw it 8 hours ago. Averaged over seven days, it drew 2 players and reached a peak of 8. Look at the last 48 hours and 14:00 UTC stands out: it averaged 7 players.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Practice Server mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Practice Server publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp10 (Max players): You can join up to 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; 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): The region code is left blank; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded. 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 Practice Server?
Practice Server appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Modded Rust servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours.
Wipe notes
What is the wipe schedule on Practice Server?
The record holds too few of Practice Server's wipes to show a rhythm. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. The world it runs now dates from 8 hours ago.
Settings
Which map does Practice Server run?
Practice Server uses a map the game generates: procedural.
What are the rules and settings on Practice Server?
Nothing in Practice Server's name says how gather works. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. This server runs survival, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. You can raid and fight other players here. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins are in use here. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Practice Server run?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows for Practice Server. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is Practice Server online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, Practice Server was last seen 8 hours ago. On 28 October 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is Practice Server located?
A region is not published by Practice Server. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. Connect at 112.172.66.30:28015.
Getting in
How do I join Practice Server?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 112.172.66.30:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.