The Crows Nest
Offline 124.120.116.248:28015 checked 2d 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 46% 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 The Crows Nest rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place The Crows Nest at #10,273, within the top 46% of all ranked servers.
How busy is The Crows Nest?
We have no live count for The Crows Nest right now. It was last seen 2 days 17 hours ago. We counted an average of 0 players in the past week, with 1 at the busiest.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on The Crows Nest mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags The Crows Nest publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp5 (Max players): 5 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Carbon provides the plugin framework here. Player count now, queue length and the making of the world all sit in the tags as well, and the top of this page shows them.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include The Crows Nest?
On Rust Population, The Crows Nest is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on The Crows Nest?
Too few wipes are on record for The Crows Nest to show its 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 14 days 7 hours ago.
Settings
What are the rules and settings on The Crows Nest?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: The Crows Nest states none. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. This server runs survival, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. You will find Carbon running as plugins. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
Server details
Which version of Rust does The Crows Nest run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what The Crows Nest uses. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.
Is The Crows Nest online, and how reliable is it?
Offline at the moment, The Crows Nest was last seen 2 days 17 hours ago. It was up 4% of the time over the last 3 full days, 3 out of 72 hours. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 25 October 2026.
Where is The Crows Nest located?
A region is not published by The Crows Nest. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 124.120.116.248:28015.
Getting in
How do I join The Crows Nest?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 124.120.116.248:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.