The Sandbox
Offline 137.83.97.27:28015 checked 11d 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 60% 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
Player counts
How does The Sandbox rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place The Sandbox at #12,967, within the top 60% of all ranked servers.
How busy is The Sandbox?
At this count The Sandbox is offline, with its last sighting 11 days 7 hours ago.
Tags
What do the server tags on The Sandbox mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags The Sandbox publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp10 (Max players): The server has 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): The protocol is 2634; a different version will not connect; cs166494 (Build): This server runs game build 166494; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^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. 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 Sandbox?
These Rust Population lists include The Sandbox: Modded Rust servers, counted and Build and creative servers. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe notes
What is the wipe schedule on The Sandbox?
Its rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of The Sandbox's wipes are on record. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. 26 days 2 hours ago the current world was made.
Map and rules
Which map does The Sandbox run?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is in use on The Sandbox.
What are the rules and settings on The Sandbox?
Nothing in The Sandbox's name says how gather works. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. You get survival here, raid, build and gather: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. You will find Oxide running as plugins. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.
Server details
Which version of Rust does The Sandbox run?
On Windows, The Sandbox runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is The Sandbox online, and how reliable is it?
Offline at the moment, The Sandbox was last seen 11 days 7 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 16 October 2026.
Where is The Sandbox located?
No region is published by The Sandbox. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. Connect at 137.83.97.27:28015.
Getting in
How do I join The Sandbox?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 137.83.97.27:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.