The Sandbox
Offline 137.83.97.28:28015 checked 35d 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 57% 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.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 15 Sep, 16:32 UTC42d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
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 Sandbox rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place The Sandbox at #13,234, within the top 57% of all ranked servers.
How busy is The Sandbox?
We have no live count for The Sandbox right now. It was last seen 35 days 20 hours ago.
Lists and 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; v2633 (Protocol): The protocol is 2633; a different version will not connect; cs163794 (Build): Game build: 163794; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded. 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?
On Rust Population, The Sandbox is filed under these lists: 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 does wipe day look like on The Sandbox?
Averaged over recent wipes, 1 players were counted at the busiest point. 0 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked.
What is the wipe schedule on The Sandbox?
Too few wipes are on record for The Sandbox 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. Counted from 42 days 12 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.
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. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. 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. The plugins it runs are Oxide. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
About the server
Which version of Rust does The Sandbox run?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794 on Windows is what The Sandbox uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is The Sandbox online, and how reliable is it?
We last saw The Sandbox 35 days 20 hours ago, and it is offline now. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. On 13 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
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. 137.83.97.28:28015 is where it lives.
How to join
How do I join The Sandbox?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 137.83.97.28:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.