Astron
Offline 139.162.159.142:28015 checked 31d 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 61% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 12h. The 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 Astron rank against other Rust servers?
Over the past week it ranks #14,511 for player hours, which puts Astron in the top 61% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Astron?
Astron is offline at this count; we last saw it 31 days 9 hours ago.
Tags
What do the server tags on Astron mean?
These are the tags Astron publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp100 (Max players): You can join up to 100 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2633 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2633, to join; cs165217 (Build): The game build is 165217; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes take place, following Facepunch's force wipe; ^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. 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 Astron?
On Rust Population, Astron is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Astron?
The next wipe for Astron is estimated from the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes its next wipe: the force wipe, when all Rust servers wipe. Counted from 33 days 16 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood. In its tags a monthly wipe schedule is published.
Settings
Which map does Astron run?
Astron uses a map the game generates: procedural.
What are the rules and settings on Astron?
Nothing in Astron'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. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins are in use here. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Astron run?
On Windows, Astron runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is Astron online, and how reliable is it?
Offline at the moment, Astron was last seen 31 days 9 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. On 25 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is Astron located?
A region is not published by Astron. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. Connect at 139.162.159.142:28015.
How to join
How do I join Astron?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 139.162.159.142:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.