The Doghouse
Online 152.53.247.139:28015 checked 11m 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 69% 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, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 16 Oct, 10:45 UTC13d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
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 Doghouse rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place The Doghouse at #15,310, within the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How busy is The Doghouse?
Of its 5 slots, The Doghouse is using 0 right now. A seven-day average of 0 players was counted here.
Tags
What do the server tags on The Doghouse mean?
What the game's server browser reads from The Doghouse is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp5 (Max players): The server has 5 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2634; cs167781 (Build): This server runs game build 167781; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank. 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 Doghouse?
On Rust Population, The Doghouse is filed under these lists: Community servers, field-listed. Filter the server list by Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks and it will show up.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on The Doghouse?
Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 1 players. Peak came 1 hours into the latest wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on The Doghouse?
Its rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of The Doghouse's wipes are on record. 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 13 days 6 hours ago.
Settings
Which map does The Doghouse run?
The map on The Doghouse is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on The Doghouse?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: The Doghouse states none. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. You get survival here, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. You can raid and fight other players here. You will find it under Community: it is a community server. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
About the server
Which version of Rust does The Doghouse run?
On Linux, The Doghouse runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.
Is The Doghouse online, and how reliable is it?
The Doghouse is up and running at the moment. It was up 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, 167 out of 168 hours. It was first seen by Rust Population on 13 September 2026.
Where is The Doghouse located?
A region is not published by The Doghouse. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. Connect at 152.53.247.139:28015.
How to join
How do I join The Doghouse?
Either enter client.connect 152.53.247.139:28015 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.