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Specimen recordcat. no. 5,625habitat unknownfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

Rust Dedicated Server

Online 162.43.50.99:29015 checked 12m ago

moddedoxide

Measurements

Players now
0/ 500
0% full
7-day average
0
peak 6
Rank
#5,625
top 25%
Last wipe
27d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
7d 20h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
0246823:0008:0017:0001:0010:0020:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.

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.

Obs. 3 · standing

Rank

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k20 Sep28 Sep5 Oct13 Oct20 Oct28 Oct

Top 25% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

force wipes only

Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 20h. The force wipe · high confidence

1
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

7d 20h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
FW
35d 20h
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC
FW

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

00.250.50.751+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 6 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 1 Oct, 22:11 UTC FW27d 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.

Field questions

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Player counts

How does Rust Dedicated Server rank against other Rust servers?

By player hours over the last seven days, Rust Dedicated Server places at #5,625, within the top 25% of ranked servers.

How busy is Rust Dedicated Server?

Rust Dedicated Server holds 0 players at the moment, out of 500 slots. Averaged over seven days, it drew 0 players and reached a peak of 6. Look at the last 48 hours and 08:00 UTC stands out: it averaged 1 players.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on Rust Dedicated Server mean?

What the game's server browser reads from Rust Dedicated Server is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp500 (Max players): 500 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^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. You will see the player count, queue and world creation time at the top of this page, because the tags carry them too.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include Rust Dedicated Server?

These Rust Population lists include Rust Dedicated Server: Modded Rust servers, counted. Filter the server list by Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more and it will show up.

Wipe notes

What does wipe day look like on Rust Dedicated Server?

The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 6 hours in.

What is the wipe schedule on Rust Dedicated Server?

The force wipe is the only wipe Rust Dedicated Server takes, once a month. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes its next wipe: the force wipe, when all Rust servers wipe. Counted from 27 days ago, that is how long the current world has stood.

Settings

What are the rules and settings on Rust Dedicated Server?

Nothing in Rust Dedicated Server's name says how gather works. 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. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. You will find Oxide running as plugins. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.

Server details

Which version of Rust does Rust Dedicated Server run?

On Linux, Rust Dedicated Server runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.

Is Rust Dedicated Server online, and how reliable is it?

You will find Rust Dedicated Server online now. It was up 100% of the time over the last 7 full days, 168 out of 168 hours. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 13 September 2026.

Where is Rust Dedicated Server located?

No region is published by Rust Dedicated Server. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 162.43.50.99:29015.

Getting in

How do I join Rust Dedicated Server?

To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 162.43.50.99:29015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode Survival in the standard Rust style.
mp500
Max players 500 slots are available.
ts8
Group limit 8 per team is the default limit.
v2635
Protocol The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect.
cs168909
Build This server runs game build 168909.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code No region code is set.

Mods and access

^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.

Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.