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Specimen recordcat. no. 15,268habitat unknownfirst seen 19 Sep 2026

Staging Rust 2

Online 173.208.251.53:25567 checked 12m ago

Measurements

Players now
0/ 50
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#15,268
top 68%
Last wipe
25d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
too few wipes seen yet
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
0123422:0007:0016:0002:0011:0020:00

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 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 Oct

Top 68% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

too few wipes seen yet

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

0
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

01234+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Sun 4 Oct, 00:33 UTC25d ago 0 – 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 Staging Rust 2 rank against other Rust servers?

Over the past week it ranks #15,268 for player hours, which puts Staging Rust 2 in the top 68% of all ranked servers.

How busy is Staging Rust 2?

Staging Rust 2 holds 0 players at the moment, out of 50 slots. We counted 0 players on average across the past week.

Tags

What do the server tags on Staging Rust 2 mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags Staging Rust 2 publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp50 (Max players): You can join up to 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank. The tags also carry the current player count, the queue and when the world was made; you will find them at the top of this page.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include Staging Rust 2?

These Rust Population lists include Staging Rust 2: 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 and it will show up.

Wipe schedule

What does wipe day look like on Staging Rust 2?

Averaged over recent wipes, 0 players were counted at the busiest point. Peak came 0 hours into the latest wipe.

What is the wipe schedule on Staging Rust 2?

The record holds too few of Staging Rust 2's wipes to show a rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. 25 days 21 hours ago the current world was made.

Map and rules

Which map does Staging Rust 2 run?

A procedural map, generated by the game, is in use on Staging Rust 2.

What are the rules and settings on Staging Rust 2?

Nothing in Staging Rust 2's name says how gather works. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. You get survival here, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.

About the server

Which version of Rust does Staging Rust 2 run?

On Linux, Staging Rust 2 runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.

Is Staging Rust 2 online, and how reliable is it?

Right now, Staging Rust 2 is online. 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 19 September 2026.

Where is Staging Rust 2 located?

A region is not published by Staging Rust 2. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. Connect at 173.208.251.53:25567.

Getting in

How do I join Staging Rust 2?

Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 173.208.251.53:25567. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8

Game

gmrust
Game mode The game mode is standard Rust survival.
mp50
Max players You can join up to 50 slots.
ts8
Group limit 8 per team is the default limit.
v2635
Protocol Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join.
cs168909
Build This server runs game build 168909.
ptrak
Networking The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.

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.