Staging
Offline 176.61.162.189:28015 checked 7h 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 30% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
World resets
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 28 Oct, 09:04 UTC12h ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 15:36 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Fri 23 Oct, 11:31 UTC5d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Fri 23 Oct, 09:32 UTC5d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Thu 22 Oct, 15:50 UTC6d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Thu 22 Oct, 15:35 UTC6d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wed 21 Oct, 08:01 UTC7d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 20 Oct, 16:13 UTC8d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Tue 20 Oct, 14:02 UTC8d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 20 Oct, 10:41 UTC8d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Mon 19 Oct, 10:34 UTC9d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Thu 15 Oct, 12:20 UTC13d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Thu 15 Oct, 11:26 UTC13d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wed 14 Oct, 09:10 UTC14d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 13 Oct, 14:14 UTC15d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Mon 12 Oct, 18:54 UTC16d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Mon 12 Oct, 13:51 UTC16d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Mon 12 Oct, 12:03 UTC16d ago | – | – | – | 2 |
| Fri 9 Oct, 14:38 UTC19d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Fri 9 Oct, 10:54 UTC19d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
Quick answers
Population
How does Staging rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Staging at #6,685, within the top 30% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Staging?
Staging is offline at this count; we last saw it 7 hours ago. We counted an average of 0 players in the past week, with 2 at the busiest. The busiest hour in the last 48 was 13:00 UTC, when an average of 1 players were on.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Staging mean?
These are the tags Staging publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp500 (Max players): 500 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs169516 (Build): The game build is 169516; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code. 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?
These Rust Population lists include Staging: Community servers, field-listed. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Staging?
No wipe schedule is kept here: Staging builds a fresh world every few hours, and none of those resets is a wipe.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on Staging?
Nothing in Staging's name says how gather works. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. This server runs survival, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. 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 run?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 169516 on Windows for Staging. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is Staging online, and how reliable is it?
Offline at the moment, Staging was last seen 7 hours ago. It was up 21% of the time over the last 7 full days, 35 out of 168 hours. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 15 September 2026.
Where is Staging located?
A region is not published by Staging. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 176.61.162.189:28015.
Getting in
How do I join Staging?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 176.61.162.189:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.