Public
Offline 176.61.162.189:28035 checked 5d 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
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. 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, 26 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 15 Oct, 09:40 UTC13d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
| Tue 13 Oct, 14:14 UTC15d ago | 0 | – | 1.8 days | 1 |
| Fri 9 Oct, 15:03 UTC19d ago | 1 | – | 4 days | 0 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:41 UTC FW27d ago | 1 | – | 7.9 days | 1 |
| Tue 29 Sep, 23:07 UTC29d ago | 1 | – | 1.8 days | 1 |
| Sat 26 Sep, 16:44 UTC32d ago | 1 | – | 3.3 days | 0 |
| Tue 22 Sep, 12:41 UTC36d ago | 0 | – | 4.2 days | 0 |
| Thu 17 Sep, 17:11 UTC41d ago | 1 | – | 4.8 days | 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 Public rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, Public places at #15,339, within the top 69% of ranked servers.
How busy is Public?
At this count Public is offline, with its last sighting 5 days 21 hours ago. A seven-day average of 0 players was counted here.
Tags
What do the server tags on Public mean?
These are the tags Public publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp500 (Max players): You can join up to 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 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 Public?
Public appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Community servers, field-listed. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on Public?
Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 1 players. Peak came 26 hours into the latest wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on Public?
No next wipe can be predicted for Public, which wipes at irregular times. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. Counted from 13 days 21 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.
Settings
What are the rules and settings on Public?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Public states none. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. This server runs survival, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. A community server, it appears in the Community section of the browser. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Public run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what Public uses. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.
Is Public online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, Public was last seen 5 days 21 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 1 of 168 hours were online, or 1%. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 15 September 2026.
Where is Public located?
A region is not published by Public. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 176.61.162.189:28035.
How to join
How do I join Public?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 176.61.162.189:28035. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.