Rust server
Offline 178.72.70.229:28015 checked 21d 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 51% 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 3, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 6 Oct, 16:50 UTC21d ago | 3 | – | running | 1 |
| Sat 3 Oct, 12:46 UTC24d ago | 3 | held half | 3.2 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
Player counts
How does Rust server rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, Rust server places at #11,493, within the top 51% of ranked servers.
How busy is Rust server?
Rust server is offline at this count; we last saw it 21 days 11 hours ago.
Tags
What do the server tags on Rust server mean?
What the game's server browser reads from Rust server is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp100 (Max players): The server has 100 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2634, to join; cs166652 (Build): This server runs game build 166652; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $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 Rust server?
Rust server appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: 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.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Rust server?
Averaged over recent wipes, 3 players were counted at the busiest point. Peak came 0 hours into the latest wipe. Half that peak held until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.
What is the wipe schedule on Rust server?
Its rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of Rust server'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. Counted from 21 days 13 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.
Settings
Which map does Rust server run?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is in use on Rust server.
What are the rules and settings on Rust server?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Rust server states none. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. This server runs survival, raid, build and gather: the standard game. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. 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 Rust server run?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 on Windows for Rust server. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is Rust server online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, Rust server was last seen 21 days 11 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. On 3 October 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is Rust server located?
A region is not published by Rust server. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 178.72.70.229:28015.
How to join
How do I join Rust server?
Either enter client.connect 178.72.70.229:28015 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.