Localhost
Offline NA 184.144.242.31:28015 checked 2d 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 50% of all ranked servers, top 70% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 6d 20h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18 Oct, 05:23 UTC11d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
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 Localhost rank against other Rust servers?
On player hours over the last seven days Localhost is #11,049, #1,312 in North America, placing it in the top 50% of ranked servers.
How busy is Localhost?
At this count Localhost is offline, with its last sighting 2 days 19 hours ago. Averaged over seven days, it drew 1 players and reached a peak of 1.
Tags
What do the server tags on Localhost mean?
What the game's server browser reads from Localhost is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp3 (Max players): You can join up to 3 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; 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): This server has no region code; ^m (Monthly): This server wipes once a month, at the same time as Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Facepunch's game, unaltered: no kits, no rate changes, no extra rules; ^p (PvE): Other players are not a threat; the danger comes from the world; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded; NA (North America): The server browser lists it under North America. Player count now, queue length and the making of the world all sit in the tags as well, and the top of this page shows them.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include Localhost?
On Rust Population, Localhost is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted, PvE servers, counted and North American Rust servers. Filter the server list by Region: North America; Type: Vanilla and Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks and it will show up.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Localhost?
The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 1 players. 0 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked.
What is the wipe schedule on Localhost?
Once a month Localhost wipes, and that is with the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes its next wipe: the force wipe, when all Rust servers wipe. The world it runs now dates from 11 days 17 hours ago. In its tags a monthly wipe schedule is published.
Settings
Which map does Localhost run?
The map on Localhost is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Localhost?
Nothing in Localhost's name says how gather works. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. This server runs pve, no player combat. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. You will find Oxide running as plugins. By its own description it is vanilla: facepunch's game, unaltered: no kits, no rate changes, no extra rules. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Localhost run?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows for Localhost. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is Localhost online, and how reliable is it?
Offline at the moment, Localhost was last seen 2 days 19 hours ago. It was up 2% of the time over the last 7 full days, 4 out of 168 hours. It was first seen by Rust Population on 18 October 2026.
Where is Localhost located?
With its NA tag, Localhost places itself in North America. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. You will find it at 184.144.242.31:28015.
Getting in
How do I join Localhost?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 184.144.242.31:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.