Rust Lab
Offline 185.138.198.45:28015 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 72% 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 0, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8 Oct, 00:55 UTC21d 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.
Quick answers
Population
How does Rust Lab rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Rust Lab at #15,929, within the top 72% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Rust Lab?
At this count Rust Lab is offline, with its last sighting 21 days 6 hours ago.
Tags
What do the server tags on Rust Lab mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Rust Lab publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp20 (Max players): 20 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2634; cs167058 (Build): Game build: 167058; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Carbon provides the plugin framework here. 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 Lab?
On Rust Population, Rust Lab is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on Rust Lab?
The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 0 players. Peak came 0 hours into the latest wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on Rust Lab?
Its rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of Rust Lab's wipes are on record. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. The world it runs now dates from 21 days 7 hours ago.
Map and rules
Which map does Rust Lab run?
Rust Lab uses a map the game generates: procedural.
What are the rules and settings on Rust Lab?
Nothing in Rust Lab'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. You can raid and fight other players here. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. The plugins it runs are Carbon. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Rust Lab run?
On Linux, Rust Lab runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167058. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.
Is Rust Lab online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, Rust Lab was last seen 21 days 6 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 7 October 2026.
Where is Rust Lab located?
Nothing published by Rust Lab states a region. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. You will find it at 185.138.198.45:28015.
How to join
How do I join Rust Lab?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 185.138.198.45:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.