A Rust Server
Offline 185.179.202.196:28018 checked 23d 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 71% 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, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 6 Oct, 06:56 UTC23d 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
Player counts
How does A Rust Server rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place A Rust Server at #15,949, within the top 71% of all ranked servers.
How busy is A Rust Server?
At this count A Rust Server is offline, with its last sighting 23 days 16 hours ago.
Tags
What do the server tags on A Rust Server mean?
These are the tags A Rust Server publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp40 (Max players): The server has 40 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2634 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2634, to join; cs166652 (Build): The game build is 166652; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game. 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 A Rust Server?
On Rust Population, A Rust Server 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 Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on A Rust Server?
Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 0 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 1 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on A Rust Server?
Too few wipes are on record for A Rust Server to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. Counted from 23 days 16 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.
Map and rules
Which map does A Rust Server run?
A Rust Server uses a map the game generates: procedural.
What are the rules and settings on A Rust Server?
Nothing in A Rust Server's name says how gather works. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. This server runs survival, raid, build and gather: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. Oxide plugins are in use here. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
About the server
Which version of Rust does A Rust Server run?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 on Linux for A Rust Server. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is A Rust Server online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, A Rust Server was last seen 23 days 16 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 out of 168 hours. It was first seen by Rust Population on 2 October 2026.
Where is A Rust Server located?
Nothing published by A Rust Server states a region. 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 185.179.202.196:28018.
Getting in
How do I join A Rust Server?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 185.179.202.196:28018; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.