Lab
Offline 188.186.27.91:28015 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 0, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 Oct, 09:32 UTC5d ago | 0 | – | running | 0 |
| Thu 22 Oct, 23:09 UTC6d ago | 0 | – | 0.4 days | 0 |
| Sat 17 Oct, 12:48 UTC11d ago | 1 | – | 5.4 days | 0 |
| Thu 8 Oct, 03:12 UTC21d ago | 0 | – | 9.4 days | 0 |
| Tue 6 Oct, 23:09 UTC22d ago | 0 | – | 1.2 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 Lab rank against other Rust servers?
Over the past week it ranks #15,351 for player hours, which puts Lab in the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Lab?
At this count Lab is offline, with its last sighting 5 days 17 hours ago. Counted over seven days: an average of 0 players.
Tags
What do the server tags on Lab mean?
What the game's server browser reads from Lab is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp5 (Max players): The server has 5 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): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) runs on this server; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded. 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 Lab?
These Rust Population lists include Lab: Modded Rust servers, counted. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on 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 Lab?
There is no next wipe to predict: Lab wipes at irregular times. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. 5 days 17 hours ago the current world was made.
Map and rules
Which map does Lab run?
Lab uses a map the game generates: procedural.
What are the rules and settings on Lab?
No gather rate appears in the name of Lab. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. survival is what it runs, 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 Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Lab run?
On Windows, Lab runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is Lab online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, Lab was last seen 5 days 17 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 7 of 168 hours were online, or 4%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 6 October 2026.
Where is Lab located?
A region is not published by Lab. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 188.186.27.91:28015.
How to join
How do I join Lab?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 188.186.27.91:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.