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Specimen recordcat. no. 14,472habitat unknownfirst seen 7 Oct 2026

BEST RUST

Offline 2.73.103.226:28015 checked 9d ago

moddedoxide

Measurements

Players now
1/ 2
= 1 player
50% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#14,472
top 66%
Last wipe
20d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
too few wipes seen yet
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

No hourly history yet.

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.

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.

Obs. 3 · standing

Rank

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k7 Oct11 Oct15 Oct18 Oct22 Oct26 Oct

Top 66% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

too few wipes seen yet

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

2
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

00.511.52+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 3 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 8 Oct, 09:45 UTC20d ago 2 – running 2

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.

Field questions

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Population

How does BEST RUST rank against other Rust servers?

By player hours over the last seven days, BEST RUST places at #14,472, within the top 66% of ranked servers.

How busy is BEST RUST?

BEST RUST is offline at this count; we last saw it 9 days 10 hours ago.

Tags

What do the server tags on BEST RUST mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags BEST RUST publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp2 (Max players): 2 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2634 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2634, to join; cs167058 (Build): The game build is 167058; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; 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 BEST RUST?

BEST RUST appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Modded Rust servers, counted. Filter the server list by Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more and it will show up.

Wipe schedule

What does wipe day look like on BEST RUST?

Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 2 players. Peak came 3 hours into the latest wipe.

What is the wipe schedule on BEST RUST?

Too few wipes are on record for BEST RUST to show its rhythm. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. 20 days 14 hours ago the current world was made.

Map and rules

What are the rules and settings on BEST RUST?

No gather rate appears in the name of BEST RUST. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. survival is what it runs, raid, build and gather: the standard game. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. Oxide plugins are in use here. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.

Server details

Which version of Rust does BEST RUST run?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167058 on Windows is what BEST RUST uses. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.

Is BEST RUST online, and how reliable is it?

Currently offline, BEST RUST was last seen 9 days 10 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 7 October 2026.

Where is BEST RUST located?

No region is published by BEST RUST. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. 2.73.103.226:28015 is where it lives.

How to join

How do I join BEST RUST?

Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 2.73.103.226:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp2,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167058,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode Survival in the standard Rust style.
mp2
Max players 2 slots are available.
ts8
Group limit 8 per team is the default limit.
v2634
Protocol Your game needs the same version, protocol 2634, to join.
cs167058
Build The game build is 167058.
ptrak
Networking RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?
Region code This server has no region code.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here.
^z
Modded Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded.

Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.