The Nest
Offline 208.52.152.46:28013 checked 10d 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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 70% 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 15 Oct, 05:17 UTC13d 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 The Nest rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, The Nest places at #15,275, within the top 70% of ranked servers.
How busy is The Nest?
We have no live count for The Nest right now. It was last seen 10 days 8 hours ago.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on The Nest mean?
These are the tags The Nest publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp15 (Max players): 15 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2634 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2634, to join; cs167781 (Build): Game build: 167781; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^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. 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 The Nest?
On Rust Population, The Nest is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted. Filter the server list by Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks and it will show up.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on The Nest?
Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 0 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 0 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on The Nest?
Too few wipes are on record for The Nest 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. 13 days 16 hours ago the current world was made.
Map and rules
Which map does The Nest run?
The map on The Nest is procedural, made by the game at size 4,500 from seed 2064062542. The map follows from its size and seed, and RustMaps shows it from this page.
What are the rules and settings on The Nest?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: The Nest states none. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. You get survival here, raid, build and gather: the standard game. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. Oxide plugins are in use here. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
About the server
Which version of Rust does The Nest run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 on Linux is what The Nest uses. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is The Nest online, and how reliable is it?
We last saw The Nest 10 days 8 hours ago, and it is offline now. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 out of 168 hours. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 13 September 2026.
Where is The Nest located?
A region is not published by The Nest. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. 208.52.152.46:28013 is where it lives.
Getting in
How do I join The Nest?
Either enter client.connect 208.52.152.46:28013 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.