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Specimen recordcat. no. 15,426habitat unknownfirst seen 27 Oct 2026

smolTEA

Offline 38.25.53.87:28015 checked 1d ago

Measurements

Players now
0/ 30
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#15,426
top 69%
Last wipe
1d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
no wipe 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
15k10k15k20k27 Oct28 Oct

Top 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

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

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
No wipe seen yet.

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 smolTEA rank against other Rust servers?

Over the past week it ranks #15,426 for player hours, which puts smolTEA in the top 69% of all ranked servers.

How busy is smolTEA?

At this count smolTEA is offline, with its last sighting 39 hours ago. We counted 0 players on average across the past week.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on smolTEA mean?

These are the tags smolTEA publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp30 (Max players): The server has 30 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank. You will see the player count, queue and world creation time at the top of this page, because the tags carry them too.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include smolTEA?

On Rust Population, smolTEA is filed under these lists: Community servers, field-listed. Filter the server list by Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 3 days and it will show up.

Wipe schedule

What is the wipe schedule on smolTEA?

Too few wipes are on record for smolTEA 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. Counted from 39 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.

Map and rules

Which map does smolTEA run?

A procedural map, generated by the game, is in use on smolTEA.

What are the rules and settings on smolTEA?

The name tells you nothing about gather rates: smolTEA states none. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. This server runs survival, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. You can raid and fight other players here. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.

About the server

Which version of Rust does smolTEA run?

On Windows, smolTEA runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.

Is smolTEA online, and how reliable is it?

Currently offline, smolTEA was last seen 39 hours ago. It was first seen by Rust Population on 27 October 2026.

Where is smolTEA located?

Nothing published by smolTEA states a region. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. 38.25.53.87:28015 is where it lives.

Getting in

How do I join smolTEA?

Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 38.25.53.87:28015. 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 mp30,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmvanilla,cs168909,ts8

Game

gmvanilla
Game mode This is vanilla survival.
mp30
Max players The server has 30 slots.
ts8
Group limit This is the game default: at most 8 per team.
v2635
Protocol To join, your game must match protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build The game build is 168909.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.

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.