The Crows Nest
Offline 58.8.181.240:28015 checked 13d 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 59% 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 1, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 15 Oct, 13:04 UTC13d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
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 Crows Nest rank against other Rust servers?
Over the past week it ranks #12,842 for player hours, which puts The Crows Nest in the top 59% of all ranked servers.
How busy is The Crows Nest?
The Crows Nest is offline at this count; we last saw it 13 days 8 hours ago.
Tags
What do the server tags on The Crows Nest mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags The Crows Nest publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp5 (Max players): The server has 5 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2634; cs167781 (Build): This server runs game build 167781; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): A plugin framework, Carbon, is in use. 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 The Crows Nest?
These Rust Population lists include The Crows Nest: Modded Rust servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on The Crows Nest?
The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 1 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on The Crows Nest?
The record holds too few of The Crows Nest's wipes to show a rhythm. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. The world it runs now dates from 13 days 12 hours ago.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on The Crows Nest?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: The Crows Nest states none. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. This server runs survival, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. Carbon plugins are in use here. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
Server details
Which version of Rust does The Crows Nest run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 on Windows is what The Crows Nest uses. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.
Is The Crows Nest online, and how reliable is it?
We last saw The Crows Nest 13 days 8 hours ago, and it is offline now. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 9 October 2026.
Where is The Crows Nest located?
A region is not published by The Crows Nest. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 58.8.181.240:28015.
How to join
How do I join The Crows Nest?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 58.8.181.240:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.