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Specimen recordcat. no. 7,251habitat unknownfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

Cheese Server

Online 73.153.110.219:3003 checked 10m ago

Measurements

Players now
0/ 40
0% full
7-day average
0
peak 1
Rank
#7,251
top 32%
Last wipe
26d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
too few wipes seen yet
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
0123419:0004:0013:0022:0007:0016:00

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
15k10k15k20k20 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 Oct

Top 32% 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, 4 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Fri 2 Oct, 23:42 UTC26d ago 2 – 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.

Field questions

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Player counts

How does Cheese Server rank against other Rust servers?

Over the past week it ranks #7,251 for player hours, which puts Cheese Server in the top 32% of all ranked servers.

How busy is Cheese Server?

The count reads 0 players on Cheese Server, which has 40 slots. Averaged over seven days, it drew 0 players and reached a peak of 1.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on Cheese Server mean?

These are the tags Cheese Server publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp40 (Max players): You can join up to 40 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set. 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 Cheese Server?

On Rust Population, Cheese Server 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 and it will show up.

Wipe notes

What does wipe day look like on Cheese Server?

Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 2 players. Peak came 4 hours into the latest wipe.

What is the wipe schedule on Cheese Server?

Too few wipes are on record for Cheese Server 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. The world it runs now dates from 26 days 18 hours ago.

Settings

Which map does Cheese Server run?

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

What are the rules and settings on Cheese Server?

Nothing in Cheese Server's name says how gather works. 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. You will find it under Community: it is a community server. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.

About the server

Which version of Rust does Cheese Server run?

On Linux, Cheese Server runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Is Cheese Server online, and how reliable is it?

You will find Cheese Server online now. Over the last 7 full days, 167 of 168 hours were online, or 99%. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 13 September 2026.

Where is Cheese Server located?

No region is published by Cheese Server. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. You will find it at 73.153.110.219:3003.

How to join

How do I join Cheese Server?

Either enter client.connect 73.153.110.219:3003 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8

Game

gmrust
Game mode Survival in the standard Rust style.
mp40
Max players You can join up to 40 slots.
ts8
Group limit Teams are capped at 8, the default setting.
v2635
Protocol The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect.
cs168909
Build This server runs game build 168909.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code No region code is set.

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.