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Specimen recordcat. no. 8,959habitat unknownfirst seen 18 Sep 2026

nameserver

Online 77.79.169.230:28015 checked 11m ago

Measurements

Players now
0/ 15
0% full
7-day average
0
peak 1
Rank
#8,959
top 40%
No wipes
resets
5 new worlds this week: a reset every few hours, not a wipe schedule
Next wipe
–
resets, no wipes
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75109:0010:0006:0009:0010:0006:00

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 Sep25 Sep13 Oct19 Oct24 Oct29 Oct

Top 40% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Log · new worlds

World resets

a new world every few hours; none of these counts as a wipe
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 29 Oct, 06:52 UTC54m ago – – – 1
Wed 28 Oct, 06:22 UTC1d ago – – – 1
Tue 27 Oct, 09:37 UTC1d ago – – – 1
Sun 25 Oct, 05:34 UTC4d ago 1 – 2.2 days 0
Sat 24 Oct, 08:31 UTC4d ago 1 – 0.9 days 1
Thu 22 Oct, 06:08 UTC7d ago 1 – 2.1 days 0
Sat 17 Oct, 18:20 UTC11d ago – – – 1
Sat 17 Oct, 18:02 UTC11d ago 1 – 4.5 days 1
Fri 16 Oct, 05:48 UTC13d ago 1 – 1.5 days 1
Wed 14 Oct, 05:26 UTC15d ago 1 – 2 days 1
Field questions

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Population

How does nameserver rank against other Rust servers?

The last seven days of player hours place nameserver at #8,959, within the top 40% of all ranked servers.

How busy is nameserver?

The count reads 0 players on nameserver, which has 15 slots. Averaged over seven days, it drew 0 players and reached a peak of 1. In the last 48 hours the peak hour came at 10:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on nameserver mean?

What the game's server browser reads from nameserver is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp15 (Max players): The server has 15 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): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code. 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 nameserver?

These Rust Population lists include nameserver: Community servers, field-listed. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 3 days.

Wipe notes

What is the wipe schedule on nameserver?

No wipe schedule is kept here: nameserver builds a fresh world every few hours, and none of those resets is a wipe.

Map and rules

Which map does nameserver run?

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

What are the rules and settings on nameserver?

The name tells you nothing about gather rates: nameserver states none. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. This server runs survival, raid, build and gather: the standard game. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. A community server, it appears in the Community section of the browser. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.

Server details

Which version of Rust does nameserver run?

The setup is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows for nameserver. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Is nameserver online, and how reliable is it?

Right now, nameserver is online. Over the last 7 full days, 13 of 168 hours were online, or 8%. On 18 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is nameserver located?

Nothing published by nameserver states a region. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 77.79.169.230:28015.

Getting in

How do I join nameserver?

Either enter client.connect 77.79.169.230:28015 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 mp15,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8

Game

gmrust
Game mode The game mode is standard Rust survival.
mp15
Max players The server has 15 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 This server runs game build 168909.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code This server has no region code.

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.