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Specimen recordcat. no. 6,069habitat unknownfirst seen 25 Oct 2026

Rust Server

Online 85.131.243.59:28015 checked 2h ago

Measurements

Players now
0/ 50
0% full
7-day average
0
peak 5
Rank
#6,069
top 27%
Last wipe
1d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
too few wipes seen yet
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeakWipe
00.511.5220:0005:0014:0023:0008:0017:00Wiped Tue 27 Oct, 08:49 UTCWIPE

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

Server fpsWipe
010020030040020:0005:0014:0023:0008:0017:00Wiped Tue 27 Oct, 08:49 UTCWIPE

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 25 Oct. 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
12k4k6k8k25 Oct26 Oct27 Oct28 Oct

Top 27% 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.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Tue 27 Oct, 08:49 UTC1d ago – – 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.

Field questions

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Population

How does Rust Server rank against other Rust servers?

By player hours over the last seven days, Rust Server places at #6,069, within the top 27% of ranked servers.

How busy is Rust Server?

Rust Server holds 0 players at the moment, out of 50 slots. We counted an average of 0 players in the past week, with 5 at the busiest. In the last 48 hours the peak hour came at 21:00 UTC, averaging 2 players.

Tags

What do the server tags on Rust Server mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags Rust Server publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank. 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 Rust Server?

On Rust Population, Rust 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; Last wipe: In the last 3 days and it will show up.

Wipe schedule

What is the wipe schedule on Rust Server?

Too few wipes are on record for Rust 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 35 hours ago.

Settings

Which map does Rust Server run?

The map on Rust Server is procedural, made by the game at size 3,000 from seed 50000. The map follows from its size and seed, and RustMaps shows it from this page.

What are the rules and settings on Rust Server?

The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Rust Server 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. You can raid and fight other players here. You will find it under Community: it is a community server. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.

About the server

Which version of Rust does Rust Server run?

The setup is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux for Rust Server. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.

Does Rust Server run smoothly?

In the last 48 hours, it averaged 145 server fps, with a low of 103. The entity count reached 48,987: buildings, deployables and all other objects. Up to 2,010 MB of memory was used. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.

Is Rust Server online, and how reliable is it?

Right now, Rust Server is online. About 31 hours ago, it restarted, according to its uptime. It was up 100% of the time over the last 2 full days, 48 out of 48 hours. On 25 October 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is Rust Server located?

Nothing published by Rust Server states a region. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. Connect at 85.131.243.59:28015.

How to join

How do I join Rust Server?

Either enter client.connect 85.131.243.59:28015 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 mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8

Game

gmrust
Game mode Survival in the standard Rust style.
mp50
Max players 50 slots are available.
ts8
Group limit This is the game default: at most 8 per team.
v2635
Protocol Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join.
cs168909
Build The game build is 168909.
ptrak
Networking RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$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.