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Specimen recordcat. no. 15,338habitat unknownfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

Rust Server

Online 85.131.248.144:28015 checked 10m ago

moddedoxide

Measurements

Players now
0/ 50
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#15,338
top 69%
Last wipe
53d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
no wipe seen yet
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
0123411:0020:0005:0013:0023:0008:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

010020030040011:0020:0005:0013:0023:0008:00

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 17 Sep. 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 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

Player counts

How does Rust Server rank against other Rust servers?

The last seven days of player hours place Rust Server at #15,338, within the top 69% of all ranked servers.

How busy is Rust Server?

Of its 50 slots, Rust Server is using 0 right now. A seven-day average of 0 players was counted here.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on Rust Server mean?

These are the tags Rust Server publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp50 (Max players): The server has 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2633 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2633, to join; cs163207 (Build): This server runs game build 163207; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded. 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 Rust Server?

On Rust Population, Rust Server is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted. Filter the server list by Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more and it will show up.

Wipe notes

What is the wipe schedule on Rust Server?

Its rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of Rust Server's wipes are on record. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. 53 days 22 hours ago the current world was made.

Map and rules

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?

Nothing in Rust Server's name says how gather works. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. This server runs survival, raid, build and gather: the standard game. You can raid and fight other players here. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. Oxide plugins are in use here. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.

Server details

Which version of Rust does Rust Server run?

Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163207 on Linux is what Rust Server uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Does Rust Server run smoothly?

It ran at 149 server fps on average over the last 48 hours, and never went below 50. Up to 49,392 entities were present, counting buildings, deployables and everything else. Memory use peaked at 3,683 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps combined with a climbing entity count.

Is Rust Server online, and how reliable is it?

Right now, Rust Server is online. About 11 days 14 hours ago, it restarted, according to its uptime. It was up 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, 167 out of 168 hours. On 13 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is Rust Server located?

No region is published by Rust Server. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. 85.131.248.144:28015 is where it lives.

How to join

How do I join Rust Server?

Either enter client.connect 85.131.248.144:28015 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?,v2633,gmrust,cs163207,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode The game mode is standard Rust survival.
mp50
Max players The server has 50 slots.
ts8
Group limit Teams are capped at 8, the default setting.
v2633
Protocol Your game needs the same version, protocol 2633, to join.
cs163207
Build This server runs game build 163207.
ptrak
Networking RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?
Region code This server has no region code.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here.
^z
Modded Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded.

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.