EV LAB
Offline 85.203.54.128:28015 checked 1d 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 56% 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.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 27 Oct, 18:14 UTC1d ago | – | – | 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.
Quick answers
Population
How does EV LAB rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place EV LAB at #12,389, within the top 56% of all ranked servers.
How busy is EV LAB?
We have no live count for EV LAB right now. It was last seen 43 hours ago. We counted an average of 1 players in the past week, with 1 at the busiest. The busiest hour in the last 48 was 19:00 UTC, when an average of 1 players were on.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on EV LAB mean?
These are the tags EV LAB publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp5 (Max players): You can join up to 5 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): No region code is set. 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 EV LAB?
These Rust Population lists include EV LAB: 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 notes
What is the wipe schedule on EV LAB?
The record holds too few of EV LAB'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 43 hours ago.
Settings
What are the rules and settings on EV LAB?
No gather rate appears in the name of EV LAB. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. survival is what it runs, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. A community server, it appears in the Community section of the browser. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is disabled.
About the server
Which version of Rust does EV LAB run?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows for EV LAB. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is EV LAB online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, EV LAB was last seen 43 hours ago. The last 1 full day gave 0% uptime, with 0 of 24 hours recorded as up. It was first seen by Rust Population on 27 October 2026.
Where is EV LAB located?
Nothing published by EV LAB states a region. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. 85.203.54.128:28015 is where it lives.
How to join
How do I join EV LAB?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 85.203.54.128:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.