[Rust.kz] Classic
Online EU 89.218.13.144:28015 checked 1h 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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 4% of all ranked servers, top 13% in EU. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 29 October, 14:28 UTC, in 19h. Every Thursday at 14:28 UTC · high confidence
Coming wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 72, 2 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 22 Oct, 14:28 UTC6d ago | 72 | – | running | 3 |
| Thu 15 Oct, 14:28 UTC13d ago | 39 | halved by day 3 | 7 days | 10 |
| Thu 8 Oct, 14:28 UTC20d ago | 37 | halved by day 4 | 7 days | 10 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:54 UTC FW27d ago | 29 | halved by day 4 | 6.9 days | 3 |
| Thu 24 Sep, 14:32 UTC34d ago | 52 | halved by day 4 | 7.1 days | 5 |
| Thu 17 Sep, 14:28 UTC41d ago | 49 | halved by day 4 | 7 days | 5 |
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 [Rust.kz] Classic rank against other Rust servers?
[Rust.kz] Classic ranks #842 on seven-day player hours, #372 in Europe, and sits in the top 4% of all ranked servers.
How busy is [Rust.kz] Classic?
[Rust.kz] Classic holds 5 players at the moment, out of 500 slots. We counted an average of 12 players in the past week, with 72 at the busiest. Look at the last 48 hours and 19:00 UTC stands out: it averaged 18 players.
Tags
What do the server tags on [Rust.kz] Classic mean?
What the game's server browser reads from [Rust.kz] Classic is this set of tags: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp500 (Max players): The server has 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; 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; ^w (Weekly): Every week the server wipes; ^v (Vanilla): No changed rates, kits or rules: this is the game as Facepunch ships it; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; EU (Europe): In the server browser it appears under Europe. 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.
Who runs [Rust.kz] Classic?
[Rust.kz] Classic and 1 other server we track both publish a rust.kz hostname, which points to one operator behind them.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include [Rust.kz] Classic?
[Rust.kz] Classic appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Rust servers in Europe, Community servers, field-listed and Vanilla Rust servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Region: Europe; Type: Vanilla, Community (not modded, not official) and Plugins, not modded; Server tag: Weekly ^w, Vanilla ^v and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Weekly; Last wipe: In the last week; Average players: 10+ on average.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on [Rust.kz] Classic?
Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 49 players. Peak came 2 hours into the latest wipe. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. The crowd dropped below half by day 4 when it did not hold.
What is the wipe schedule on [Rust.kz] Classic?
[Rust.kz] Classic follows a wipe rhythm of every Thursday at 14:28 UTC. On Thursday 29 October at 14:28 UTC its next wipe is due. Counted from 6 days 4 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood. A weekly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
Map and rules
Which map does [Rust.kz] Classic run?
The map on [Rust.kz] Classic is procedural, made by the game at size 3,650 from seed 1337. The map follows from its size and seed, and RustMaps shows it from this page. The name on the map is Custom Map.
What are the rules and settings on [Rust.kz] Classic?
Nothing in [Rust.kz] Classic's name says how gather works. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. 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. The plugins it runs are Oxide. Vanilla is the label it uses: no changed rates, kits or rules: this is the game as Facepunch ships it. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.
About the server
Which version of Rust does [Rust.kz] Classic run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux is what [Rust.kz] Classic uses. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Does [Rust.kz] Classic run smoothly?
The last 48 hours saw an average of 94 server fps, with 84 as the lowest. Up to 101,276 entities were present, counting buildings, deployables and everything else. The highest memory usage was 3,366 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps combined with a climbing entity count.
Is [Rust.kz] Classic online, and how reliable is it?
Right now, [Rust.kz] Classic is online. The uptime it reports suggests a restart roughly 11 hours ago. It was up 100% of the time over the last 7 full days, 168 out of 168 hours. On 13 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is [Rust.kz] Classic located?
With its EU tag, [Rust.kz] Classic places itself in Europe. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. You will find it at 89.218.13.144:28015.
Getting in
How do I join [Rust.kz] Classic?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 89.218.13.144:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you. For more, visit its website: https://discord.com/invite/STJwd78hZz.