Nix Sandbox
Offline 89.57.112.28:28015 checked 5h 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 36% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 15h. The force wipe · 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 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:47 UTC FW26d ago | 1 | – | 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.
Quick answers
Player counts
How does Nix Sandbox rank against other Rust servers?
Over the past week it ranks #8,046 for player hours, which puts Nix Sandbox in the top 36% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Nix Sandbox?
Nix Sandbox is offline at this count; we last saw it 5 hours ago. We counted an average of 0 players in the past week, with 1 at the busiest. The busiest hour in the last 48 was 10:00 UTC, when an average of 1 players were on.
Tags
What do the server tags on Nix Sandbox mean?
What the game's server browser reads from Nix Sandbox is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp50 (Max players): You can join up to 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): The plugin framework Carbon runs on this server. 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 Nix Sandbox?
On Rust Population, Nix Sandbox is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted and Build and creative servers. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Nix Sandbox?
The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 0 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on Nix Sandbox?
The force wipe is the only wipe Nix Sandbox takes, once a month. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. Counted from 51 days 13 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on Nix Sandbox?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Nix Sandbox states none. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. You get survival here, raid, build and gather: the standard game. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. The plugins it runs are Carbon. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Nix Sandbox run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what Nix Sandbox uses. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is Nix Sandbox online, and how reliable is it?
Offline at the moment, Nix Sandbox was last seen 5 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 42 of 168 hours were online, or 25%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 13 September 2026.
Where is Nix Sandbox located?
No region is published by Nix Sandbox. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. 89.57.112.28:28015 is where it lives.
Getting in
How do I join Nix Sandbox?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 89.57.112.28:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.