The fam
Online NA · us5 91.229.114.24:28019 checked 12m 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 41% of all ranked servers, top 66% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 14 Oct, 11:06 UTC14d ago | 0 | – | running | 0 |
| Thu 8 Oct, 18:49 UTC20d ago | 0 | – | 5.7 days | 0 |
| Mon 14 Sep, 11:10 UTC44d ago | 3 | halved by day 2 | 24.3 days | 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
Player counts
How does The fam rank against other Rust servers?
The fam ranks #9,075 on seven-day player hours, #1,225 in North America, and sits in the top 41% of all ranked servers.
How busy is The fam?
Of its 50 slots, The fam is using 0 right now. Seven days of counting give an average of 0 players and a peak of 1.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on The fam mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags The fam publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2634, to join; cs167781 (Build): This server runs game build 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $rus5 (Region code): The code for this server's region is us5; ^v (Vanilla): No kits, no rate changes, no rules added: the game as Facepunch ships it; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) runs on this server; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game; NA (North America): The server browser lists it under North America. 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 The fam?
These Rust Population lists include The fam: Modded Rust servers, counted and North American Rust servers. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla and Modded; Server tag: Vanilla ^v, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on The fam?
The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 1 players. 0 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked. In 0% of recent wipes, half the peak was held until the next wipe. By day 2 it had fallen below half, in the cases where it did not hold.
What is the wipe schedule on The fam?
Irregular times are when The fam wipes, which leaves no next wipe to predict. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. Counted from 14 days 17 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.
Map and rules
Which map does The fam run?
The map on The fam is procedural, made by the game at size 4,000 from seed 1722427781. The map follows from its size and seed, and RustMaps shows it from this page.
What are the rules and settings on The fam?
Nothing in The fam's name says how gather works. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. survival is what it runs, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. The plugins it runs are Oxide. Vanilla is the label it uses: no kits, no rate changes, no rules added: the game as Facepunch ships it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
About the server
Which version of Rust does The fam run?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 on Linux for The fam. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Does The fam run smoothly?
In the last 48 hours, it averaged 55 server fps, with a low of 55. The entity count reached 109,007: buildings, deployables and all other objects. The highest memory usage was 7,100 MB. Players feel lag when fps is low and the entity count climbs.
Is The fam online, and how reliable is it?
The fam is up and running at the moment. The uptime it reports suggests a restart roughly 14 days 15 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 167 of 168 hours were online, or 99%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 13 September 2026.
Where is The fam located?
The fam lists North America and the NA tag for it, with us5 as its region code. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 91.229.114.24:28019.
How to join
How do I join The fam?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 91.229.114.24:28019; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.