Lab
Offline 135.136.26.131:28015 checked 5d ago
Vital stats
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 65% of all ranked servers. 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 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 Oct, 09:32 UTC5d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
| Tue 6 Oct, 23:20 UTC21d ago | 1 | halved by day 2 | 16.4 days | 0 |
| Sun 4 Oct, 05:41 UTC24d ago | 1 | – | 2.7 days | 1 |
| Sat 3 Oct, 21:54 UTC25d ago | 1 | – | 0.3 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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Lab?
You'll find Lab on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Modded Rust servers, live. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
What do the server tags on Lab mean?
These are the tags Lab publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp5 (Max players): Slots: 5; ts8 (Group limit): The default team size of 8 applies here; v2635 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, is what it runs; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
The players
How does Lab rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #14,336 puts Lab in the top 65% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Lab right now?
The last sighting of Lab was 5 days 11 hours ago, and it is offline now. Peak for the week was 1, against an average of 0 players.
Server details
Is Lab online, and how reliable is it?
Lab shows as offline, last spotted 5 days 11 hours ago. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 2%, with 3 out of 168 hours online. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 1 October 2026.
Where is Lab located?
No region is published by Lab. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You'll find it at 135.136.26.131:28015.
Which Rust version is Lab on?
On Windows, Lab runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe days
What happens on Lab when wipe day comes around?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 1 players at their busiest. 0 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak. Its recent wipes kept the crowd above half the peak until the next one 0% of the time. In the wipes that didn't hold, the crowd sank below half by day 2.
What is the wipe schedule on Lab?
No next wipe can be predicted for Lab: its wipes happen at irregular times. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. The world it is running now dates from 5 days 12 hours.
Map and rules
Which map does Lab run?
The map on Lab is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Lab?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on Lab. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. It runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Players can raid and fight one another. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins power it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
How to join
How do I join Lab?
Enter client.connect 135.136.26.131:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.