DEV
Online 141.98.157.79:28888 checked 11m 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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Saturday 31 October, 10:35 UTC, in 3d 0h. Its weekly schedule tag · low 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, 13 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Oct, 10:35 UTC24d ago | 1 | – | 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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Lists and tags
Who runs DEV?
A rust.red hostname is published by DEV. We track no other server using it.
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include DEV?
You'll find DEV on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Modded Rust servers, live, Aim training servers, ranked by the crowd and The battlefield crowd, counted. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Weekly ^w, Minigames ^e, Combat training ^d, Battlefield ^i, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Weekly.
What do the server tags on DEV mean?
For the server browser, DEV lists these tags: gmrust (Game mode): This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes; mp0 (Max players): Slots: 0; ts5 (Group limit): No team can exceed 5 players; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635, so your client has to match it to join; 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; ^w (Weekly): Wipes happen every week; ^e (Minigames): Minigames here: arenas, Bedwars, parkour and more; ^d (Combat training): The loot is handed to you for aim and PvP practice; ^i (Battlefield): High rates and kits for fast PvP; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework called Oxide (uMod) is running here; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, hence the Modded listing; modded (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, hence the Modded listing. You'll find players now, queue length and world creation time in the tags, printed at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does DEV rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank DEV at #15,399, within the top 69% of ranked servers.
How many players are on DEV right now?
The count at DEV right now: 0 players. It has averaged 0 players over the last seven days.
About the server
Is DEV online, and how reliable is it?
DEV is live at the moment. About 5 hours ago is when it last restarted, judging by its uptime. It was up 100% of the time over the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours in total. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 15 September 2026.
Does DEV run smoothly?
Average server fps for the last 48 hours was 30, and it never went below 30. At its peak it held 63,120 entities: buildings, deployables and all the rest. Memory use peaked at 3,086 MB. Players feel lag when fps drops and the entity count climbs.
Where is DEV located?
There is no region from DEV. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 141.98.157.79:28888.
Which Rust version is DEV on?
On Linux, DEV runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe times
What happens on DEV when wipe day comes around?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 1 players. 13 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak.
What is the wipe schedule on DEV?
Its tag sets the prediction, because DEV's recorded wipes are too few to confirm the schedule. Saturday 31 October at 10:35 UTC is the date its next wipe is due. Its current world has been live for 24 days 23 hours. The tags say wipes happen every week.
The rules
Which map does DEV run?
A procedural map of 4,500 with seed 1400132468 is what DEV runs, made by the game. RustMaps has it from this page, since identical size and seed give an identical map.
What are the rules and settings on DEV?
The name of DEV says nothing about gather rate. Teams can reach 5 players. minigames & battle royale is the game mode, parkour, battle royale, Bedwars and arenas. It is a Modded listing: plugins or settings change how the game plays. Oxide plugins power it. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
Join up
How do I join DEV?
Enter client.connect 141.98.157.79:28888 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically. For more, see https://discord.com/invite/KQ45eJABwx.