The Squad Server
Offline 142.181.123.46:33353 checked 3d 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 66% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 27 Oct, 00:49 UTC3d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Sun 18 Oct, 21:49 UTC11d ago | 1 | – | 8.1 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 The Squad Server?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include The Squad Server: Community servers, by the numbers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
What do the server tags on The Squad Server mean?
For the server browser, The Squad Server lists these tags: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, standard Rust style; mp100 (Max players): There are 100 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
Population
How does The Squad Server rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #14,786 puts The Squad Server in the top 66% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on The Squad Server right now?
The last sighting of The Squad Server was 3 days 3 hours ago, and it is offline now. Averaging 0 players across seven days, it topped out at 1.
Server facts
Is The Squad Server online, and how reliable is it?
The Squad Server shows as offline, last spotted 3 days 3 hours ago. Out of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was online for 2, a 1% uptime. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 18 October 2026.
Where is The Squad Server located?
No region is published by The Squad Server. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 142.181.123.46:33353.
Which Rust version is The Squad Server on?
On Windows, The Squad Server runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Wipe times
What happens on The Squad Server when wipe day comes around?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 1 players. The latest wipe's crowd was busiest 0 hours after it began.
What is the wipe schedule on The Squad Server?
The Squad Server's rhythm stays hidden while so few of its wipes are on record. A force wipe comes round every month for all Rust servers, with the next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world it is running now dates from 3 days 4 hours.
Map and rules
Which map does The Squad Server run?
The map on The Squad Server is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on The Squad Server?
The name of The Squad Server says nothing about gather rate. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Players can raid and fight one another. Community is its listing in the server browser. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Getting in
How do I join The Squad Server?
Enter client.connect 142.181.123.46:33353 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.