Rust Server
Online 157.85.88.216:28015 checked 12m 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
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, 20 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 04:49 UTC26d 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.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Rust Server?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include Rust Server: Modded Rust servers, live. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Rust Server mean?
For the server browser, Rust Server lists these tags: gmrust (Game mode): This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes; mp125 (Max players): There are 125 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, is what it runs; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, hence the Modded listing. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does Rust Server rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #15,349 puts Rust Server in the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Rust Server right now?
The current tally at Rust Server: 0 players across 125 slots. The seven-day average sits at 0 players.
About the server
Is Rust Server online, and how reliable is it?
As of now, Rust Server is online. About 16 hours ago is when it last restarted, judging by its uptime. Out of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was online for 144, a 86% uptime. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 13 September 2026.
Does Rust Server run smoothly?
Its server fps over the last 48 hours averaged 205, with 170 as the lowest. Entities reached a maximum of 174,973: buildings, deployables and everything else. Memory use peaked at 5,435 MB. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.
Where is Rust Server located?
No region is published by Rust Server. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 157.85.88.216:28015.
Which Rust version is Rust Server on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version Rust Server runs on Linux. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe days
What happens on Rust Server when wipe day comes around?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 1 players at their busiest. The latest wipe's crowd was busiest 20 hours after it began.
What is the wipe schedule on Rust Server?
Too few wipes are on record for Rust Server to reveal its rhythm. The monthly force wipe takes every Rust server down for a new world, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 26 days 20 hours is when the present world was made.
The rules
Which map does Rust Server run?
The procedural map on Rust Server measures 5,500 and comes from the game with seed 50000. RustMaps has it from this page, since identical size and seed give an identical map.
What are the rules and settings on Rust Server?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on Rust Server. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. It runs survival, gather, build and raid, as standard. Players can raid and fight one another. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins are running on it. Anti-cheat is off: VAC, Valve's system.
Getting in
How do I join Rust Server?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 157.85.88.216:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.