Dev Server
Online 158.69.226.187:28015 checked 7m 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 67% 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 0, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 10:20 UTC26d ago | 0 | – | 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 Dev Server?
You'll find Dev Server on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: 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 Dev Server mean?
For the server browser, Dev Server lists these tags: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp0 (Max players): There are 0 slots; ts30 (Group limit): Teams cap at 30 players; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635, so your client has to match it to join; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region is listed; ^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. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
The players
How does Dev Server rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank Dev Server at #14,836, within the top 67% of ranked servers.
How many players are on Dev Server right now?
Dev Server has 0 players as things stand. Averaging 0 players across seven days, it topped out at 1. Over the last 48 hours, the fullest hour was 07:00 UTC, averaging 0 players.
Server details
Is Dev Server online, and how reliable is it?
As of now, Dev Server is online. The uptime figure suggests it restarted roughly 12 hours ago. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 99%, with 167 out of 168 hours online. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 13 September 2026.
Does Dev Server run smoothly?
The 48-hour average was 30 server fps, with a low of 30. Entities reached a maximum of 30,513: buildings, deployables and everything else. Memory use peaked at 3,899 MB. Lag, for players, is low fps and an entity count that keeps climbing.
Where is Dev Server located?
There is no region from Dev Server. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 158.69.226.187:28015.
Which Rust version is Dev Server on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version Dev Server runs on Linux. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe days
What happens on Dev Server when wipe day comes around?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 0 players. The latest wipe's crowd was busiest 0 hours after it began.
What is the wipe schedule on Dev Server?
Dev Server's rhythm stays hidden while so few of its wipes are on record. 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 26 days 14 hours.
The rules
Which map does Dev Server run?
Generated by the game with seed 663008107, the map on Dev Server is procedural and 4,500 in size. RustMaps has it from this page, since identical size and seed give an identical map.
What are the rules and settings on Dev Server?
No gather rate appears in the name of Dev Server. A group holds at most 30 players. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid, as standard. Raids and PvP are both on the table. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins are running on it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
How to join
How do I join Dev Server?
Enter client.connect 158.69.226.187:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.