Rust Server
Online OC 159.196.89.7:28015 checked 13m 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 25% of all ranked servers, top 60% in OC. 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 3, 26 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct, 07:41 UTC2d ago | 3 | – | running | 0 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 19:15 UTC FW26d ago | 4 | halved by day 2 | 23.5 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.
Lists and tags
Who runs Rust Server?
Rust Server publishes a rusticraiders.com.au hostname, and 1 other server we track does too, so the same operator most likely runs them.
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Rust Server?
You'll find Rust Server on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Oceania Rust servers, live and Modded Rust servers, live. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Region: Oceania; Type: Vanilla and Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 3 days.
What do the server tags on Rust Server mean?
These are the tags Rust Server publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes; mp50 (Max players): Slots: 50; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; 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 is listed; ^m (Monthly): The wipe schedule is monthly, alongside Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Nothing is altered here: no changed rates, kits or rules, just the game as Facepunch ships it; ^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; OC (Oceania): In the server browser it sits under Oceania. You'll find players now, queue length and world creation time in the tags, printed at the top of this page.
Population
How does Rust Server rank against other Rust servers?
Rust Server takes #5,587 on seven-day player hours, a top 25% spot overall and #125 across Oceania.
How many players are on Rust Server right now?
Rust Server is holding 0 players, with 50 slots in total. Peak for the week was 3, against an average of 0 players. Look at 09:00 UTC: that was the busiest point of the last 48 hours, at 3 players on average.
Server facts
Is Rust Server online, and how reliable is it?
As of now, Rust Server is online. About 11 hours ago is when it last restarted, judging by its uptime. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 100%, with 168 out of 168 hours online. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 13 September 2026.
Does Rust Server run smoothly?
Its server fps over the last 48 hours averaged 20, with 10 as the lowest. Entities reached a maximum of 136,250: buildings, deployables and everything else. Up to 5,010 MB of memory was used. Players feel lag when fps drops and the entity count climbs.
Where is Rust Server located?
In Oceania, Rust Server lists itself with its OC tag. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. You'll find it at 159.196.89.7:28015.
Which Rust version is Rust Server on?
On Linux, Rust Server runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
What happens on Rust Server when wipe day comes around?
The average busiest crowd over recent wipes was 4 players. 26 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. The crowd fell under half by day 2 whenever it did not hold.
What is the wipe schedule on Rust Server?
The record of Rust Server's wipes is still too thin to show 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. Its current world has been live for 2 days 23 hours. Its tags commit to wipes each month.
Rules and settings
Which map does Rust Server run?
Generated by the game with seed 542957058, the map on Rust Server is procedural and 4,800 in size. Look at it on RustMaps from this page: the same size and seed always make the same map.
What are the rules and settings on Rust Server?
No gather rate appears in the name of Rust Server. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. the usual game of gathering, building and raiding: that is the survival mode. Players can raid and fight one another. It is a Modded listing: plugins or settings change how the game plays. The plugin count is Oxide. Vanilla is what it calls itself: nothing is altered here: no changed rates, kits or rules, just the game as Facepunch ships it. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
Getting in
How do I join Rust Server?
Enter client.connect 159.196.89.7:28015 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://www.rusticraiders.com.au.