Lab
Offline 162.249.127.180:28015 checked 38d 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 68% 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.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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.
Tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Lab?
These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include Lab: 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 Lab mean?
For the server browser, Lab lists these tags: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp5 (Max players): Slots: 5; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; v2633 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2633, so your client has to match it to join; cs164530 (Build): Game build: 164530; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
Population
How does Lab rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #15,480 puts Lab in the top 68% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Lab right now?
The last sighting of Lab was 38 days 20 hours ago, and it is offline now.
Server facts
Is Lab online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Lab was last seen 38 days 20 hours ago. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 0%, with 0 out of 168 hours online. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 21 September 2026.
Where is Lab located?
No region is published by Lab. 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 162.249.127.180:28015.
Which Rust version is Lab on?
On Windows, Lab runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe days
What is the wipe schedule on Lab?
The record of Lab'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. 38 days 20 hours is when the present world was made.
Rules and settings
Which map does Lab run?
The map on Lab is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Lab?
No gather rate appears in the name of Lab. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid, as standard. Raids and PvP are both on the table. Plugins or settings alter the game, and the browser lists it as Modded. The plugin count is Oxide. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
Join up
How do I join Lab?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 162.249.127.180:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.