Rust Server
Online 162.43.17.21:28015 checked 8m 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.
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.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Rust Server?
These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include Rust Server: Modded Rust servers, live. These filters bring it up 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; mp50 (Max players): There are 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2633 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2633; cs163794 (Build): It's on game build 163794; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region is listed; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, is what it runs; ^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.
Player counts
How does Rust Server rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Rust Server at #15,339, in the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Rust Server right now?
0 players are on Rust Server at the moment, out of 50 slots. It has averaged 0 players over the last seven days.
Server facts
Is Rust Server online, and how reliable is it?
Rust Server is live at the moment. The uptime figure suggests it restarted roughly 11 days 9 hours ago. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 87%, with 146 out of 168 hours online. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 17 September 2026.
Does Rust Server run smoothly?
Average server fps for the last 48 hours was 188, and it never went below 129. Entities reached a maximum of 48,668: buildings, deployables and everything else. The highest memory usage was 7,114 MB. Lag, for players, is low fps and an entity count that keeps climbing.
Where is Rust Server located?
No region is published by Rust 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 162.43.17.21:28015.
Which Rust version is Rust Server on?
On Linux, Rust Server runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
The wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Rust Server?
The record of Rust Server's wipes is still too thin to show its rhythm. A force wipe comes round every month for all Rust servers, with the next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 42 days is when the present world was made.
The rules
Which map does Rust Server run?
The procedural map on Rust Server measures 3,000 and comes from the game with seed 50000. 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. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. the usual game of gathering, building and raiding: that is the survival mode. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. 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 Rust Server?
Enter client.connect 162.43.17.21:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.