Rust
Online 176.9.0.214:27018 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 66% 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 2, 42 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 04:26 UTC27d ago | 2 | – | 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.
Tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Rust?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include Rust: 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 mean?
These are the tags Rust publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp40 (Max players): There are 40 slots; ts5 (Group limit): Teams cap at 5 players; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635, so your client has to match it to join; 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): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded. 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 rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Rust at #14,674, in the top 66% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Rust right now?
0 players are on Rust at the moment, out of 40 slots. Averaging 0 players across seven days, it topped out at 1.
About the server
Is Rust online, and how reliable is it?
Right now, Rust is up and running. About 1 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 167, a 99% uptime. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 13 September 2026.
Does Rust run smoothly?
Average server fps for the last 48 hours was 60, and it never went below 60. The world carried as many as 14,400 entities, including buildings and deployables. The highest memory usage was 2,937 MB. Lag, for players, is low fps and an entity count that keeps climbing.
Where is Rust located?
There is no region from Rust. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You'll find it at 176.9.0.214:27018.
Which Rust version is Rust on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version Rust runs on Linux. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe days
What happens on Rust when wipe day comes around?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 2 players. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 42 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on Rust?
Too few wipes are on record for Rust 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. 27 days 3 hours is when the present world was made.
Map and rules
Which map does Rust run?
A procedural map of 5,000 with seed 1337 is what Rust runs, made by the game. Matching size and seed produce the same map, so RustMaps can show it from this page. On the map name: ATHLON 5000.
What are the rules and settings on Rust?
The name of Rust says nothing about gather rate. Teams can reach 5 players. the usual game of gathering, building and raiding: that is the survival mode. 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. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Join up
How do I join Rust?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 176.9.0.214:27018. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.