Rust server
Offline 178.72.70.168:28015 checked 8d 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 59% 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 Rust server?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include Rust server: Community servers, by the numbers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; 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): Survival, standard Rust style; mp100 (Max players): It has 100 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634, so your client has to match it to join; cs166652 (Build): The game build is 166652; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region is listed. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
The players
How does Rust server rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank Rust server at #13,021, within the top 59% of ranked servers.
How many players are on Rust server right now?
Rust server went quiet 8 days ago and is offline at the moment.
Server facts
Is Rust server online, and how reliable is it?
The server Rust server is not online now; 8 days have passed since it was last seen. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours in total. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 10 October 2026.
Where is Rust server located?
No region is published by Rust server. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 178.72.70.168:28015.
Which Rust version is Rust server on?
On Windows, Rust server runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
The wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Rust server?
Too few wipes are on record for Rust server to reveal its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. 21 days 4 hours is when the present world was made.
Rules and settings
Which map does Rust server run?
The map on Rust server is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Rust server?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on Rust server. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it under Community. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
Join up
How do I join Rust server?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 178.72.70.168:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.