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Rusty Buckets

Online 38.209.108.92:28015 checked 10m ago

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Vital stats

Players now 0/ 50 slots 0% full steadyagainst this time yesterday
7-day average0peak –
Rank#15,349top 69%
Region–no continent published · group 8, the default
Last wipe24d agono schedule published
Next wipe–too few wipes seen yet
The rise

Players

AveragePeak
0123403:0021:0004:0010:0017:0000:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Behind the scenes

Server performance

This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.

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.

Climbing the charts

Rank

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k20 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 Oct

Top 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

The wipe diary

Wipe schedule

too few wipes seen yet

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

0
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

01234+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 1 hours in.

Past seasons

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Mon 5 Oct, 00:54 UTC24d ago 0 – 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.

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The interview

Quick answers

From the figures on this page.

Tags

Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Rusty Buckets?

These Rust Pop Watch lists include Rusty Buckets: Community servers, by the numbers. These are the filters that list it 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 Rusty Buckets mean?

These are the tags Rusty Buckets publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp50 (Max players): There are 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; v2635 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 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. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.

The players

How does Rusty Buckets rank against other Rust servers?

The last seven days of player hours place Rusty Buckets at #15,349, in the top 69% of all ranked servers.

How many players are on Rusty Buckets right now?

0 players are on Rusty Buckets at the moment, out of 50 slots. The seven-day average sits at 0 players.

About the server

Is Rusty Buckets online, and how reliable is it?

Rusty Buckets is live at the moment. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 87%, with 146 out of 168 hours online. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 13 September 2026.

Where is Rusty Buckets located?

There is no region from Rusty Buckets. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 38.209.108.92:28015.

Which Rust version is Rusty Buckets on?

On Windows, Rusty Buckets runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.

The wipe schedule

What happens on Rusty Buckets when wipe day comes around?

Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 0 players. The latest wipe's crowd was busiest 1 hours after it began.

What is the wipe schedule on Rusty Buckets?

Rusty Buckets's rhythm stays hidden while so few of its wipes are on record. 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. The world it is running now dates from 24 days.

Rules and settings

Which map does Rusty Buckets run?

The map on Rusty Buckets is procedural, made by the game.

What are the rules and settings on Rusty Buckets?

The name of Rusty Buckets says nothing about gather rate. 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 lists it under Community. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.

How to join

How do I join Rusty Buckets?

Enter client.connect 38.209.108.92:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.

Decoded

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8

Game

gmrust
Game mode Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on.
mp50
Max players There are 50 slots.
ts8
Group limit This uses the default limit of 8 players per team.
v2635
Protocol You need the same game version to get in: protocol 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.

Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.