Central Rust
Offline 5.0.40.12:28015 checked 3d 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 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.
Tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Central Rust?
These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include Central Rust: 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; Last wipe: In the last week.
What do the server tags on Central Rust mean?
These are the tags Central Rust publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, standard Rust style; mp10 (Max players): Slots: 10; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $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.
Player counts
How does Central Rust rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Central Rust at #15,412, in the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Central Rust right now?
The last sighting of Central Rust was 3 days 9 hours ago, and it is offline now. It has averaged 0 players over the last seven days.
About the server
Is Central Rust online, and how reliable is it?
The server Central Rust is not online now; 3 days 9 hours have passed since it was last seen. The last 3 full days saw uptime of 0%, with 0 out of 72 hours online. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 24 October 2026.
Where is Central Rust located?
No region is published by Central 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 5.0.40.12:28015.
Which Rust version is Central Rust on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version Central Rust runs on Windows. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
The wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Central Rust?
Too few wipes are on record for Central 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. Its current world has been live for 3 days 10 hours.
The rules
Which map does Central Rust run?
A procedural map is what Central Rust runs, generated by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Central Rust?
No gather rate appears in the name of Central Rust. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. gather, build and raid, as standard: that is the survival mode. Raids and PvP are both on the table. It appears under Community in the browser. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is off.
Join up
How do I join Central Rust?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 5.0.40.12:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.