DRON
Offline 5.76.230.178:28015 checked 23h 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 49% 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 DRON?
You'll find DRON on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: 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 3 days.
What do the server tags on DRON mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from DRON: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, standard Rust style; mp500 (Max players): Slots: 500; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does DRON rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #10,930 puts DRON in the top 49% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on DRON right now?
DRON went quiet 23 hours ago and is offline at the moment. Peak for the week was 1, against an average of 0 players. Over the last 48 hours, the fullest hour was 11:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
About the server
Is DRON online, and how reliable is it?
DRON shows as offline, last spotted 23 hours ago. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 26 October 2026.
Where is DRON located?
No region is published by DRON. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 5.76.230.178:28015.
Which Rust version is DRON on?
On Windows, DRON runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe times
What is the wipe schedule on DRON?
DRON's rhythm stays hidden while so few of its wipes are on record. A force wipe comes round every month for all Rust servers, with the next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world it is running now dates from 35 hours.
Map and rules
Which map does DRON run?
A procedural map is what DRON runs, generated by the game.
What are the rules and settings on DRON?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on DRON. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. It runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Raids and PvP are both on the table. The server browser lists it under Community. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
How to join
How do I join DRON?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 5.76.230.178:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.