The Crows Nest
Online 58.8.212.201:28015 checked 13m 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 42% 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.
Lists and tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include The Crows Nest?
These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include The Crows Nest: Modded Rust servers, live. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What do the server tags on The Crows Nest mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from The Crows Nest: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, standard Rust style; mp5 (Max players): Slots: 5; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635, so your client has to match it to join; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Carbon, a plugin framework, is what it runs. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
The players
How does The Crows Nest rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #9,331 puts The Crows Nest in the top 42% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on The Crows Nest right now?
1 players are on The Crows Nest at the moment, out of 5 slots. Averaging 1 players across seven days, it topped out at 1. Look at 14:00 UTC: that was the busiest point of the last 48 hours, at 1 players on average.
Server details
Is The Crows Nest online, and how reliable is it?
The Crows Nest is live at the moment. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 27 October 2026.
Where is The Crows Nest located?
No region is published by The Crows Nest. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. You'll find it at 58.8.212.201:28015.
Which Rust version is The Crows Nest on?
On Windows, The Crows Nest runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
What is the wipe schedule on The Crows Nest?
The record of The Crows Nest's wipes is still too thin to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. 12 days 17 hours is when the present world was made.
Rules and settings
What are the rules and settings on The Crows Nest?
No gather rate appears in the name of The Crows Nest. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Carbon plugins power it. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
Getting in
How do I join The Crows Nest?
Enter client.connect 58.8.212.201:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.