Practice Server
Offline 71.244.112.108:28015 checked 30d 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 64% 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.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 28 Sep, 16:57 UTC31d ago | 1 | – | 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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Practice Server?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include Practice Server: Modded Rust servers, live. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Practice Server mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from Practice Server: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp5 (Max players): There are 5 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; v2633 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2633; cs165217 (Build): Game build: 165217; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework called Oxide (uMod) is running here; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded. You'll find players now, queue length and world creation time in the tags, printed at the top of this page.
Population
How does Practice Server rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #15,191 puts Practice Server in the top 64% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Practice Server right now?
Practice Server went quiet 30 days 23 hours ago and is offline at the moment.
About the server
Is Practice Server online, and how reliable is it?
Practice Server shows as offline, last spotted 30 days 23 hours ago. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 0%, with 0 out of 168 hours online. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 28 September 2026.
Where is Practice Server located?
There is no region from Practice Server. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 71.244.112.108:28015.
Which Rust version is Practice Server on?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 is the version Practice Server runs on Linux. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
The wipe schedule
What happens on Practice Server when wipe day comes around?
The average busiest crowd over recent wipes was 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 0 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on Practice Server?
Practice Server's rhythm stays hidden while so few of its wipes are on record. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. Its current world has been live for 31 days.
Map and rules
Which map does Practice Server run?
Practice Server uses a procedural map, which the game generates.
What are the rules and settings on Practice Server?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on Practice Server. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Raids and PvP are both on the table. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. The plugin count is Oxide. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Getting in
How do I join Practice Server?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 71.244.112.108:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.