Idle Server
Offline 72.197.26.248:28015 checked 27d 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
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 20h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 21:33 UTC FW27d ago | 0 | – | running | 1 |
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 Idle Server?
You'll find Idle Server on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: 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 Idle Server mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from Idle Server: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp10 (Max players): It has 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The default team size of 8 applies here; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2634; cs166494 (Build): The game build is 166494; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
Population
How does Idle Server rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #16,019 puts Idle Server in the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Idle Server right now?
Idle Server went quiet 27 days ago and is offline at the moment.
Server details
Is Idle Server online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Idle Server was last seen 27 days ago. Out of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was online for 0, a 0% uptime. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 20 September 2026.
Where is Idle Server located?
No region is published by Idle 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 72.197.26.248:28015.
Which Rust version is Idle Server on?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494 is the version Idle Server runs on Windows. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe days
What happens on Idle Server when wipe day comes around?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 0 players at their busiest. 0 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak.
What is the wipe schedule on Idle Server?
Wipes on Idle Server come once a month, alongside the force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. The world it is running now dates from 27 days.
Map and rules
Which map does Idle Server run?
A procedural map is what Idle Server runs, generated by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Idle Server?
No gather rate appears in the name of Idle Server. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. It runs survival, gather, build and raid, as standard. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Community is its listing in the server browser. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Getting in
How do I join Idle Server?
Enter client.connect 72.197.26.248:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.