Cave Build Server
Offline 77.98.71.53:28015 checked 28d 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 61% 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.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Cave Build Server?
You'll find Cave Build Server on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Build and creative servers, live and 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 Cave Build Server mean?
For the server browser, Cave Build Server lists these tags: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, standard Rust style; mp8 (Max players): Slots: 8; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2633 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2633, so your client has to match it to join; cs165217 (Build): The game build is 165217; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set. You'll find players now, queue length and world creation time in the tags, printed at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does Cave Build Server rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Cave Build Server at #14,561, in the top 61% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Cave Build Server right now?
The last sighting of Cave Build Server was 28 days 17 hours ago, and it is offline now.
Server facts
Is Cave Build Server online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Cave Build Server was last seen 28 days 17 hours ago. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 0%, with 0 out of 168 hours online. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 29 September 2026.
Where is Cave Build Server located?
No region is published by Cave Build Server. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 77.98.71.53:28015.
Which Rust version is Cave Build Server on?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 is the version Cave Build Server runs on Windows. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Wipe days
What is the wipe schedule on Cave Build Server?
The record of Cave Build Server's wipes is still too thin to show 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. 28 days 18 hours is when the present world was made.
The rules
Which map does Cave Build Server run?
The map on Cave Build Server is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Cave Build Server?
The name of Cave Build Server says nothing about gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. It runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Raids and PvP are both on the table. Community is its listing in the server browser. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Getting in
How do I join Cave Build Server?
Enter client.connect 77.98.71.53:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.