Local Dev Server
Offline 8.7.245.21:28015 checked 16d 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 62% 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 Local Dev Server?
You'll find Local Dev 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 Local Dev Server mean?
These are the tags Local Dev Server publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, standard Rust style; mp10 (Max players): Slots: 10; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634, so your client has to match it to join; cs166494 (Build): Game build: 166494; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region is listed. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does Local Dev Server rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank Local Dev Server at #13,654, within the top 62% of ranked servers.
How many players are on Local Dev Server right now?
Offline now, Local Dev Server was last spotted 16 days 17 hours ago.
Server details
Is Local Dev Server online, and how reliable is it?
Local Dev Server shows as offline, last spotted 16 days 17 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours in total. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 1 October 2026.
Where is Local Dev Server located?
No region is published by Local Dev Server. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You'll find it at 8.7.245.21:28015.
Which Rust version is Local Dev Server on?
On Windows, Local Dev Server runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe times
What is the wipe schedule on Local Dev Server?
The record of Local Dev 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. Its current world has been live for 26 days 1 hours.
The rules
Which map does Local Dev Server run?
A procedural map is what Local Dev Server runs, generated by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Local Dev Server?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on Local Dev Server. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. It runs survival, gather, build and raid, as standard. Players can raid and fight one another. It appears under Community in the browser. Anti-cheat is off: VAC, Valve's system.
How to join
How do I join Local Dev Server?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 8.7.245.21:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.