Local
Online 82.208.123.224:28015 checked 11m 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 20% 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 2, 5 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct, 15:59 UTC17h ago | – | – | running | 0 |
| Sun 11 Oct, 14:35 UTC18d ago | 2 | halved by day 3 | 18.1 days | 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.
Lists and tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Local?
You'll find Local 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; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours.
What do the server tags on Local mean?
These are the tags Local publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, standard Rust style; mp500 (Max players): Slots: 500; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region is listed. You'll find players now, queue length and world creation time in the tags, printed at the top of this page.
Population
How does Local rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #4,516 puts Local in the top 20% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Local right now?
0 players are on Local at the moment, out of 500 slots. Averaging 1 players across seven days, it topped out at 5. The busiest stretch of the last 48 hours came at 17:00 UTC, averaging 4 players.
About the server
Is Local online, and how reliable is it?
Right now, Local is up and running. Out of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was online for 102, a 61% uptime. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 4 October 2026.
Where is Local located?
No region is published by Local. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 82.208.123.224:28015.
Which Rust version is Local on?
On Windows, Local runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe days
What happens on Local when wipe day comes around?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 2 players at their busiest. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 5 hours in. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. The crowd fell under half by day 3 whenever it did not hold.
What is the wipe schedule on Local?
Too few wipes are on record for Local to reveal 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. The world it is running now dates from 17 hours.
Rules and settings
Which map does Local run?
A procedural map is what Local runs, generated by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Local?
The name of Local says nothing about gather rate. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. the usual game of gathering, building and raiding: that is the survival mode. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it under Community. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
Join up
How do I join Local?
Enter client.connect 82.208.123.224:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.