Nix Sandbox
Offline 89.57.112.28:28015 checked 8h 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 36% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 12h. 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 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:47 UTC FW26d ago | 1 | – | 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.
Lists and tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Nix Sandbox?
You'll find Nix Sandbox on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Modded Rust servers, live and Build and creative servers, live. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Nix Sandbox mean?
These are the tags Nix Sandbox publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, standard Rust style; mp50 (Max players): It has 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; 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): Region code left blank; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, hence the Modded listing; ^y (Carbon): A plugin framework called Carbon is running here. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
Population
How does Nix Sandbox rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank Nix Sandbox at #8,032, within the top 36% of ranked servers.
How many players are on Nix Sandbox right now?
Nix Sandbox went quiet 8 hours ago and is offline at the moment. Peak for the week was 1, against an average of 0 players. The busiest stretch of the last 48 hours came at 10:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
Server details
Is Nix Sandbox online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Nix Sandbox was last seen 8 hours ago. Out of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was online for 42, a 25% uptime. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 13 September 2026.
Where is Nix Sandbox located?
No region is published by Nix Sandbox. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 89.57.112.28:28015.
Which Rust version is Nix Sandbox on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version Nix Sandbox runs on Windows. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Wipe days
What happens on Nix Sandbox when wipe day comes around?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 1 players. 0 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak.
What is the wipe schedule on Nix Sandbox?
Wipes on Nix Sandbox 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. Its current world has been live for 51 days 16 hours.
The rules
What are the rules and settings on Nix Sandbox?
The name of Nix Sandbox says nothing about gather rate. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid, as standard. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Plugins or settings alter the game, and the browser lists it as Modded. The plugin count is Carbon. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
How to join
How do I join Nix Sandbox?
Enter client.connect 89.57.112.28:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.