Local Practice Server
Offline 98.96.17.130:28015 checked 22h 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 30% 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.
Tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Local Practice Server?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include Local Practice Server: Community servers, by the numbers. It appears under these filters 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 week.
What do the server tags on Local Practice Server mean?
For the server browser, Local Practice Server lists these tags: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp10 (Max players): There are 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The default team size of 8 applies here; v2635 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): It's on game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $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.
Player counts
How does Local Practice Server rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank Local Practice Server at #6,674, within the top 30% of ranked servers.
How many players are on Local Practice Server right now?
Offline now, Local Practice Server was last spotted 22 hours ago. Averaging 0 players across seven days, it topped out at 1. The busiest stretch of the last 48 hours came at 20:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
Server details
Is Local Practice Server online, and how reliable is it?
Local Practice Server shows as offline, last spotted 22 hours ago. Out of 48 hours in the last 2 full days, it was online for 27, a 56% uptime. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 25 October 2026.
Where is Local Practice Server located?
There is no region from Local Practice Server. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 98.96.17.130:28015.
Which Rust version is Local Practice Server on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version Local Practice Server runs on Windows. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
What is the wipe schedule on Local Practice Server?
Local Practice Server's rhythm stays hidden while so few of its wipes are on record. A force wipe comes round every month for all Rust servers, with the next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its current world has been live for 3 days 18 hours.
Map and rules
Which map does Local Practice Server run?
Local Practice Server uses a procedural map, which the game generates.
What are the rules and settings on Local Practice Server?
No gather rate appears in the name of Local Practice Server. 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. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
Join up
How do I join Local Practice Server?
Enter client.connect 98.96.17.130:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.