play-rust
126.203.249.5:28015 checked 4d ago
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, measured since 5 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 72% 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
Quick answers
Player counts
How busy is play-rust?
At present play-rust shows as offline; its last appearance was 4 days 2 hours ago. The past week gives an average of 0 players.
How does play-rust rank against other Rust servers?
For player hours in the last seven days, play-rust holds rank #15,912 and is in the top 72% of all ranked servers.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on play-rust?
Too few wipes are on record for play-rust to show its rhythm. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, when all Rust servers wipe. 9 days 16 hours ago the current world was made.
Server
Is play-rust online, and how reliable is it?
Live status for play-rust: offline, last seen 4 days 2 hours ago. 74 of 168 hours were online in the last 7 full days, 44% uptime. When Is Wipe has tracked it since 5 October 2026.
Which version of Rust does play-rust run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 on Windows is what play-rust runs. Joining needs the same protocol version; Steam handles that update for you.
Where is play-rust located?
For play-rust, no region is published. When Is Wipe does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You can reach it at 126.203.249.5:28015.
Lists and tags
Which When Is Wipe lists include play-rust? And filters?
The When Is Wipe lists play-rust fits are: Best modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What do the server tags on play-rust mean?
gmrust (Game mode): This server runs standard Rust survival; mp500 (Max players): Capacity is 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size applies: 8 maximum; v2634 (Protocol): The server runs game protocol 2634; a version mismatch blocks joining; cs166652 (Build): The game build is 166652; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default; $r? (Region code): A region code is not set for this server; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) is installed as the plugin framework; ^z (Modded): Plugins or modified settings put this server in the Modded section are the tags play-rust publishes, and the game's server browser reads them. At the top of this page you can see its current players, queue and world creation time, which are in the tags too.
Rules, map
What rules does play-rust enforce? And settings?
play-rust's name makes no mention of a gather rate. Under the default setting, groups are limited to 8 players. gather, build and raid, as standard That is the game mode: survival. You can fight and raid other players. Listed as Modded, it uses plugins or settings that change the game. Plugins: Oxide. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, on.
Which map does play-rust run?
The map on play-rust is procedural, size 4,000, seed 65121, created by the game. With the same size and seed, the map is identical and can be seen on RustMaps from here.
Join
How do I join play-rust?
Press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 126.203.249.5:28015 in the console. You can also use Launch Rust here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust- Game mode This server runs standard Rust survival.
mp500- Max players Capacity is 500 slots.
ts8- Group limit Default team size applies: 8 maximum.
v2634- Protocol The server runs game protocol 2634; a version mismatch blocks joining.
cs166652- Build The game build is 166652.
ptrak- Networking The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default.
$r?- Region code A region code is not set for this server.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide Oxide (uMod) is installed as the plugin framework.
^z- Modded Plugins or modified settings put this server in the Modded section.
Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.