The Sandbox
137.83.97.22:28015 checked 10d 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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 70% 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.
- usual gap
- 8.6 days between real wipes
- wipe-day peak
- 1 players, last three wipes
- crowd held
- 100% of its cycles kept half the crowd
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 05:31 UTC 11d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
| Wed 23 Sep, 14:00 UTC 20d ago | 1 | held half | 8.6 days | 0 |
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 The Sandbox?
Currently The Sandbox is offline, having last been seen 10 days 17 hours ago.
How does The Sandbox rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, The Sandbox ranks #15,985 worldwide and sits in the top 70% of all ranked servers.
Wipe times
What does wipe day look like on The Sandbox?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 1 players on average. 1 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaks. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.
What is the wipe schedule on The Sandbox?
The rhythm of The Sandbox cannot yet be told: too few of its wipes are on record. The monthly force wipe, next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, wipes every Rust server. The map has been running for 11 days 20 hours.
Server details
Is The Sandbox online, and how reliable is it?
Live status for The Sandbox: offline, last seen 10 days 17 hours ago. 0 of 168 hours were online in the last 7 full days, 0% uptime. The earliest record When Is Wipe has is 22 September 2026.
Which version of Rust does The Sandbox run?
The Rust version for The Sandbox is network protocol 2634 and build 166494, on Windows. Joining needs the same protocol version; Steam handles that update for you.
Where is The Sandbox located?
There is no region published for The Sandbox. When Is Wipe does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You can reach it at 137.83.97.22:28015.
Tags, lists
Which When Is Wipe lists include The Sandbox? And filters?
Best modded Rust servers and Rust build and creative servers are the When Is Wipe lists that The Sandbox fits. 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 The Sandbox mean?
gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival is the game mode; mp10 (Max players): Capacity is 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size applies: 8 maximum; v2634 (Protocol): Your game version has to be on protocol 2634 to connect; cs166494 (Build): The game build is 166494; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default; $r? (Region code): A region code is not set for this server; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded category: the game is altered by plugins or settings are the tags The Sandbox publishes, and the game's server browser reads them. Also in the tags, and displayed at the top of this page, are its players now, its queue and when its world was made.
Rules, map
What rules does The Sandbox enforce? And settings?
No gather rate appears in The Sandbox's name. The group limit is 8 players, the default. The game mode for this server is survival, standard survival: gathering, building, raiding. PvP and raiding are enabled. In the Modded list, the game is changed by plugins or settings. Plugins: Oxide. VAC is on.
Which map does The Sandbox run?
The map on The Sandbox is procedural, created by the game.
How to join
How do I join The Sandbox?
Open Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 137.83.97.22:28015 in the console. Alternatively, use Launch Rust on this page to open the game via Steam and connect.
Server tags
Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166494,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust- Game mode Standard survival is the game mode.
mp10- Max players Capacity is 10 slots.
ts8- Group limit Default team size applies: 8 maximum.
v2634- Protocol Your game version has to be on protocol 2634 to connect.
cs166494- Build The game build is 166494.
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 The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod).
^z- Modded Modded category: the game is altered by plugins or settings.
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.