Not a Server
162.156.229.178:28505 checked 18d 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 23 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 71% 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.
- wipe-day peak
- 0 players, last three wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 25 Sep, 22:59 UTC 18d ago | 0 | – | running | 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 Not a Server?
Right now Not a Server is offline; the last sighting was 18 days 15 hours ago.
How does Not a Server rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, Not a Server ranks #16,527 worldwide and sits in the top 71% of all ranked servers.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Not a Server?
The busiest points of its recent wipes drew 0 players on average. The crowd reaches its peak 1 hours after the latest wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on Not a Server?
Too few wipes are on record for Not a Server to show its rhythm. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, when all Rust servers wipe. 18 days 15 hours ago the current world was made.
Server
Is Not a Server online, and how reliable is it?
Live status for Not a Server: offline, last seen 18 days 15 hours ago. In the last 7 full days, it was up for 0 of 168 hours, or 0% of the time. Its first appearance in When Is Wipe data was 20 September 2026.
Which version of Rust does Not a Server run?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Windows is what Not a Server runs. Joining needs the same protocol version; Steam handles that update for you.
Where is Not a Server located?
For Not a Server, no region is published. What When Is Wipe shows is where a server says it is, not where the machine stands, which it does not look up. You can reach it at 162.156.229.178:28505.
Lists and tags
Which When Is Wipe lists include Not a Server? And filters?
The When Is Wipe lists Not a Server fits are: Best modded Rust servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Not a Server mean?
gmrust (Game mode): This server runs standard Rust survival; mp50 (Max players): Capacity is 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, as shipped by default; v2633 (Protocol): The server runs game protocol 2633; a version mismatch blocks joining; cs165217 (Build): Build 165217; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default; $r? (Region code): The server has no region code; ^z (Modded): Modded category: the game is altered by plugins or settings; ^y (Carbon): This server runs Carbon for plugins are the tags Not a Server publishes, and the game's server browser reads them. The tags also hold its population now, its queue and when its world was made, all shown at the top of this page.
Map and rules
What rules does Not a Server enforce? And settings?
Not a Server's name makes no mention of a gather rate. Under the default setting, groups are limited to 8 players. standard survival: gathering, building, raiding That is the game mode: survival. Combat and raiding between players are allowed. In the Modded list, the game is changed by plugins or settings. Plugins: Carbon. VAC is off.
Which map does Not a Server run?
A procedural map, size 6,000 with seed 7007, is used by Not a Server; the game generates it. With the same size and seed, the map is identical and can be seen on RustMaps from here.
How to join
How do I join Not a Server?
Press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 162.156.229.178:28505 in the console. You can also use Launch Rust here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8,^z,^y
Game
gmrust- Game mode This server runs standard Rust survival.
mp50- Max players Capacity is 50 slots.
ts8- Group limit Teams are capped at 8, as shipped by default.
v2633- Protocol The server runs game protocol 2633; a version mismatch blocks joining.
cs165217- Build Build 165217.
ptrak- Networking The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default.
$r?- Region code The server has no region code.
Mods and access
^z- Modded Modded category: the game is altered by plugins or settings.
^y- Carbon This server runs Carbon for plugins.
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.