The Rust Server
202.189.16.197:28246 checked 19d 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 25 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, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 25 Sep, 12:34 UTC 19d 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
Population
How busy is The Rust Server?
Currently The Rust Server is offline, having last been seen 19 days 6 hours ago.
How does The Rust Server rank against other Rust servers?
Over the last seven days, The Rust Server is #16,320 for player hours, placing it in the top 71% of ranked servers globally.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on The Rust Server?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 0 players on average. The crowd reaches its peak 0 hours after the latest wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on The Rust Server?
The rhythm of The Rust Server 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. 19 days 7 hours is how long the present world has lasted.
Server details
Is The Rust Server online, and how reliable is it?
The server The Rust Server is offline as of the latest check; last seen 19 days 6 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 25 September 2026.
Which version of Rust does The Rust Server run?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Linux is what The Rust Server runs. Your game must match the protocol to connect, and Steam keeps it updated.
Where is The Rust Server located?
For The Rust Server, no region is published. When Is Wipe does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. 202.189.16.197:28246 is its address.
Lists and tags
Which When Is Wipe lists include The Rust Server? And filters?
The When Is Wipe lists The Rust Server fits are: Community Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on The Rust Server mean?
These are the tags The Rust Server publishes, read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival is the game mode; mp40 (Max players): The server holds 40 players; 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): The game build is 165217; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer in use here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The server has no region code. At the top of this page you can see its current players, queue and world creation time, which are in the tags too.
Rules, map
What rules does The Rust Server enforce? And settings?
The name of The Rust Server does not state a gather rate. Under the default setting, groups are limited to 8 players. standard survival: gathering, building, raiding That is the game mode: survival. Combat and raiding between players are allowed. A community server, it appears in the Community section. Anti-cheat VAC from Valve is on.
Which map does The Rust Server run?
The map on The Rust Server is procedural, size 3,000, seed 966264843, created by the game. With the same size and seed, the map is identical and can be seen on RustMaps from here.
Join
How do I join The Rust Server?
Open Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 202.189.16.197:28246 in the console. Alternatively, use Launch Rust on this page to open the game via Steam and connect. The address for its site is https://minekuai.com.
Server tags
Published as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8
Game
gmrust- Game mode Standard survival is the game mode.
mp40- Max players The server holds 40 players.
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 The game build is 165217.
ptrak- Networking RakNet is the network layer in use here, as standard for the game.
$r?- Region code The server has no region code.
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.