Rust Server
219.97.72.72:28015 checked 7m 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 2 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 41% 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
- 3 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 3, 29 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 06:43 UTC 11d ago | 3 | – | 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.
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Quick answers
Player counts
How busy is Rust Server?
The current population of Rust Server is 0 out of 50 slots. The past seven days show 0 players on average and 2 at peak. Over the past 48 hours, the peak period was 14:00 UTC with an average of 1 players.
How does Rust Server rank against other Rust servers?
Over the last seven days, Rust Server is #9,159 for player hours, placing it in the top 41% of ranked servers globally.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Rust Server?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 3 players on average. The crowd reaches its peak 29 hours after the latest wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on Rust Server?
Too few wipes are on record for Rust Server to show its rhythm. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, when all Rust servers wipe. 11 days 14 hours is how long the present world has lasted.
Server
Is Rust Server online, and how reliable is it?
Live status for Rust Server: online. The uptime it reports indicates a restart about 5 days 2 hours ago. 168 of 168 hours were online in the last 7 full days, 100% uptime. Its first appearance in When Is Wipe data was 2 October 2026.
Performance of Rust Server: does it run smoothly?
Over the past 48 hours, it averaged 57 server fps, with a minimum of 47. At its peak it held 44,343 entities, which covers buildings, deployables and all other objects in the world. Memory use reached 2,431 MB. Low fps together with an increasing entity count is what players call lag.
Which version of Rust does Rust Server run?
The Rust version for Rust Server is network protocol 2634 and build 166586, on Linux. Joining needs the same protocol version; Steam handles that update for you.
Where is Rust Server located?
No region is published by Rust Server. When Is Wipe shows the location a server claims; it does not look up the machine's actual location. You can reach it at 219.97.72.72:28015.
Lists and tags
Which When Is Wipe lists include Rust Server? And filters?
These When Is Wipe lists include Rust Server: 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; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What do the server tags on Rust Server mean?
These are the tags Rust Server publishes, read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival is the game mode; mp50 (Max players): The server holds 50 players; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size applies: 8 maximum; v2634 (Protocol): Your game version has to be on protocol 2634 to connect; cs166586 (Build): The game build is 166586; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set. At the top of this page you can see its current players, queue and world creation time, which are in the tags too.
Map and rules
What rules does Rust Server enforce? And settings?
No gather rate appears in Rust Server's name. Under the default setting, groups are limited to 8 players. On this server, the mode is survival, standard survival: gathering, building, raiding. You can fight and raid other players. This is a community server, in the Community list. Anti-cheat VAC from Valve is on.
Which map does Rust Server run?
Rust Server runs a procedural map of size 3,000 with seed 1234, generated by the game. With the same size and seed, the map is identical and can be seen on RustMaps from here.
Join
How do I join Rust Server?
Open Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 219.97.72.72:28015 in the console. Alternatively, use Launch Rust on this page to open the game via Steam and connect.
Server tags
Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166586,ts8
Game
gmrust- Game mode Standard survival is the game mode.
mp50- Max players The server holds 50 players.
ts8- Group limit Default team size applies: 8 maximum.
v2634- Protocol Your game version has to be on protocol 2634 to connect.
cs166586- Build The game build is 166586.
ptrak- Networking The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default.
$r?- Region code No region code has been set.
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.