Area 51
51.89.195.13:26000 checked 30d 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
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 Area 51?
At present Area 51 shows as offline; its last appearance was 30 days 5 hours ago.
How does Area 51 rank against other Rust servers?
Over the last seven days, Area 51 is #15,049 for player hours, placing it in the top – of ranked servers globally.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Area 51?
Its rhythm is not yet clear from the wipes of Area 51 on record. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, when all Rust servers wipe. The map has been running for 40 days 8 hours.
Server details
Is Area 51 online, and how reliable is it?
Live status for Area 51: offline, last seen 30 days 5 hours ago. 0 of 168 hours were online in the last 7 full days, 0% uptime. The earliest record When Is Wipe has is 13 September 2026.
Which version of Rust does Area 51 run?
The Rust version for Area 51 is network protocol 2633 and build 163794, on Linux. Your game must match the protocol to connect, and Steam keeps it updated.
Where is Area 51 located?
No region is published by Area 51. When Is Wipe shows the location a server claims; it does not look up the machine's actual location. 51.89.195.13:26000 is its address.
Lists and tags
Which When Is Wipe lists include Area 51? And filters?
Best modded Rust servers are the When Is Wipe lists that Area 51 fits. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Area 51 mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Area 51 publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode is vanilla survival; mp10 (Max players): Capacity is 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, as shipped by default; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: to join, your game must match this version; cs163794 (Build): Build 163794; ptrak (Networking): This server uses RakNet, the game's usual network layer; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Listed under Modded, with plugins or changed settings. Also in the tags, and displayed at the top of this page, are its players now, its queue and when its world was made.
Map and rules
What rules does Area 51 enforce? And settings?
No gather rate appears in Area 51's name. Under the default setting, groups are limited to 8 players. On this server, the mode is survival, standard survival: gathering, building, raiding. PvP and raiding are enabled. In the Modded list, the game is changed by plugins or settings. Oxide plugins are used. VAC is on.
Which map does Area 51 run?
Area 51 uses a procedural map from the game's generator.
How to join
How do I join Area 51?
Press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 51.89.195.13:26000 in the console. You can also use Launch Rust here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmvanilla,cs163794,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmvanilla- Game mode The mode is vanilla survival.
mp10- Max players Capacity is 10 slots.
ts8- Group limit Teams are capped at 8, as shipped by default.
v2633- Protocol Protocol 2633: to join, your game must match this version.
cs163794- Build Build 163794.
ptrak- Networking This server uses RakNet, the game's usual network layer.
$r?- Region code No region code has been set.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod).
^z- Modded Listed under Modded, with plugins or changed 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.