DST Sandbox Server
66.51.97.53:28005 checked 8m 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 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 29% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 14h. The force wipe · high confidence
- wipe-day peak
- 3 players, last three wipes
Coming wipes
- 22d 14hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 3, 47 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 20:13 UTCFW 12d 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
Population
How busy is DST Sandbox Server?
The current population of DST Sandbox Server is 0 out of 50 slots. For the last seven days the mean was 0 players; the highest count was 2. In the last 48 hours, 10:00 UTC drew the highest average: 1 players.
How does DST Sandbox Server rank against other Rust servers?
Over the last seven days, DST Sandbox Server is #6,405 for player hours, placing it in the top 29% of ranked servers globally.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on DST Sandbox Server?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 3 players on average. On the latest wipe, 47 hours passed before the crowd peaked.
What is the wipe schedule on DST Sandbox Server?
The only wipe DST Sandbox Server runs is the monthly force wipe. Its next wipe is due on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, the force wipe that wipes every Rust server. 12 days 7 hours is how long the present world has lasted. Its tags show a monthly wipe schedule.
Server
Is DST Sandbox Server online, and how reliable is it?
Live status for DST Sandbox Server: online. Based on reported uptime, the last restart was roughly 23 hours ago. In the last 7 full days, it was up for 168 of 168 hours, or 100% of the time. When Is Wipe has tracked it since 13 September 2026.
Performance of DST Sandbox Server: does it run smoothly?
In the last 48 hours, average server fps was 59, and it never dropped below 57. At its peak it held 206,691 entities, which covers buildings, deployables and all other objects in the world. The peak memory usage was 4,161 MB. The feeling of lag players report is caused by low fps and entities climbing.
Which version of Rust does DST Sandbox Server run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 on Linux is what DST Sandbox Server runs. Steam updates your game, so the protocol matches when you join.
Where is DST Sandbox Server located?
No region is published by DST Sandbox Server. When Is Wipe does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. 66.51.97.53:28005 is its address.
Lists and tags
Which When Is Wipe lists include DST Sandbox Server? And filters?
These When Is Wipe lists include DST Sandbox Server: Best modded Rust servers and Rust build and creative servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What do the server tags on DST Sandbox Server mean?
These are the tags DST Sandbox Server publishes, read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): This server runs standard Rust survival; mp50 (Max players): Slot count: 50; ts8 (Group limit): The team limit is 8, the game's default; v2634 (Protocol): The server runs game protocol 2634; a version mismatch blocks joining; cs167781 (Build): The game build is 167781; ptrak (Networking): This server uses RakNet, the game's usual network layer; $r? (Region code): The server has no region code; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes apply, aligned with the force wipe; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Plugins or modified settings put this server in the Modded section. Also in the tags, and displayed at the top of this page, are its players now, its queue and when its world was made.
Rules, map
What rules does DST Sandbox Server enforce? And settings?
The name of DST Sandbox Server does not state a gather rate. Under the default setting, groups are limited to 8 players. The game mode for this server is survival, standard survival: gathering, building, raiding. Combat and raiding between players are allowed. Listed as Modded, it uses plugins or settings that change the game. Plugins: Oxide. VAC is on.
Which map does DST Sandbox Server run?
DST Sandbox Server runs a procedural map of size 6,000 with seed 343673, generated by the game. The map is fixed by size and seed; view it on RustMaps from this page.
Join
How do I join DST Sandbox Server?
Press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 66.51.97.53:28005 in the console. You can also use Launch Rust here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,gmrust,cs167781,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust- Game mode This server runs standard Rust survival.
mp50- Max players Slot count: 50.
ts8- Group limit The team limit is 8, the game's default.
v2634- Protocol The server runs game protocol 2634; a version mismatch blocks joining.
cs167781- Build The game build is 167781.
ptrak- Networking This server uses RakNet, the game's usual network layer.
$r?- Region code The server has no region code.
Wipe schedule
^m- Monthly Monthly wipes apply, aligned with the force wipe.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod).
^z- Modded Plugins or modified settings put this server in the Modded section.
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.