Staging
176.61.162.189:28015 checked 6h 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
Top 29% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
World resets
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 14 Oct, 09:10 UTC 19h ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 13 Oct, 14:14 UTC 1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Mon 12 Oct, 18:54 UTC 2d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Mon 12 Oct, 13:51 UTC 2d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Mon 12 Oct, 12:03 UTC 2d ago | – | – | – | 2 |
| Fri 9 Oct, 14:38 UTC 5d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Fri 9 Oct, 10:54 UTC 5d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Fri 9 Oct, 00:07 UTC 6d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Thu 8 Oct, 23:16 UTC 6d ago | – | – | – | 2 |
| Thu 8 Oct, 19:20 UTC 6d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Thu 8 Oct, 16:50 UTC 6d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Thu 8 Oct, 15:24 UTC 6d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Thu 8 Oct, 12:47 UTC 6d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Wed 7 Oct, 14:38 UTC 7d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Wed 7 Oct, 12:44 UTC 7d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Wed 7 Oct, 10:56 UTC 7d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Tue 6 Oct, 10:52 UTC 8d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Fri 2 Oct, 09:39 UTC 12d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 10:16 UTC 13d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 08:58 UTC 13d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
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Quick answers
Player Count
Staging ranking: what position does it hold?
In the top 29% of all ranked servers, Staging is #6,521 on player hours for the last seven days.
What is the player count on Staging?
The server Staging is currently offline; it was last seen 6 hours ago. Averaged across the last seven days: 1 players, peaking at 2. In the last 48 hours, 11:00 UTC saw the highest activity, with an average of 1 players.
Tags & Lists
How should the tags on Staging be interpreted?
Read by the game's server browser, the tags Staging publishes are: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, standard; mp500 (Max players): Slots: 500; ts8 (Group limit): The game default is 8 per team; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2635 to connect; cs168008 (Build): Game build number: 168008; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard; $r? (Region code): No region code listed. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and the time its world was made, all from the tags.
Which lists and filters on BestRustServers.xyz contain Staging?
The BestRustServers.xyz lists that include Staging are: Rust community servers, ranked. On the server list, the filters that bring it up are: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
Server Overview
Staging Rust version: which one?
On Windows, Staging runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168008. Steam updates your game automatically, but it needs to match the protocol to join.
Staging uptime and reliability: what are they?
Last seen 6 hours ago, Staging is currently offline. Over the past 7 full days, it was online 38 of 168 hours, 23% of the time. The first time BestRustServers.xyz saw it was on 15 September 2026.
What is the location of Staging?
No region is published by Staging. BestRustServers.xyz shows the stated location of a server; the actual location of the machine is not looked up. 176.61.162.189:28015 is its address.
Rules & Map
Staging rules and settings: what are they?
A gather rate is not given in the name Staging. With no stated limit, groups default to 8 players. Listed as survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Player combat and raiding are enabled. Under Community in the server browser, it is a community server. VAC: on.
Wipe Cycle
On what schedule does Staging wipe?
Staging keeps no wipe schedule because it replaces the world every few hours; a reset of that kind does not count as a wipe.
Connect
How can I connect to Staging?
To connect, type client.connect 176.61.162.189:28015 in the F1 console. Launch Rust on this page opens Rust through Steam and joins you.
Server tags
Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168008,ts8
Game
gmrust- Game mode Rust survival, standard.
mp500- Max players Slots: 500.
ts8- Group limit The game default is 8 per team.
v2635- Protocol Your game must be on protocol 2635 to connect.
cs168008- Build Game build number: 168008.
ptrak- Networking Network layer: RakNet, the standard.
$r?- Region code No region code listed.
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.