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
What is the rank of The Rust Server?
Rank #16,320 over the last seven days in player hours: The Rust Server, inside the top 71% of ranked servers.
Is The Rust Server busy?
At this moment, The Rust Server is offline, with the last sighting 19 days 13 hours ago.
Server Tags
How should the tags on The Rust Server be interpreted?
For The Rust Server, the game's server browser reads the following tags: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, standard; mp40 (Max players): Slot count is 40; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size: 8; v2633 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2633 to connect; cs165217 (Build): Running build 165217; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard; $r? (Region code): Region code missing. Current players, queue and world creation time come from the tags and appear at the top of this page.
The Rust Server in BestRustServers.xyz lists and filters: which ones?
These BestRustServers.xyz lists include The Rust Server: 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.
Server Information
The Rust Server Rust version: which one?
The combination is Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Linux for The Rust Server. Your game has to match the protocol to connect; Steam takes care of updating it.
What is the uptime and reliability of The Rust Server?
Offline now for The Rust Server, last seen 19 days 13 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours. The first time BestRustServers.xyz saw it was on 25 September 2026.
Where can The Rust Server be found?
There is no region published by The Rust Server. BestRustServers.xyz does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You can reach it at 202.189.16.197:28246.
Rules & Map
Which map is used on The Rust Server?
Generated by the game, the map on The Rust Server is procedural, size 3,000, seed 966264843. The map can be viewed on RustMaps from this page, since size and seed fix it.
What rules and configuration does The Rust Server have?
A gather rate is not given in the name The Rust Server. No group limit is stated; the game's default of 8 players applies. It runs survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Player combat and raiding are enabled. Community is its browser category. VAC protection is on.
Wipe Schedule
On what schedule does The Rust Server wipe?
The Rust Server's wipe rhythm cannot be told from the wipes on record, which are too few. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the next force wipe arrives, when all Rust servers wipe. The world in play was made 19 days 14 hours.
On The Rust Server, what occurs on wipe day?
An average peak of 0 players was drawn by its recent wipes. 0 hours into the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak.
Connect
How can I connect to The Rust Server?
Use the F1 console: client.connect 202.189.16.197:28246. Launch Rust on this page does the same by opening Rust through Steam and connecting. https://minekuai.com is its website.
Server tags
Published as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8
Game
gmrust- Game mode Rust survival, standard.
mp40- Max players Slot count is 40.
ts8- Group limit Default team size: 8.
v2633- Protocol Your game must be on protocol 2633 to connect.
cs165217- Build Running build 165217.
ptrak- Networking Network layer: RakNet, the standard.
$r?- Region code Region code missing.
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.