Rust Server
219.97.72.72:28015 checked 13m 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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Player Numbers
Rust Server ranking: what position does it hold?
Rank #9,146 over the last seven days in player hours: Rust Server, inside the top 41% of ranked servers.
Is Rust Server busy?
The current player count for Rust Server is 0, out of 50 slots. Averaged across the last seven days: 0 players, peaking at 2. In the last 48 hours, 14:00 UTC saw the highest activity, with an average of 1 players.
Server Tags
Rust Server tags: what do they indicate?
The game's server browser reads these tags from Rust Server: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard in Rust; mp50 (Max players): Slot count is 50; ts8 (Group limit): The game default is 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2634 to connect; cs166586 (Build): Build 166586; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard; $r? (Region code): Region code missing. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and the time its world was made, all from the tags.
Rust Server in BestRustServers.xyz lists and filters: which ones?
These BestRustServers.xyz lists include Rust Server: Rust community servers, ranked. These filters on the server list display it: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server Details
Rust Server Rust version: which one?
The combination is Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166586 on Linux for Rust Server. Your game has to match the protocol to connect; Steam takes care of updating it.
Is the performance on Rust Server smooth?
For the past 48 hours, server fps averaged 57, never dropping below 47. It held up to 44,343 entities: everything from buildings to deployables in the world. Memory use peaked at 2,349 MB. Players feel lag when fps is low and entity count climbs.
How reliable is Rust Server and is it online?
Rust Server is currently online. About 4 days 22 hours ago is when it last restarted, based on its uptime. Over the past 7 full days, it was online 168 of 168 hours, 100% of the time. It was first seen by BestRustServers.xyz on 2 October 2026.
Where can Rust Server be found?
No region is published by Rust Server. BestRustServers.xyz shows the stated location of a server; the actual location of the machine is not looked up. 219.97.72.72:28015 is its address.
Rules and Settings
What is the map on Rust Server?
A procedural map of size 3,000 and seed 1234 is what Rust Server runs, generated by the game. View it on RustMaps from this page: identical size and seed produce an identical map.
What are the settings and rules for Rust Server?
A gather rate is not given in the name Rust Server. The default cap of 8 players per group is in force. 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 Rust Server wipe?
Too few wipes are on record for Rust Server to reveal its rhythm. A force wipe, next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, takes every Rust server with it. Its world dates from 11 days 9 hours.
What happens on wipe day on Rust Server?
The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 3 players. 29 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak.
Connect
How can I connect to Rust Server?
Use the F1 console: client.connect 219.97.72.72:28015. Launch Rust on this page does the same by opening Rust through Steam and connecting.
Server tags
Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166586,ts8
Game
gmrust- Game mode Survival as standard in Rust.
mp50- Max players Slot count is 50.
ts8- Group limit The game default is 8 per team.
v2634- Protocol Your game must be on protocol 2634 to connect.
cs166586- Build Build 166586.
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.