The Rust Server
43.226.58.236:17280 checked 9d 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 29 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
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 7h. The force wipe · high confidence
- wipe-day peak
- 0 players, last three wipes
Coming wipes
- 22d 7hThu 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 0, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 22:08 UTCFW 12d 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
Player Count
What is the rank of The Rust Server?
In the top 71% of all ranked servers, The Rust Server is #15,962 on player hours for the last seven days.
How many players are on The Rust Server?
The server The Rust Server is currently offline; it was last seen 9 days 14 hours ago.
Tags & Lists
What is the meaning of the tags on The Rust Server?
For The Rust Server, the game's server browser reads the following tags: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, standard; mp40 (Max players): The server has 40 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The game default is 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): Game protocol 2634; the same version is required to join; cs166652 (Build): Running build 166652; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer in use; $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.
The Rust Server in BestRustServers.xyz lists and filters: which ones?
The BestRustServers.xyz lists that include The Rust Server 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 2 weeks.
Server Information
The Rust Server Rust version: which one?
The combination is Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 on Linux for The Rust Server. Steam updates your game automatically, but it needs to match the protocol to join.
How reliable is The Rust Server and is it online?
Last seen 9 days 14 hours ago, The Rust Server is currently offline. Over the past 7 full days, it was online 0 of 168 hours, 0% of the time. On 29 September 2026, BestRustServers.xyz saw it for the first time.
What is the location of The Rust Server?
No region is 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 43.226.58.236:17280.
Rules & Map
The Rust Server map: which one is it?
Generated by the game, the map on The Rust Server is procedural, size 4,250, seed 1112022. View it on RustMaps from this page: identical size and seed produce an identical map.
The Rust Server rules and settings: what are they?
A gather rate is not given in the name The Rust Server. With no stated limit, groups default to 8 players. Listed as survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Raids and PvP are on. It is a community server, found under Community. The server has VAC on.
Wipe Cycle
The Rust Server wipe schedule: what does it show?
The force wipe is the one monthly wipe on The Rust Server. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. Its world dates from 12 days 13 hours.
On The Rust Server, what occurs on wipe day?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 0 players. 0 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak.
Join Server
What is the process to join The Rust Server?
To connect, type client.connect 43.226.58.236:17280 in the F1 console. Launch Rust on this page opens Rust through Steam and joins you. https://minekuai.com is its website.
Server tags
Published as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8
Game
gmrust- Game mode Rust survival, standard.
mp40- Max players The server has 40 slots.
ts8- Group limit The game default is 8 per team.
v2634- Protocol Game protocol 2634; the same version is required to join.
cs166652- Build Running build 166652.
ptrak- Networking RakNet is the network layer in use.
$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.