DST Sandbox Server
66.51.97.53:28005 checked 14m 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 21d 23h. The force wipe · high confidence
- wipe-day peak
- 3 players, last three wipes
Coming wipes
- 21d 23hThu 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
Player Count
What is the rank of DST Sandbox Server?
Rank #6,347 over the last seven days in player hours: DST Sandbox Server, inside the top 29% of ranked servers.
Is DST Sandbox Server busy?
DST Sandbox Server: 0 players now, with 50 slots available. Averaged across the last seven days: 0 players, peaking at 2. Over the last 48 hours, the peak hour was 14:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
Server Tags
How should the tags on DST Sandbox Server be interpreted?
The game's server browser reads these tags from DST Sandbox Server: gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival gameplay; mp50 (Max players): The server has 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, the default; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2634 to connect; cs167781 (Build): Running build 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer in use; $r? (Region code): No region code listed; ^m (Monthly): Wipe cycle: monthly, with the force wipe; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it appears under Modded. Current players, queue and world creation time come from the tags and appear at the top of this page.
DST Sandbox Server in BestRustServers.xyz lists and filters: which ones?
The BestRustServers.xyz lists that include DST Sandbox Server are: Best modded Rust servers and Best Rust build servers. On the server list, the filters that bring it up are: 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.
Server Details
What Rust version is DST Sandbox Server on?
On Linux, DST Sandbox Server runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781. Joining requires the same protocol; Steam updates your game for you.
DST Sandbox Server performance: is it smooth?
Over 48 hours, it averaged 46 server fps; the lowest was 5. It held up to 206,752 entities: everything from buildings to deployables in the world. At its highest, memory usage was 4,161 MB. What players experience as lag is low fps combined with a rising entity count.
What is the uptime and reliability of DST Sandbox Server?
At the moment, DST Sandbox Server is up. The uptime it reports shows a restart roughly 14 hours ago. It was up 100% of the time over the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours. On 13 September 2026, BestRustServers.xyz saw it for the first time.
Where can DST Sandbox Server be found?
No region is published by DST Sandbox Server. BestRustServers.xyz shows the stated location of a server; the actual location of the machine is not looked up. You can reach it at 66.51.97.53:28005.
Rules & Map
DST Sandbox Server map: which one is it?
A procedural map of size 6,000 and seed 343673 is what DST Sandbox Server runs, generated by the game. The map can be viewed on RustMaps from this page, since size and seed fix it.
What rules and configuration does DST Sandbox Server have?
A gather rate is not given in the name DST Sandbox Server. The default cap of 8 players per group is in force. Listed as survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Player combat and raiding are enabled. Plugins or settings change the game, so it appears under Modded. Oxide plugins are used. VAC protection is on.
Wipe Schedule
When does DST Sandbox Server wipe?
DST Sandbox Server wipes at the monthly force wipe only. Its next wipe falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC with the force wipe, when all Rust servers wipe. Its world dates from 12 days 22 hours. Monthly wipes appear in its tags.
What happens on wipe day on DST Sandbox Server?
The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 3 players. 47 hours into the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak.
Connect
How can I connect to DST Sandbox Server?
Use the F1 console: client.connect 66.51.97.53:28005. Launch Rust on this page does the same by opening Rust through Steam and connecting.
Server tags
Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,gmrust,cs167781,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust- Game mode Standard survival gameplay.
mp50- Max players The server has 50 slots.
ts8- Group limit Teams are limited to 8, the default.
v2634- Protocol Your game must be on protocol 2634 to connect.
cs167781- Build Running build 167781.
ptrak- Networking RakNet is the network layer in use.
$r?- Region code No region code listed.
Wipe schedule
^m- Monthly Wipe cycle: monthly, with the force wipe.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here.
^z- Modded Plugins or settings alter the game, so it appears under Modded.
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.