A Rust Server
Offline 159.196.216.2:20001 checked 6d 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
daily · 1 is bestTop 71% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
too few wipes seen yetNot enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
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
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 7 Oct, 03:24 UTC7d ago | 0 | – | running | 1 |
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
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Lists and tags
What is the meaning of the tags on A Rust Server?
Here are the tags A Rust Server lists, which the game's browser uses: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, the standard way; mp40 (Max players): The cap is 40; ts8 (Group limit): 8 to a team, as the game ships it; v2634 (Protocol): You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version; cs166652 (Build): Build 166652; ptrak (Networking): Network runs on RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank. Tags also carry its current players, its queue and when the world was made, all up top on this page.
Where does A Rust Server appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
These Rust Vending Machine lists include A Rust Server: Community Rust servers in stock. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Map and rules
Which map is currently on A Rust Server?
Generated by the game, the map on A Rust Server is procedural.
What rules does A Rust Server enforce, and what settings does it run?
There is no gather rate in the name A Rust Server. Groups can reach 8 players, which is the default. You play survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. You can fight and raid other players. The server browser puts it under Community: it is a community server. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched on.
About the server
What is the location of A Rust Server?
You will find no region published for A Rust Server. Rust Vending Machine displays the location a server gives and does not look up the machine's true place. The endpoint is 159.196.216.2:20001.
How stable is A Rust Server, and is it currently online?
No stock at present: A Rust Server is offline, last seen 6 days 23 hours ago. 2 of 168 hours online over the last 7 full days, or 1% uptime. It came to Rust Vending Machine's notice on 1 October 2026.
What version does A Rust Server use?
The setup: A Rust Server on Linux, Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Population
What is A Rust Server's rank among Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place A Rust Server at #15,967, in the top 71% of all ranked servers.
Is A Rust Server busy at the moment?
At the moment A Rust Server is offline, with a last sighting 6 days 23 hours ago. The past week gives an average of 0 players.
Wipe info
When does A Rust Server wipe?
The wipes of A Rust Server on record are too few to show its rhythm. When the monthly force wipe arrives on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, every Rust server wipes. 7 days ago it made the world it is using now.
How does A Rust Server handle wipe day?
At their busiest, its recent wipes averaged 0 players. The crowd on the latest wipe was at its largest 0 hours after the wipe.
Join the server
What steps do you take to join A Rust Server?
In the Rust console (F1), type client.connect 159.196.216.2:20001. You can also press Launch Rust on this page, which opens Steam and connects.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp40
ts8
v2634
cs166652
ptrak
$r?
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.