A1169/ 225 players
Community#9,137
thegibson
Online 167.179.166.219:28015 checked 8m ago
players now0of 2 slots
7-day average0peak 2
rank#9,137top 41%
last wipe · restocked5d agono schedule published
next wipe · restock–too few wipes seen yet
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
AveragePeak
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
AveragePeakWipe
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
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
daily · 1 is bestRankRank in region
Top 41% 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.
6 daysusual gapbetween real wipes
1wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes
0%crowd heldelse halves by day 2
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Fri 9 OctSat 3 Oct
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 1 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 9 Oct, 02:47 UTC5d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
| Sat 3 Oct, 01:53 UTC11d ago | 1 | halved by day 2 | 6 days | 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.
Also on the shelf
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The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
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On the back of the pack
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
Can you explain the tags on thegibson?
The server browser reads these tags that thegibson publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The standard survival game mode; mp2 (Max players): Room for 2; ts8 (Group limit): 8 to a team, as the game ships it; v2634 (Protocol): You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version; cs167231 (Build): It runs on build 167231; ptrak (Networking): This is the standard RakNet layer the game uses; $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.
On Rust Vending Machine, which lists and filters can you find thegibson in?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature thegibson are: Community Rust servers in stock. It shows under these filters 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 week.
Rules & map
Which map is currently on thegibson?
The map on thegibson is procedural, size 3,500 with seed 108205031, generated by the game. The map is the same for a given size and seed, so RustMaps can show it from this page.
Which settings and rules apply on thegibson?
No gather rate is given in the name of thegibson. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. You play survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Player versus player combat and raiding are on. You will find it in the Community section of the server browser, as a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is disabled.
About the server
Where can you find thegibson?
There is no region listed for thegibson. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. Find it at this address: 167.179.166.219:28015.
How stable is thegibson, and is it currently online?
You can grab thegibson: it is online as we speak. The uptime counter points to a restart about 5 days 2 hours ago. Across the last 7 days, it was available for 168 of 168 hours, or 100% of the time. Its first record on Rust Vending Machine is dated 13 September 2026.
Is thegibson lag-free?
Over the last 48 hours the average server fps was 122, with a low of 106. At its peak it held 71,982 entities, counting buildings, deployables and all else in the world. At most it drew 3,029 MB of memory. The feel of lag traces back to fps dropping and entities piling up.
What Rust version does thegibson run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167231 on Linux is what powers thegibson. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Population
How does thegibson compare to other Rust servers in the rankings?
Over the last seven days thegibson ranks #9,137 on player hours, among the top 41% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on thegibson right now?
You will find 0 players filling 2 slots in thegibson as things stand. The seven-day average is 0, and the busiest point reached 2. The last 48 hours peaked at 09:00 UTC, when it averaged 2 players.
Wipe schedule
How often does thegibson wipe?
Too few wipes of thegibson are recorded to tell what its rhythm is. When the monthly force wipe arrives on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, every Rust server wipes. The world it has now started 5 days 3 hours ago.
What can you expect on thegibson when wipe day comes?
An average of 1 players turned up at the peak of its recent wipes. The crowd on the latest wipe was at its largest 1 hours after the wipe. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. By day 2 the crowd had dropped below half in the wipes that failed to hold.
Join the server
What steps do you take to join thegibson?
In the Rust console (F1), type client.connect 167.179.166.219:28015. You can also press Launch Rust on this page, which opens Steam and connects.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp2,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167231,ts8
Game
gmrust
Game mode The standard survival game mode.
mp2
Max players Room for 2.
ts8
Group limit 8 to a team, as the game ships it.
v2634
Protocol You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version.
cs167231
Build It runs on build 167231.
ptrak
Networking This is the standard RakNet layer the game uses.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.
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.