A1362/ 350 players
Community#5,547
The Rust Bucket
Online 173.237.43.23:20000 checked 9m ago
players now0of 5 slots
7-day average0peak 3
rank#5,547top 25%
last wipe · restocked4d 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 4 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestRankRank in region
Top 25% 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.
4.1 daysusual gapbetween real wipes
3wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes
100%crowd heldof its cycles kept half the crowd
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Sat 10 OctMon 5 Oct
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 3, 0 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10 Oct, 00:49 UTC4d ago | 3 | – | running | 3 |
| Mon 5 Oct, 21:50 UTC8d ago | 3 | held half | 4.1 days | 3 |
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.
Tags & lists
How should you read the tags on The Rust Bucket?
Here are the tags The Rust Bucket lists, which the game's browser uses: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, the standard way; mp5 (Max players): The cap is 5; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the standard game limit; v2634 (Protocol): You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version; cs167398 (Build): It runs on build 167398; ptrak (Networking): Network runs on RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set. Player numbers, queue length and world age are tagged as well, and they sit at the top of this page.
Where does The Rust Bucket appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature The Rust Bucket are: 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 week.
Map and rules
What map is in play on The Rust Bucket?
A procedural map, size 3,000 with seed 42069, generated by the game, is what The Rust Bucket runs. 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 The Rust Bucket?
The name of The Rust Bucket gives no gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. This server runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Player versus player combat and raiding are on. The server browser puts it under Community: it is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
About the server
What location is The Rust Bucket in?
You will find no region published for The Rust Bucket. A server's stated location is what Rust Vending Machine shows; the actual machine location is not looked up. You can reach it at 173.237.43.23:20000.
What is the uptime like on The Rust Bucket?
The shelves show The Rust Bucket in stock and online right now. The uptime counter points to a restart about 4 days 7 hours ago. Across the last 7 days, it was available for 165 of 168 hours, or 98% of the time. Its first record on Rust Vending Machine is dated 4 October 2026.
Is The Rust Bucket lag-free?
Over the last 48 hours the average server fps was 165, with a low of 111. At its peak it held 50,640 entities, counting buildings, deployables and all else in the world. At most it drew 3,815 MB of memory. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps plus a growing entity count.
What version does The Rust Bucket use?
On Linux, The Rust Bucket is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398. The protocol has to line up on your side to join, and Steam does the updating.
Live players
What is The Rust Bucket's rank among Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place The Rust Bucket at #5,547, in the top 25% of all ranked servers.
Is The Rust Bucket busy at the moment?
The Rust Bucket is carrying 0 players on 5 slots at the moment. It peaked at 3 this week, and the average was 0. The last 48 hours peaked at 20:00 UTC, when it averaged 2 players.
Wipe details
How often does The Rust Bucket wipe?
The wipes of The Rust Bucket on record are too few to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes, and every Rust server wipes. It has been running its current world since 4 days 9 hours ago.
How does The Rust Bucket handle wipe day?
The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 3 players. On the latest wipe, 0 hours after it began, the crowd peaked. Half the peak was kept until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.
Join the server
What is the way to join The Rust Bucket?
In the Rust console (F1), type client.connect 173.237.43.23:20000. You can also press Launch Rust on this page, which opens Steam and connects.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp5,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167398,ts8
Game
gmrust
Game mode Rust survival, the standard way.
mp5
Max players The cap is 5.
ts8
Group limit Teams cap at 8, the standard game limit.
v2634
Protocol You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version.
cs167398
Build It runs on build 167398.
ptrak
Networking Network runs on RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code No region code is set.
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.