Rust
Online 176.9.0.214:27018 checked 10m 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
daily · 1 is bestTop 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.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 42 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 04:26 UTC12d ago | 2 | – | 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
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
What is the meaning of the tags on Rust?
The server browser reads these tags that Rust publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard Rust plays; mp40 (Max players): The cap is 40; ts5 (Group limit): Teams cap at 5; v2634 (Protocol): You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version; cs167781 (Build): It runs on build 167781; ptrak (Networking): Network runs on RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): It uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Modded: plugins or settings change how it plays. Tags also carry its current players, its queue and when the world was made, all up top on this page.
Where does Rust appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature Rust are: Modded Rust servers. It shows under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Settings and rules
What map is in play on Rust?
The map on Rust is procedural, size 5,000 with seed 1337, generated by the game. The map is the same for a given size and seed, so RustMaps can show it from this page. You will see the map name as: ATHLON 5000.
What rules does Rust enforce, and what settings does it run?
The name of Rust gives no gather rate. 5 players is the most a group can take. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Player versus player combat and raiding are on. Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded. You will find Oxide plugins running here. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Server details
Where can you find Rust?
No region is published by Rust. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. The endpoint is 176.9.0.214:27018.
How stable is Rust, and is it currently online?
Open for trade right now: Rust is online. The uptime counter points to a restart about 6 hours ago. Over 7 full days, the shelves were stocked for 168 of 168 hours (100%). Its first record on Rust Vending Machine is dated 13 September 2026.
Is Rust lag-free?
Over the last 48 hours the average server fps was 60, with a low of 60. The entity count reached 13,376: that includes buildings, deployables and everything else. At most it drew 3,190 MB of memory. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps plus a growing entity count.
What Rust version does Rust run?
On Linux, Rust is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781. To get in, your game must match the protocol; Steam keeps that updated.
Player count
Where does Rust sit in the rankings?
The last seven days of player hours place Rust at #9,075, in the top 41% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Rust right now?
Right now 40 slots in Rust hold 0 players. The seven-day average is 0, and the busiest point reached 2.
Wipe schedule
When does Rust wipe?
The wipes of Rust on record are too few to show its rhythm. The next force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, when every Rust server wipes. It has been running its current world since 12 days 8 hours ago.
What happens on Rust on wipe day?
At their busiest, its recent wipes averaged 2 players. On the latest wipe, 42 hours after it began, the crowd peaked.
How to join
What steps do you take to join Rust?
Press F1 in Rust to bring up the console and enter client.connect 176.9.0.214:27018. Alternatively, the Launch Rust option on this page opens Rust via Steam and joins for you.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts5,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp40
ts5
v2634
cs167781
ptrak
$r?
Mods and access
^o
^z
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.