A Rust Server
Offline 185.179.202.196:28018 checked 8d 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, 1 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 6 Oct, 06:56 UTC8d ago | 0 | – | 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.
Lists and tags
How should you read the tags on A Rust Server?
Here are the tags A Rust Server lists, which the game's browser uses: gmrust (Game mode): The standard survival game mode; mp40 (Max players): 40 player slots; 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): It runs on build 166652; ptrak (Networking): This is the standard RakNet layer the game uses; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded: plugins or settings change how it plays. You will find its live player count, queue and world creation time in the tags too, displayed at the top here.
Where does A Rust Server appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature A Rust Server are: Modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up 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.
Rules & map
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?
The name of A Rust Server gives no gather rate. Groups can reach 8 players, which is the default. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. You can fight and raid other players. Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded. Oxide plugins are running on it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
About the server
What location is A Rust Server in?
There is no region listed for A Rust Server. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. You can reach it at 185.179.202.196:28018.
How stable is A Rust Server, and is it currently online?
No stock at present: A Rust Server is offline, last seen 8 days 23 hours ago. 0 of 168 hours online over the last 7 full days, or 0% uptime. The first sighting of it on Rust Vending Machine was 2 October 2026.
What version does A Rust Server use?
On Linux, A Rust Server is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Live players
Where does A Rust Server sit in the rankings?
The last seven days of player hours place A Rust Server at #15,949, in the top 71% of all ranked servers.
Is A Rust Server busy at the moment?
Current status for A Rust Server: offline, last seen 8 days 23 hours ago.
Wipe details
When does A Rust Server wipe?
Too few wipes of A Rust Server are recorded to tell what its rhythm is. The next force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, when every Rust server wipes. 8 days 23 hours ago it made the world it is using now.
What happens on A Rust Server on wipe day?
At their busiest, its recent wipes averaged 0 players. On the latest wipe, 1 hours after it began, the crowd peaked.
How to join
What is the way to join A Rust Server?
Open Rust and press F1 for the console, then type client.connect 185.179.202.196:28018. Or use the Launch Rust button here to open the game through Steam and connect.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp40
ts8
v2634
cs166652
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.