A1119/ 300 players
Modded#8,888
The lab
Online 202.36.95.61:28015 checked 13m ago
moddedoxide
players now2of 20 slots
7-day average0peak 3
rank#8,888top 40%
last wipe · restocked11d 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 40% 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.
3 daysusual gapbetween real wipes
1wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes
100%crowd heldof its cycles kept half the crowd
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Thu 1 OctMon 28 Sep
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 20:45 UTC FW11d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
| Mon 28 Sep, 21:00 UTC14d ago | 1 | held half | 3 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.
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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.
Lists and tags
Can you explain the tags on The lab?
Here are the tags The lab lists, which the game's browser uses: gmrust (Game mode): The standard survival game mode; mp20 (Max players): Room for 20; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the standard game limit; v2634 (Protocol): You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version; cs167781 (Build): Game build: 167781; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^o (Oxide): It uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Modded is its category, with plugins or settings changing the game. You will find its live player count, queue and world creation time in the tags too, displayed at the top here.
Where does The lab appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature The lab 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.
Settings and rules
What map is in play on The lab?
A procedural map, size 3,750 with seed 822215108, generated by the game, is what The lab 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 lab?
No gather rate is given in the name of The lab. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. survival is the game mode, gather, build, raid: the standard game. You can fight and raid other players. Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded. The plugins it runs number Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Server info
What location is The lab in?
No region is published by The lab. A server's stated location is what Rust Vending Machine shows; the actual machine location is not looked up. You can reach it at 202.36.95.61:28015.
How stable is The lab, and is it currently online?
Open for trade right now: The lab is online. The uptime counter points to a restart about 5 minutes 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.
What is the performance like on The lab?
Server fps over the last 48 hours averaged 189 and never dropped below 4. Up to 81,555 entities were in play, buildings, deployables and the rest of the world combined. The highest memory reading was 3,794 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps plus a growing entity count.
What version does The lab use?
The setup: The lab on Linux, Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781. The protocol has to line up on your side to join, and Steam does the updating.
Live players
What is The lab's rank among Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place The lab at #8,888, in the top 40% of all ranked servers.
Is The lab busy at the moment?
The lab is carrying 2 players on 20 slots at the moment. It peaked at 3 this week, and the average was 0. Its busiest point in the last 48 hours was 18:00 UTC, averaging 2 players.
Wipe info
When does The lab wipe?
Too few wipes of The lab are recorded to tell what its rhythm is. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes, and every Rust server wipes. 11 days 23 hours ago it made the world it is using now.
How does The lab handle wipe day?
At their busiest, its recent wipes averaged 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe was at its largest 0 hours after the wipe. Until the next wipe, in 100% of recent wipes, the crowd remained above half that peak.
Getting in
What steps do you take to join The lab?
In the Rust console (F1), type client.connect 202.36.95.61:28015. You can also press Launch Rust on this page, which opens Steam and connects.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp20,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
Game mode The standard survival game mode.
mp20
Max players Room for 20.
ts8
Group limit Teams cap at 8, the standard game limit.
v2634
Protocol You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version.
cs167781
Build Game build: 167781.
ptrak
Networking The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.
Mods and access
^o
Oxide It uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins.
^z
Modded Modded is its category, with plugins or settings changing the game.
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.