Rust START Server
Online 212.22.93.196:28044 checked 9m 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 5 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 32% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 22h. The force wipe
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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.
Tags & lists
How should you read the tags on Rust START Server?
gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard Rust plays; mp1 (Max players): Room for 1; ts8 (Group limit): The default cap is 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game version must line up with protocol 2634; cs166652 (Build): Build 166652; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): Region code not set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe, matching Facepunch's force wipe is what Rust START Server tags itself with, and the server browser takes note. 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 Rust START Server in?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature Rust START Server 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; Server tag: Monthly ^m; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Map and rules
What map is in play on Rust START Server?
The map on Rust START Server is procedural, size 3,000 with seed 1605290779, 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 Rust START Server?
The name of Rust START Server gives no gather rate. Groups can reach 8 players, which is the default. This server runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. You can fight and raid other players. The server browser puts it under Community: it is a community server. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched on.
Server info
Where can you find Rust START Server?
No region is published by Rust START Server. A server's stated location is what Rust Vending Machine shows; the actual machine location is not looked up. Find it at this address: 212.22.93.196:28044.
What is the uptime like on Rust START Server?
Open for trade right now: Rust START Server is online. By its own uptime report, the last restart was about 8 days 4 hours ago. 168 of 168 hours online over the last 7 full days, or 100% uptime. It came to Rust Vending Machine's notice on 5 October 2026.
What is the performance like on Rust START Server?
The 48-hour average for server fps is 64, and the floor was 53. At its peak it held 48,545 entities, counting buildings, deployables and all else in the world. Memory use peaked at 3,487 MB. What players call lag comes from low fps and an entity count on the rise.
What version does Rust START Server use?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 on Windows is what powers Rust START Server. To get in, your game must match the protocol; Steam keeps that updated.
Population
How does Rust START Server compare to other Rust servers in the rankings?
The last seven days of player hours place Rust START Server at #7,070, in the top 32% of all ranked servers.
Is Rust START Server busy at the moment?
Right now 1 slots in Rust START Server hold 0 players. The seven-day average is 0, and the busiest point reached 1. Its busiest point in the last 48 hours was 09:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
Wipe details
When does Rust START Server wipe?
It is an estimate from the force wipe that gives Rust START Server's next wipe. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe, which is its next wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. It has been running its current world since 8 days 5 hours ago. Wipes once a month are what its tags show.
How to join
What steps do you take to join Rust START Server?
Open Rust and press F1 for the console, then type client.connect 212.22.93.196:28044. Or use the Launch Rust button here to open the game through Steam and connect.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,gmrust,cs166652,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp1
ts8
v2634
cs166652
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
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.