A1309/ 325 players
Community#15,966
BEST_BUDS
Online 216.138.10.158:28015 checked 8m ago
players now0of 50 slots
7-day average0peak –
rank#15,966top 72%
last wipe · restocked12d 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 72% 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.
0wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 08:19 UTC12d 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.
Also on the shelf
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
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B1173/ 200 players
B226/ 250 players
B3152/ 175 players
On the back of the pack
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
Can you explain the tags on BEST_BUDS?
gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard Rust plays; mp50 (Max players): The cap is 50; ts8 (Group limit): The default cap is 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: your game must match to get in; cs166586 (Build): Build 166586; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank is what BEST_BUDS tags itself with, and the server browser takes note. Player numbers, queue length and world age are tagged as well, and they sit at the top of this page.
Where does BEST_BUDS appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature BEST_BUDS 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 2 weeks.
Rules & map
Which map is currently on BEST_BUDS?
BEST_BUDS runs a procedural map of size 4,500 with seed 1337, generated by the game. You can view it on RustMaps from this page, since the same size and seed give the same map.
Which settings and rules apply on BEST_BUDS?
No gather rate is given in the name of BEST_BUDS. 8 players is the default group size, and that is the cap here. This server runs survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. You can fight and raid other players. In the server browser it is listed under Community, being a community server. VAC is on.
About the server
What location is BEST_BUDS in?
There is no region listed for BEST_BUDS. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. The endpoint is 216.138.10.158:28015.
What is the uptime like on BEST_BUDS?
Open for trade right now: BEST_BUDS is online. The uptime counter points to a restart about 11 days 22 hours ago. Across the last 7 days, it was available for 168 of 168 hours, or 100% of the time. It came to Rust Vending Machine's notice on 13 September 2026.
Is BEST_BUDS lag-free?
Server fps over the last 48 hours averaged 62 and never dropped below 41. At its peak it held 120,608 entities, counting buildings, deployables and all else in the world. The highest memory reading was 5,379 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps plus a growing entity count.
Which Rust build is BEST_BUDS running?
On Linux, BEST_BUDS is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166586. The protocol has to line up on your side to join, and Steam does the updating.
Player count
How does BEST_BUDS compare to other Rust servers in the rankings?
Over the last seven days BEST_BUDS ranks #15,966 on player hours, among the top 72% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on BEST_BUDS right now?
Right now 50 slots in BEST_BUDS hold 0 players. The past week gives an average of 0 players.
Wipe schedule
On what schedule does BEST_BUDS wipe?
Too few wipes of BEST_BUDS 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. 12 days ago it made the world it is using now.
What happens on BEST_BUDS on wipe day?
An average of 0 players turned up at the peak of its recent wipes. Peak crowd on the latest wipe came 0 hours in.
Getting in
What is the way to join BEST_BUDS?
Press F1 in Rust to bring up the console and enter client.connect 216.138.10.158:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust option on this page opens Rust via Steam and joins for you.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166586,ts8
Game
gmrust
Game mode Survival as standard Rust plays.
mp50
Max players The cap is 50.
ts8
Group limit The default cap is 8 per team.
v2634
Protocol Protocol 2634: your game must match to get in.
cs166586
Build Build 166586.
ptrak
Networking The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.
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.