Area 51
Offline 51.89.195.13:26000 checked 30d 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 bestWipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly 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.
Server tags
What is the meaning of the tags on Area 51?
Here are the tags Area 51 lists, which the game's browser uses: gmvanilla (Game mode): Unmodified survival play; mp10 (Max players): The cap is 10; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the standard game limit; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game version must line up with protocol 2633; cs163794 (Build): Build 163794; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): It sits in Modded: plugins or settings make the difference. You will find its live player count, queue and world creation time in the tags too, displayed at the top here.
Where does Area 51 appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature Area 51 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.
Rules & map
What map is in play on Area 51?
Generated by the game, the map on Area 51 is procedural.
What rules does Area 51 enforce, and what settings does it run?
There is no gather rate in the name Area 51. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. You play survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. You will find Oxide plugins running here. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Server info
Where can you find Area 51?
No region is published by Area 51. Rust Vending Machine displays the location a server gives and does not look up the machine's true place. The endpoint is 51.89.195.13:26000.
How stable is Area 51, and is it currently online?
Right now Area 51 is not in stock, last seen 30 days 15 hours ago. Across the last 7 days, it was available for 0 of 168 hours, or 0% of the time. The first sighting of it on Rust Vending Machine was 13 September 2026.
What Rust version does Area 51 run?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794 on Linux is what powers Area 51. To get in, your game must match the protocol; Steam keeps that updated.
Player count
How does Area 51 compare to other Rust servers in the rankings?
The last seven days of player hours place Area 51 at #15,049, in the top – of all ranked servers.
What is the current player count on Area 51?
At the moment Area 51 is offline, with a last sighting 30 days 15 hours ago.
Wipe details
When does Area 51 wipe?
There are not yet enough recorded wipes from Area 51 to reveal its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes, and every Rust server wipes. 40 days 17 hours ago it made the world it is using now.
How to join
What is the way to join Area 51?
Open Rust and press F1 for the console, then type client.connect 51.89.195.13:26000. Or use the Launch Rust button here to open the game through Steam and connect.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmvanilla,cs163794,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmvanilla
mp10
ts8
v2633
cs163794
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.