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The Ponderosa

Online 64.40.8.66:28019 checked 14m ago

moddedoxide
players now0of 40 slots
7-day average0peak –
rank#15,956top 71%
last wipe · restocked8d agono schedule published
next wipe · restock–too few wipes seen yet

Players

AveragePeak
0123406:0015:0000:0010:0019:0004:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Server performance

01020304006:0015:0000:0010:0019:0004:00

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 best
RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k20 Sep25 Sep30 Sep4 Oct9 Oct14 Oct

Top 71% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Wipe schedule

too few wipes seen yet

Not 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

01234+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Mon 5 Oct, 12:26 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.

Also on the shelf

Similar servers

The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.

On the back of the pack

Quick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server tags

Can you explain the tags on The Ponderosa?

gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, the standard way; mp40 (Max players): 40 player slots; ts8 (Group limit): The default cap is 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game version must line up with protocol 2634; cs167781 (Build): Build 167781; ptrak (Networking): Network runs on RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): Region code not set; ^o (Oxide): It uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Modded is its category, with plugins or settings changing the game is what The Ponderosa 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.

On Rust Vending Machine, which lists and filters can you find The Ponderosa in?

These Rust Vending Machine lists include The Ponderosa: 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

What map is in play on The Ponderosa?

The Ponderosa runs a procedural map of size 5,800 with seed 1, generated by the game. The map is the same for a given size and seed, so RustMaps can show it from this page. You will see the map name as: Custom Map.

What rules does The Ponderosa enforce, and what settings does it run?

The name of The Ponderosa gives no gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. You play survival, 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. You will find Oxide plugins running here. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched on.

Server details

Where can you find The Ponderosa?

There is no region listed for The Ponderosa. A server's stated location is what Rust Vending Machine shows; the actual machine location is not looked up. The endpoint is 64.40.8.66:28019.

How reliable is The Ponderosa, and is it online now?

The shelves show The Ponderosa in stock and online right now. The uptime counter points to a restart about 36 minutes ago. Over 7 full days, the shelves were stocked for 168 of 168 hours (100%). It came to Rust Vending Machine's notice on 13 September 2026.

Is The Ponderosa lag-free?

Server fps over the last 48 hours averaged 28 and never dropped below 7. At its peak it held 67,570 entities, counting buildings, deployables and all else in the world. The highest memory reading was 8,449 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps plus a growing entity count.

Which Rust build is The Ponderosa running?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 on Linux is what powers The Ponderosa. The protocol has to line up on your side to join, and Steam does the updating.

Live players

How does The Ponderosa compare to other Rust servers in the rankings?

Over the last seven days The Ponderosa ranks #15,956 on player hours, among the top 71% of all ranked servers.

Is The Ponderosa busy at the moment?

You will find 0 players filling 40 slots in The Ponderosa as things stand. The past week gives an average of 0 players.

Wipe details

On what schedule does The Ponderosa wipe?

The wipes of The Ponderosa on record are too few to show its rhythm. When the monthly force wipe arrives on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, every Rust server wipes. The world it has now started 8 days 17 hours ago.

What can you expect on The Ponderosa when wipe day comes?

At their busiest, its recent wipes averaged 0 players. Peak crowd on the latest wipe came 0 hours in.

Join the server

What is the way to join The Ponderosa?

Press F1 in Rust to bring up the console and enter client.connect 64.40.8.66:28019. Alternatively, the Launch Rust option on this page opens Rust via Steam and joins for you.

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode Rust survival, the standard way.
mp40
Max players 40 player slots.
ts8
Group limit The default cap is 8 per team.
v2634
Protocol To join, your game version must line up with protocol 2634.
cs167781
Build Build 167781.
ptrak
Networking Network runs on RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code Region code not set.

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.