Practice Server
Offline 71.244.112.108:28015 checked 15d 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 bestTop 64% 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.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 28 Sep, 16:57 UTC15d ago | 1 | – | 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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Lists and tags
Can you explain the tags on Practice Server?
gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, the standard way; mp5 (Max players): The cap is 5; ts8 (Group limit): 8 to a team, as the game ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: your game must match to get in; cs165217 (Build): Game build: 165217; 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 is what Practice 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.
Where does Practice Server appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
These Rust Vending Machine lists include Practice Server: Modded Rust servers. It shows under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Map and rules
Which map is currently on Practice Server?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Practice Server runs.
What rules does Practice Server enforce, and what settings does it run?
No gather rate is given in the name of Practice Server. 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. 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 is the location of Practice Server?
You will find no region published for Practice Server. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. You can reach it at 71.244.112.108:28015.
How reliable is Practice Server, and is it online now?
No stock at present: Practice Server is offline, last seen 15 days 9 hours ago. 0 of 168 hours online over the last 7 full days, or 0% uptime. The first sighting of it on Rust Vending Machine was 28 September 2026.
What version does Practice Server use?
On Linux, Practice Server is running Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Live players
Where does Practice Server sit in the rankings?
Over the last seven days Practice Server ranks #15,191 on player hours, among the top 64% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Practice Server right now?
At the moment Practice Server is offline, with a last sighting 15 days 9 hours ago.
Wipe info
How often does Practice Server wipe?
There are not yet enough recorded wipes from Practice Server to reveal its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes, and every Rust server wipes. It has been running its current world since 15 days 10 hours ago.
What happens on Practice Server on wipe day?
At their busiest, its recent wipes averaged 1 players. Peak crowd on the latest wipe came 0 hours in.
Getting in
What steps do you take to join Practice Server?
In the Rust console (F1), type client.connect 71.244.112.108:28015. You can also press Launch Rust on this page, which opens Steam and connects.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp5,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp5
ts8
v2633
cs165217
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.