Idle Server
Offline 72.197.26.248:28015 checked 11d 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 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
force wipes onlyNext wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 23h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 22d 23hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 21:33 UTC FW11d ago | 0 | – | running | 1 |
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 Idle Server?
gmrust (Game mode): The standard survival game mode; mp10 (Max players): The cap is 10; ts8 (Group limit): The default cap is 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game version must line up with protocol 2634; cs166494 (Build): Build 166494; ptrak (Networking): This is the standard RakNet layer the game uses; $r? (Region code): No region code is set is what Idle Server tags itself with, and the server browser takes note. You will find its live player count, queue and world creation time in the tags too, displayed at the top here.
Where does Idle Server appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature Idle Server 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.
Settings and rules
What map is in play on Idle Server?
Generated by the game, the map on Idle Server is procedural.
Which settings and rules apply on Idle Server?
No gather rate is given in the name of Idle Server. 8 players is the default group size, and that is the cap here. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. You will find it in the Community section of the server browser, as a community server. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched on.
Server details
What location is Idle Server in?
No region is published by Idle Server. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. The endpoint is 72.197.26.248:28015.
How reliable is Idle Server, and is it online now?
No stock on Idle Server at the moment, last seen 11 days 22 hours ago. Over 7 full days, the shelves were stocked for 0 of 168 hours (0%). Its first record on Rust Vending Machine is dated 20 September 2026.
Which Rust build is Idle Server running?
On Windows, Idle Server is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Population
What is Idle Server's rank among Rust servers?
Over the last seven days Idle Server ranks #16,019 on player hours, among the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Idle Server right now?
At the moment Idle Server is offline, with a last sighting 11 days 22 hours ago.
Wipe info
When does Idle Server wipe?
Only the monthly force wipe applies at Idle Server. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. The world it has now started 11 days 22 hours ago.
What happens on Idle Server on wipe day?
The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 0 players. On the latest wipe, 0 hours after it began, the crowd peaked.
Getting in
What is the way to join Idle Server?
In the Rust console (F1), type client.connect 72.197.26.248:28015. You can also press Launch Rust on this page, which opens Steam and connects.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166494,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp10
ts8
v2634
cs166494
ptrak
$r?
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.