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[UA] Open Free Server

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Offline · checked 37d ago · 176.98.21.106:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server [UA] Open Free Server, reached at 176.98.21.106:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #13,223 of all servers, the top 58%. It last wiped 38d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now1/502% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#13,223top 58%
Last wipe38d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–no wipe seen yet

2Population

Figure 1 follows the players on the server at three scales: every five minutes over two hours, the hourly mean and peak over 48 hours, and the daily mean and peak over 90 days. Dashed uprights mark its wipes.

No hourly history yet.
Figure 1: Players on the server, UTC: (a) every five minutes, from the Steam server list; (b) hourly mean and peak; (c) daily mean and peak.

3Performance

We query the server directly for its frame rate, entity count and memory4. Low frames per second and a climbing entity count are what players feel as lag (Figure 2).

measure
range
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
Figure 2: 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.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 58% of all ranked servers. Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.

RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k20 Sep22 Sep23 Sep25 Sep26 Sep28 Sep
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

5.2History

Table 2: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
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. Before: players just before it wiped. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.

6Map and settings

No map picture published
Figure 4: The map: Procedural Map.
Table 3: The server's published settings.
Address176.98.21.106:28015
Region–
Max players50
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe20 Sep 2026, 20:41 UTC
Hostname–
First seen20 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size–
Seed–

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are busiest community rust servers [2] and Rust wipe forecast [3].

Table 4: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 531 on average271/250
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average223/225
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 291 on average17/250
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 280 on average22/250
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 275 on average25/100
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 248 on average92/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1What is the location of [UA] Open Free Server?

There is no region published for [UA] Open Free Server. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. 176.98.21.106:28015 is its address.

A.2What is the reliability of [UA] Open Free Server, and is it online?

Right now, [UA] Open Free Server is offline, and the last time it was seen was 37 days 15 hours ago. The server was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 20 September 2026.

A.3What version of Rust is run on [UA] Open Free Server?

The version of Rust on [UA] Open Free Server is network protocol 2633 and build 164530, and the operating system is Windows. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe schedule

A.4On what cycle does [UA] Open Free Server wipe?

Too few wipes by [UA] Open Free Server have been recorded to determine the pattern. Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the date of the next monthly force wipe, when every Rust server is wiped. 38 days 11 hours have passed since the current world was generated.

Population

A.5How does [UA] Open Free Server compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, [UA] Open Free Server holds #13,223, in the top 58% of all ranked servers.

A.6What is the population level of [UA] Open Free Server?

At this moment [UA] Open Free Server is offline, having last been seen 37 days 15 hours ago.

Tags and filters

A.7What do the tags associated with [UA] Open Free Server signify?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp50 (Max players): It offers 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; v2633 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2633; your client must match it to join; cs164530 (Build): The game build is 164530; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset, which [UA] Open Free Server publishes as its tags. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.8Where can [UA] Open Free Server be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that [UA] Open Free Server fits are: Rust community servers, measured. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.

Settings and map

A.9Under what rules and settings does [UA] Open Free Server operate?

The name of [UA] Open Free Server states no gather rate. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. The mode is survival, which means gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Players may raid and fight one another. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.10On which map does [UA] Open Free Server take place?

A procedural map, generated by the game, is what [UA] Open Free Server runs.

Connection

A.11What steps are required to join [UA] Open Free Server?

Enter client.connect 176.98.21.106:28015 in the Rust console, reached by pressing F1 after starting the game. Or press Launch Rust and join here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs164530,ts8.

Table 5: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. This is survival as standard Rust plays.
mp50Max players. It offers 50 slots.
ts8Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default.
v2633Protocol. The game protocol is 2633; your client must match it to join.
cs164530Build. The game build is 164530.
ptrakNetworking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game.
$r?Region code. The region code is unset.

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.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Busiest community rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.