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Offline · checked 8d ago · 178.72.70.168:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Rust server, reached at 178.72.70.168:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #13,021 of all servers, the top 59%. It last wiped 21d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now1/1001% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#13,021top 59%
Last wipe21d 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 59% 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
15k10k15k20k10 Oct13 Oct16 Oct20 Oct23 Oct26 Oct
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.
Address178.72.70.168:28015
Region–
Max players100
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe6 Oct 2026, 17:37 UTC
Hostname–
First seen10 Oct 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 player-run rust server list [2] and servers wiping soon [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 · 511 on average583/625
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 340 on average32/250
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 337 on average72/250
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 316 on average288/325
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 280 on average120/200
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 261 on average118/150

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1What location does Rust server have?

There is no region published for Rust server. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 178.72.70.168:28015.

A.2What is the reliability of Rust server, and is it online?

At the present moment, Rust server is offline; it was last seen 8 days 1 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 0%, with 0 of 168 hours online. It was first observed on 10 October 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.3What version of Rust is run on Rust server?

The version of Rust on Rust server is network protocol 2634 and build 166652, and the operating system is Windows. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe schedule

A.4On what cycle does Rust server wipe?

There are not yet enough recorded wipes for Rust server to reveal its rhythm. Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the date of the next monthly force wipe, when every Rust server is wiped. The current world has been running for 21 days 4 hours.

Player count

A.5What is the rank of Rust server among Rust servers?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, Rust server holds #13,021, in the top 59% of all ranked servers.

A.6At what level does Rust server operate in terms of players?

The last recorded sighting of Rust server was 8 days 1 hours ago; it is offline now.

Tags, lists

A.7How should the tags on Rust server be interpreted?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp100 (Max players): It offers 100 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join; cs166652 (Build): Build 166652 is the one running; 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 Rust server publishes as its tags. Also in the tags: players now, the queue, and when the world was made; these appear at the top of this page.

A.8Where can Rust server be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that Rust 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.9Which settings and rules are in force on Rust server?

The name of Rust server states no gather rate. No cap is given beyond the game's default of 8 players per group. Listed as survival, the game mode is gather, build and raid: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players are both permitted. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.10What map is in use on Rust server?

A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Rust server runs.

Connection

A.11How do you connect to Rust server?

Enter client.connect 178.72.70.168:28015 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 mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8.

Table 5: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp100Max players. It offers 100 slots.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
v2634Protocol. The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join.
cs166652Build. Build 166652 is the one running.
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. Player-run rust server list. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.