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Rusty Buckets

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Offline · checked 3h ago · 38.209.108.92:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Rusty Buckets, reached at 38.209.108.92:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,339 of all servers, the top 69%. It last wiped 24d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/500% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,339top 69%
Last wipe24d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–too few wipes 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.

AveragePeak
0123417:0000:0006:0013:0020:0003:00
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 69% 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 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: 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.

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak0players, last three wipes
01234+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 1 hours in.

5.2History

Table 3: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Mon 5 Oct, 00:5424d 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. 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 5: The map: Procedural Map.
Table 4: The server's published settings.
Address38.209.108.92:28015
Region–
Max players50
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe5 Oct 2026, 00:54 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 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 unmodded rust community servers [2] and predicted wipe schedule [3].

Table 5: 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 average226/250
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average196/225
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 291 on average20/250
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 280 on average17/250
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 275 on average20/100
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 248 on average100/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1In which location is Rusty Buckets based?

No region is published by Rusty Buckets. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 38.209.108.92:28015 is its address.

A.2What is the online status and reliability of Rusty Buckets?

Right now, Rusty Buckets is offline, and the last time it was seen was 3 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 87%, with 146 of 168 hours online. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 13 September 2026.

A.3What version of Rust is run on Rusty Buckets?

The version of Rust on Rusty Buckets is network protocol 2635 and build 168909, and the operating system is Windows. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe timing

A.4When are wipes carried out on Rusty Buckets?

Too few wipes by Rusty Buckets have been recorded to determine the pattern. Wiping is compulsory for every Rust server at the monthly force wipe, the next of which is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world currently in use was created 24 days 6 hours ago.

A.5What characterises wipe day on Rusty Buckets?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 0 players. The crowd reached its maximum 1 hours after the latest wipe.

Player count

A.6What is the rank of Rusty Buckets among Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts Rusty Buckets at #15,339, within the top 69% of ranked servers.

A.7At what level does Rusty Buckets operate in terms of players?

The last recorded sighting of Rusty Buckets was 3 hours ago; it is offline now. The mean population for the last seven days is 0.

Tags, lists

A.8What do the tags associated with Rusty Buckets signify?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; cs168909 (Build): Build 168909 is the one running; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set, which Rusty Buckets 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.9Where can Rusty Buckets be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that Rusty Buckets 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.

Rules, settings, map

A.10What are the settings and rules that govern Rusty Buckets?

Its name carries no gather rate for Rusty Buckets. No cap is given beyond the game's default of 8 players per group. The mode is survival, which means gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. The server browser lists it under Community. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.11What is the map for Rusty Buckets?

The game generates the map on Rusty Buckets; that format is procedural.

How to join

A.12How do you connect to Rusty Buckets?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 38.209.108.92:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
mp50Max players. 50 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2635Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join.
cs168909Build. Build 168909 is the one running.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$r?Region code. A region code has not been set.

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. Unmodded rust community servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Predicted wipe schedule. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.