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Sparked Host Rust Server

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Offline · checked 6d ago · 45.43.163.21:28019

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Sparked Host Rust Server, reached at 45.43.163.21:28019. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,289 of all servers, the top 69%. It last wiped 7d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/400% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,289top 69%
Last wipe7d 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, measured since 21 Oct.

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
15k10k15k20k21 Oct23 Oct24 Oct26 Oct27 Oct29 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

Map of Sparked Host Rust Server
Figure 4: The map: Procedural Map, size 3000, seed 1. Open on RustMaps.
Table 3: The server's published settings.
Address45.43.163.21:28019
Region–
Max players40
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe21 Oct 2026, 22:16 UTC
Hostname–
First seen21 Oct 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size3000
Seed1

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 · 510 on average310/325
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 317 on average379/425
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 281 on average968/1000
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 276 on average47/100
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 266 on average987/1000
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 238 on average782/800

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1What is the location of Sparked Host Rust Server?

No region is published by Sparked Host Rust Server. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 45.43.163.21:28019 is its address.

A.2How reliable is Sparked Host Rust Server, and is it currently online?

Sparked Host Rust Server is currently offline, with the last sighting 6 days 21 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 23 were served, an availability of 14%. It was first observed on 21 October 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.3What is the Rust version for Sparked Host Rust Server?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 is the version that Sparked Host Rust Server runs, on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe schedule

A.4What schedule does Sparked Host Rust Server follow for wipes?

The record of Sparked Host Rust Server's wipes is not yet sufficient to establish its rhythm. 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 current world has been running for 7 days 21 hours.

Player count

A.5How does Sparked Host Rust Server compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, Sparked Host Rust Server holds #15,289, in the top 69% of all ranked servers.

A.6How would you characterise the player activity on Sparked Host Rust Server?

At this moment Sparked Host Rust Server is offline, having last been seen 6 days 21 hours ago. The seven-day average for this server is 0 players.

Tags, lists

A.7How should the tags on Sparked Host Rust Server be interpreted?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp40 (Max players): It offers 40 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect; cs167781 (Build): The game build is 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set, which Sparked Host 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 Sparked Host Rust Server be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Rust community servers, measured are the Rust Statistics lists that Sparked Host Rust Server fits. 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; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Rules, settings, map

A.9Under what rules and settings does Sparked Host Rust Server operate?

No gather rate appears in the name of Sparked Host Rust Server. No cap is given beyond the game's default of 8 players per group. survival is the game mode here; gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. 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 Sparked Host Rust Server?

The game generates Sparked Host Rust Server's procedural map at size 3,000, from seed 1. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.

How to join

A.11What is the process for joining Sparked Host Rust Server?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 45.43.163.21:28019. 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 mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts8.

Table 5: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp40Max players. It offers 40 slots.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2634Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect.
cs167781Build. The game build is 167781.
ptrakNetworking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game.
$r?Region code. No region code is 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. Busiest community rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.