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Offline · checked 16d ago · 5.173.186.38:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server nameserver, reached at 5.173.186.38:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,800 of all servers, the top 72%. It last wiped 16d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/150% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,800top 72%
Last wipe16d 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 72% 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
15k10k15k20k11 Oct12 Oct14 Oct15 Oct17 Oct18 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.
Address5.173.186.38:28015
Region–
Max players15
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe11 Oct 2026, 14:22 UTC
Hostname–
First seen11 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 rust community servers listed [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 · 533 on average237/275
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 325 on average17/250
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 323 on average18/250
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average161/200
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 278 on average63/200
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 264 on average31/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1In which location is nameserver based?

A region is not published by nameserver. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. 5.173.186.38:28015 is its address.

A.2How reliable is nameserver, and is it currently online?

At the present moment, nameserver is offline; it was last seen 16 days 15 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 0%, with 0 of 168 hours online. It was first observed on 11 October 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.3What is the Rust version for nameserver?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398 is the version that nameserver runs, on Windows. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe schedule

A.4When are wipes carried out on nameserver?

There are not yet enough recorded wipes for nameserver 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 world currently in use was created 16 days 15 hours ago.

Player count

A.5What position does nameserver occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, nameserver holds #15,800, in the top 72% of all ranked servers.

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

At this moment nameserver is offline, having last been seen 16 days 15 hours ago.

Tags, lists

A.7What do the tags associated with nameserver signify?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp15 (Max players): It offers 15 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2634 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634; cs167398 (Build): The game build is 167398; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset, which nameserver publishes as its tags. Current players, queue and the world's creation time are among the tags as well, displayed at the top of this page.

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

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

Its name carries no gather rate for nameserver. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. Listed as survival, the game mode is the standard mode, in which you gather, build and raid. Players may raid and fight one another. The server browser lists it under Community. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.10What map is in use on nameserver?

On nameserver the terrain is procedural, built by the game itself.

How to join

A.11What is the process for joining nameserver?

Enter client.connect 5.173.186.38:28015 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 mp15,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167398,ts8.

Table 5: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
mp15Max players. It offers 15 slots.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2634Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634.
cs167398Build. The game build is 167398.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for 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. Rust community servers listed. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.