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Cheese Server

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Cheese Server, reached at 73.153.110.219:3003. At the last check it held 0 of 40 places, against a seven-day mean of 0 and a peak of 11. It ranks #7,257 of all servers, the top 33%. It last wiped 26d 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 1
Rank2#7,257top 33%
Last wipe26d 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
0123423:0008:0017:0002:0011:0020:00
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 33% 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 peak2players, last three wipes
00.511.52+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 2, 4 hours in.

5.2History

Table 3: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Fri 2 Oct, 23:4226d ago 2 – 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.
Address73.153.110.219:3003
Region–
Max players40
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe2 Oct 2026, 23:42 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 rust community servers listed [2] and servers wiping soon [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 · 503 on average186/250
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average244/300
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 282 on average669/800
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 277 on average34/100
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 266 on average753/900
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 245 on average626/725

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1What location does Cheese Server have?

No region is published by Cheese Server. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. You will find it at 73.153.110.219:3003.

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

At the present moment, Cheese Server is online. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 167 were served, an availability of 99%. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 13 September 2026.

A.3What version of Rust is run on Cheese Server?

The version of Rust on Cheese Server is network protocol 2635 and build 168909, and the operating system is Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe timing

A.4When are wipes carried out on Cheese Server?

There are not yet enough recorded wipes for Cheese 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 world currently in use was created 26 days 22 hours ago.

A.5How would you describe wipe day on Cheese Server?

The average busiest point of recent wipes was 2 players. The crowd reached its maximum 4 hours after the latest wipe.

Player count

A.6What is the rank of Cheese Server among Rust servers?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, Cheese Server holds #7,257, in the top 33% of all ranked servers.

A.7What is the population level of Cheese Server?

On Cheese Server, 0 of the 40 slots are occupied at present. Averaged over the last seven days: 0 players; the same period peaks at 1.

Tags and filters

A.8What is the meaning of the tags on Cheese Server?

gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp40 (Max players): 40 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect; cs168909 (Build): Build 168909 is the one running; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set: these are the tags Cheese Server publishes, and the server browser reads them. 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 Cheese Server be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that Cheese Server fits are: Rust community servers, measured. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.

Rules, settings, map

A.10Which settings and rules are in force on Cheese Server?

The name of Cheese Server states no gather rate. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. survival is the game mode here; the standard mode, in which you gather, build and raid. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.11On which map does Cheese Server take place?

On Cheese Server the terrain is procedural, built by the game itself.

Connection

A.12What is the process for joining Cheese Server?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 73.153.110.219:3003. 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?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. This is survival as standard Rust plays.
mp40Max players. 40 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
v2635Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect.
cs168909Build. Build 168909 is the one running.
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. Rust community servers listed. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.