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A Simple Rust Server

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Offline · checked 18d ago · 78.166.249.2:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server A Simple Rust Server, reached at 78.166.249.2:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,857 of all servers, the top 72%. It last wiped 18d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/10% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,857top 72%
Last wipe18d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–no rhythm it keeps

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
15k10k15k20k20 Sep24 Sep28 Sep1 Oct12 Oct16 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: no rhythm it keeps

Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap1.6 daysbetween real wipes
On rhythm0%of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
Crowd held100%of its cycles kept half the crowd
Fri 9 OctThu 24 SepTue 22 Sep
00.250.50.751+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, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 3: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Fri 9 Oct, 07:2218d ago 0 – running 0
Thu 24 Sep, 12:1933d ago 1 – 14.8 d 1
Tue 22 Sep, 09:4935d ago 1 held half 2.1 d 1
Mon 21 Sep, 08:5636d ago 1 – 1 d 0
Sun 20 Sep, 12:1937d ago 1 – 0.9 d 1

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.
Address78.166.249.2:28015
Region–
Max players1
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe9 Oct 2026, 07:58 UTC
Hostname–
First seen15 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 busiest community rust servers [2] and Rust wipe forecast [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 · 508 on average656/750
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 343 on average51/250
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 339 on average89/250
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 315 on average369/450
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 280 on average177/250
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 260 on average162/250

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1What location does A Simple Rust Server have?

A region is not published by A Simple 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 78.166.249.2:28015.

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

A Simple Rust Server is currently offline, with the last sighting 18 days 13 hours ago. The server was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 15 September 2026.

A.3What is the Rust version for A Simple Rust Server?

A Simple Rust Server is running Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165585 on the Windows operating system. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe timing

A.4On what cycle does A Simple Rust Server wipe?

Prediction of the next wipe is impossible for A Simple Rust Server, which wipes irregularly. The monthly force wipe takes place on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC and clears all Rust servers. 18 days 13 hours have passed since the current world was generated.

A.5What happens on A Simple Rust Server when wipe day arrives?

The average busiest point of recent wipes was 1 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 0 hours after it began. For 100% of recent wipes, the population did not fall below half the peak before the next wipe.

Population

A.6What position does A Simple Rust Server occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, A Simple Rust Server holds #15,857, in the top 72% of all ranked servers.

A.7At what level does A Simple Rust Server operate in terms of players?

At this moment A Simple Rust Server is offline, having last been seen 18 days 13 hours ago.

Tags, lists

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

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp1 (Max players): The slot count is 1; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2633 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2633 to connect; cs165585 (Build): This server runs game build 165585; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set, which A Simple Rust Server publishes as its tags. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.9Where can A Simple Rust Server be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that A Simple 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.10Under what rules and settings does A Simple Rust Server operate?

The name of A Simple Rust Server states no gather rate. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. Listed as survival, the game mode is gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Players may raid and fight one another. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.11On which map does A Simple Rust Server take place?

The game generates the map on A Simple Rust Server; that format is procedural.

How to join

A.12What steps are required to join A Simple Rust Server?

Enter client.connect 78.166.249.2:28015 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 mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165585,ts8.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. This is survival as standard Rust plays.
mp1Max players. The slot count is 1.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
v2633Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2633 to connect.
cs165585Build. This server runs game build 165585.
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. Busiest community rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.