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Offline · checked 27d ago · 79.177.159.97:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server nameserver, reached at 79.177.159.97:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #14,281 of all servers, the top 60%. It last wiped 27d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now1/157% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#14,281top 60%
Last wipe27d 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 60% 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 Sep24 Sep28 Sep1 Oct5 Oct8 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 gap4.5 daysbetween real wipes
On rhythm0%of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
Wed 30 SepTue 22 SepMon 21 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 1, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 3: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Wed 30 Sep, 18:2027d ago 1 – running 1
Tue 22 Sep, 08:5536d ago 1 – 8.4 d 1
Mon 21 Sep, 16:1636d ago 1 – 0.7 d 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.
Address79.177.159.97:28015
Region–
Max players15
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe30 Sep 2026, 18:20 UTC
Hostname–
First seen21 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 player-run rust server list [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 · 541 on average654/675
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average439/425
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 310 on average42/250
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 310 on average47/250
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 270 on average174/200
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 266 on average112/125

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1What location does nameserver have?

No region is published by nameserver. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. You will find it at 79.177.159.97:28015.

A.2What is the reliability of nameserver, and is it online?

At the present moment, nameserver is offline; it was last seen 27 days 2 hours ago. The server was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours. It was first observed on 21 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.3What version of Rust is run on nameserver?

The version of Rust on nameserver is network protocol 2633 and build 165217, 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.4What schedule does nameserver follow for wipes?

Prediction of the next wipe is impossible for nameserver, which wipes irregularly. 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 27 days 17 hours.

A.5What happens on nameserver when wipe day arrives?

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

Population

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

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts nameserver at #14,281, within the top 60% of ranked servers.

A.7What is the population level of nameserver?

At this moment nameserver is offline, having last been seen 27 days 2 hours ago.

Tags and filters

A.8What do the tags associated with nameserver signify?

Tags from nameserver, read by the game's server browser, are gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp15 (Max players): 15 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2633 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2633 to connect; cs165217 (Build): The game build is 165217; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set. Current players, queue and the world's creation time are among the tags as well, displayed at the top of this page.

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

These Rust Statistics lists include nameserver: 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.10Under what rules and settings does nameserver operate?

No gather rate appears in the name of nameserver. No cap is given beyond the game's default of 8 players per group. survival is the game mode here; gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.11What is the map for nameserver?

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

Connection

A.12What is the process for joining nameserver?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 79.177.159.97:28015. 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 mp15,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp15Max players. 15 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2633Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2633 to connect.
cs165217Build. The game build is 165217.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for 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. Player-run rust server list. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.