Power level
Players on it, from the Steam server list.
Every five minutes.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Tale of the tape
Against its closest rival: the most similar server we track.
Wipe receipt
104.37.143.245:28015
THANK YOU · COME AGAIN NEXT WIPE
The map
Under the hood
Asked of the server directly. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
The ranking
Top 39% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 104.37.143.245:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 50
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 3 Oct 2026, 20:39 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 3 Oct 2026
Other contenders
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server rules
What are SKYNET's rules and configuration?
The name of SKYNET does not include a gather rate. Up to 8 players per group, the standard default. It plays as survival, gather, build and raid in the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Listed under Community in the server browser, it is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is disabled.
What's the map on SKYNET?
The map on SKYNET is procedural, created by the game.
Server tags
What do SKYNET's tags signify?
The game's server browser reads the tags SKYNET publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as Rust normally plays; mp50 (Max players): Slot count: 50; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size is 8; v2634 (Protocol): Get on protocol 2634 or the door stays shut; cs166652 (Build): Running build 166652; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. The tags carry its current players, its queue and its world's creation time, and this page puts them up top.
Where does SKYNET appear in Boongarust lists?
On these Boongarust lists you will find SKYNET: The busiest community servers in Rust. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
Server info
What's the physical location of SKYNET?
No region comes from SKYNET. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. You can reach it at 104.37.143.245:28015.
How often is SKYNET online?
SKYNET is up as you read this. Last 4 full days: 100% uptime, with 96 hours up out of 96. It entered Boongarust's records on 3 October 2026.
Which Rust build does SKYNET have?
On Linux, SKYNET runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe times
When does SKYNET wipe?
SKYNET's wipes are too few on record to show a rhythm. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server goes down for it, every month. 4 days 7 hours ago this server built its current world.
Player counts
Ranking wise, where does SKYNET place?
In the top 39% of all ranked servers, SKYNET is #9,261 on player hours over the last seven days.
Is SKYNET busy?
Right now, 0 players are on SKYNET, which has 50 slots. The average over the last seven days was 0 players, with a peak of 1.
How to join
What's the process to join SKYNET?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 104.37.143.245:28015. Or click Launch Rust here, which uses Steam to open the game and join.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.