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
159.196.216.2:35002
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
Down 830 places on last week. Top 71% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 159.196.216.2:35002
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 40
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 26 Sep 2026, 11:45 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 26 Sep 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 settings does A Rust Server use?
There is no gather rate in the name of A Rust Server. The group limit is 8 players, as the game defaults. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid in the standard game. You can fight and raid other players. You see it under Community in the browser: it is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
What's the map on A Rust Server?
The map on A Rust Server is procedural, created by the game.
Tags
What are the tags on A Rust Server for?
The game's server browser reads the tags A Rust Server publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as Rust normally plays; mp40 (Max players): Slot count: 40; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Get on protocol 2633 or the door stays shut; cs165217 (Build): Build 165217; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which the game uses as standard; $r? (Region code): No region code on record. From the tags, this page also pulls its live player count, its queue and its world's creation time, and puts them at the top.
Where does A Rust Server appear in Boongarust lists?
The Boongarust lists that take A Rust Server are: The busiest community servers in Rust. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server details
What's the location of A Rust Server?
No region comes from A Rust Server. What you see on Boongarust is where a server says it is, not where the machine is found to stand. Connect at 159.196.216.2:35002.
How often is A Rust Server online?
A Rust Server is down, with the last sighting 12 days 5 hours ago. 0 hours out of 168 across the last 7 full days. 0% uptime. 26 September 2026 is when Boongarust first spotted it.
What Rust version is A Rust Server using?
On Linux, A Rust Server runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe info
A Rust Server wipes on what schedule?
The record holds too few of A Rust Server's wipes to tell its rhythm. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 12 days 6 hours ago this server built its current world.
Player counts
Where does A Rust Server sit in the rankings?
In the top 71% of all ranked servers, A Rust Server is #16,661 on player hours over the last seven days.
What's the player count on A Rust Server?
A Rust Server last showed life 12 days 5 hours ago; it is offline now.
Join the server
How can you get into A Rust Server?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 159.196.216.2:35002. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.