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
178.177.237.53:28015
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 70% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 178.177.237.53:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 15
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 2 Oct 2026, 06:22 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 6 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 settings does nameserver use?
No gather rate appears in the name of nameserver. It uses the default group size of 8 players. survival is the game mode, the default game of gathering, building and raiding. 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 nameserver?
nameserver uses a procedural map that the game generates.
Server tags
What are the tags on nameserver for?
These tags come from nameserver and go straight into the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The usual Rust survival setup; mp15 (Max players): Room for 15; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2634 (Protocol): Your game version must equal protocol 2634 to get in; cs166494 (Build): Game build is 166494; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which the game uses as standard; $r? (Region code): No region code on record. From the tags, this page also pulls its live player count, its queue and its world's creation time, and puts them at the top.
Where does nameserver appear in Boongarust lists?
On these Boongarust lists you will find nameserver: The busiest community servers in Rust. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
Server info
What's the location of nameserver?
From nameserver, there is no region. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. You can reach it at 178.177.237.53:28015.
How reliable is nameserver?
nameserver is down, with the last sighting 31 hours ago. 6 October 2026 is when Boongarust first spotted it.
What Rust version is nameserver using?
On Windows, nameserver runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494. You must match the protocol to join; Steam updates it automatically.
Wipe info
When does nameserver wipe?
With so few of nameserver's wipes on record, its rhythm is unclear. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 5 days 16 hours ago this server built its current world.
Population
Where does nameserver sit in the rankings?
Player hours over seven days put nameserver at #16,700, in the top 70% of all ranked servers.
Is nameserver busy?
nameserver last showed life 31 hours ago; it is offline now. Averaged 0 players across the last week.
Join the server
What's the process to join nameserver?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 178.177.237.53:28015. Or click Launch Rust here, which uses Steam to open the game and join.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp15,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166494,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.