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
178.177.237.5:28015
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
- 178.177.237.5:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 15
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 2 Oct 2026, 06:22 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 23 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 nameserver use?
No gather rate appears in the name of nameserver. It uses the default group size of 8 players. It plays as survival, the default game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. You see it under Community in the browser: it is a community server. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is running.
What's the map on nameserver?
nameserver uses a procedural map that the game generates.
Tags
What do nameserver's tags signify?
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): Slot count: 15; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: match it or you cannot join; cs166494 (Build): Running build 166494; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all taken from the tags.
Where does nameserver appear in Boongarust lists?
These Boongarust lists are a fit for nameserver: The busiest community servers in Rust. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
Server details
What's the physical location of nameserver?
No region comes from nameserver. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. Connect at 178.177.237.5:28015.
What's the uptime like on nameserver?
nameserver is down, with the last sighting 39 hours ago. Uptime over the last 7 full days came to 1%, 1 hours from 168. It entered Boongarust's records on 23 September 2026.
Which Rust build does nameserver have?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494 on Windows: that is nameserver. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe info
When does nameserver wipe?
With so few of nameserver's wipes on record, its rhythm is unclear. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 5 days 19 hours ago this server built its current world.
Player counts
Where does nameserver sit in the rankings?
In the top 70% of all ranked servers, nameserver is #16,674 on player hours over the last seven days.
Is nameserver busy?
Offline. nameserver was last seen 39 hours ago. Averaged 0 players across the last week.
Join the server
What's the process to join nameserver?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 178.177.237.5:28015. Or click Launch Rust here, which uses Steam to open the game and join.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp15,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166494,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.