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
178.177.238.116:28015
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
Down 238 places on last week. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 178.177.238.116:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 15
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 19 Sep 2026, 01:29 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 20 Sep 2026
Other contenders
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Map and rules
What settings does nameserver use?
No gather rate appears in the name of nameserver. Up to 8 players per group, the standard default. It plays as survival, the default game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it under Community as a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is disabled.
What's the map on nameserver?
The map on nameserver is procedural, created by the game.
Tags
What do nameserver's tags signify?
The game's server browser reads the tags nameserver publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as Rust normally plays; mp15 (Max players): Slot count: 15; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size is 8; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: match it or you cannot join; cs164530 (Build): Game build is 164530; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which the game uses as standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. The tags carry its current players, its queue and its world's creation time, and this page puts them up top.
What Boongarust lists feature nameserver?
On these Boongarust lists you will find nameserver: The busiest community servers in Rust. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server info
What's the physical location of nameserver?
From nameserver, there is no region. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. Connect at 178.177.238.116:28015.
How reliable is nameserver?
nameserver is down, with the last sighting 18 days 5 hours ago. 0 hours out of 168 across the last 7 full days. 0% uptime. 20 September 2026 is when Boongarust first spotted it.
What Rust version is nameserver using?
On Windows, nameserver runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe info
When does nameserver wipe?
The record holds too few of nameserver's wipes to tell its rhythm. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server goes down for it, every month. 19 days 8 hours ago this server built its current world.
Population
Ranking wise, where does nameserver place?
Ranked #11,755 on seven-day player hours, nameserver is in the top – overall.
What's the player count on nameserver?
Offline. nameserver was last seen 18 days 5 hours ago.
Join the server
How do you connect to nameserver?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 178.177.238.116:28015. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp15,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs164530,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.