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
178.177.238.81:28015
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 60% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 178.177.238.81:28015
- 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 are nameserver's rules and configuration?
No gather rate appears in the name of nameserver. The group limit is 8 players, as the game defaults. survival is the game mode, the default game of gathering, building and raiding. PvP and raiding are enabled. 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
How should you read the tags on nameserver?
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): 15 players fit in; 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): Build 166494; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. The tags carry its current players, its queue and its world's creation time, and this page puts them up top.
Where does nameserver appear in Boongarust lists?
The Boongarust lists that take nameserver are: The busiest community servers in Rust. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
Server info
What's the location of nameserver?
No region comes from nameserver. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. You can reach it at 178.177.238.81:28015.
What's the uptime like on nameserver?
nameserver is down, with the last sighting 2 days 12 hours ago. Uptime over the last 2 full days came to 0%, 0 hours from 48. 6 October 2026 is when Boongarust first spotted it.
Which Rust build does nameserver have?
On Windows, nameserver runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe times
nameserver wipes on what schedule?
nameserver's wipes are too few on record to show a rhythm. All Rust servers wipe at the force wipe, monthly. The next is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its world is 6 days 18 hours old.
Player counts
Where does nameserver sit in the rankings?
In the top 60% of all ranked servers, nameserver is #13,828 on player hours over the last seven days.
What's the player count on nameserver?
nameserver last showed life 2 days 12 hours ago; it is offline now. The average over the last seven days was 1 players, with a peak of 1.
How to join
How do you connect to nameserver?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 178.177.238.81:28015. Or click Launch Rust here, which uses Steam to open the game and join.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp15,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166494,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.