Rust server
OVR is 100 less its top share among ranked servers: top 26%.
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
178.72.70.168:28015
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 26% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 178.72.70.168:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 100
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 6 Oct 2026, 17:37 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 10 Oct 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 are Rust server's rules and configuration?
There is no gather rate in the name of Rust server. The group limit is 8 players, as the game defaults. It plays as survival, gather, build and raid in the standard game. PvP and raiding are enabled. You see it under Community in the browser: it is a community server. The server has VAC on.
What's the map on Rust server?
The map on Rust server is procedural, created by the game.
Server tags
What are the tags on Rust server for?
These tags come from Rust server and go straight into the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as Rust normally plays; mp100 (Max players): Slot count: 100; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2634 (Protocol): Get on protocol 2634 or the door stays shut; cs166652 (Build): Running build 166652; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which the game uses as standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. From the tags, this page also pulls its live player count, its queue and its world's creation time, and puts them at the top.
Where does Rust server appear in Boongarust lists?
On these Boongarust lists you will find Rust server: The busiest community servers in Rust. It appears on the server list when you filter by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
Server info
What's the physical location of Rust server?
No region is published by Rust server. Where a server says it is, that is what Boongarust shows. Where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 178.72.70.168:28015.
How often is Rust server online?
Rust server is up as you read this. It entered Boongarust's records on 10 October 2026.
What Rust version is Rust server using?
On Windows, Rust server runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652. You must match the protocol to join; Steam updates it automatically.
Wipe times
When does Rust server wipe?
Rust server's wipes are too few on record to show a rhythm. All Rust servers wipe at the force wipe, monthly. The next is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world you are on was made 4 days 22 hours.
Population
What's Rust server's rank among Rust servers?
In the top 26% of all ranked servers, Rust server is #5,805 on player hours over the last seven days.
What's the player count on Rust server?
Right now, 2 players are on Rust server, which has 100 slots. The average over the last seven days was 2 players, with a peak of 4. Over the last 48 hours, the busiest hour was 15:00 UTC, averaging 3 players.
Join the server
How do you connect to Rust server?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 178.72.70.168:28015. Or click Launch Rust here, which uses Steam to open the game and join.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.