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
178.78.49.17:28015
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 5501 places on last week. Top 61% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 178.78.49.17:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 1
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 12 Sep 2026, 20:09 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 16 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 are rustserver's rules and configuration?
No gather rate appears in the name of rustserver. Up to 8 players per group, the standard default. It plays as survival, gather, build and raid in the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it under Community as a community server. The server has VAC on.
What's the map on rustserver?
A procedural map is in use on rustserver, made by the game.
Server tags
What are the tags on rustserver for?
The game's server browser reads the tags rustserver publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The usual Rust survival setup; mp1 (Max players): Room for 1; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Get on protocol 2633 or the door stays shut; cs165217 (Build): Running build 165217; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. The tags carry its current players, its queue and its world's creation time, and this page puts them up top.
Where does rustserver appear in Boongarust lists?
On these Boongarust lists you will find rustserver: The busiest community servers in Rust. It appears on the server list when you filter by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server details
Where can you find rustserver?
No region comes from rustserver. Where a server says it is, that is what Boongarust shows. Where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 178.78.49.17:28015.
How often is rustserver online?
Last seen 9 days 3 hours ago, rustserver is offline at the moment. 0 hours out of 168 across the last 7 full days. 0% uptime. The first record Boongarust has is 16 September 2026.
Which Rust build does rustserver have?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Windows: that is rustserver. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe info
How often does rustserver wipe?
The record holds too few of rustserver's wipes to tell its rhythm. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its world is 25 days 5 hours old.
Player counts
Ranking wise, where does rustserver place?
In the top 61% of all ranked servers, rustserver is #14,546 on player hours over the last seven days.
Is rustserver busy?
Offline. rustserver was last seen 9 days 3 hours ago.
Join the server
How do you connect to rustserver?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 178.78.49.17:28015. Or click Launch Rust here, which uses Steam to open the game and join.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.