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
188.17.174.123:28015
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 2132 places on last week. Top 60% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 188.17.174.123:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 15
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 1 Oct 2026, 14:47 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 1 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 settings does nameserver use?
No gather rate appears in the name of nameserver. Up to 8 players per group, the standard default. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid in the standard game. You can fight and raid other players. The server browser lists it under Community as a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Tags
What do nameserver's tags signify?
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; v2633 (Protocol): Get on protocol 2633 or the door stays shut; cs165217 (Build): Build 165217; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which the game uses as standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank are the tags nameserver puts out, and the game's server browser takes them in. 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.
Which Boongarust filters show nameserver?
On these Boongarust lists you will find nameserver: 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 2 weeks.
Server details
What's the location of nameserver?
From nameserver, there is no region. Where a server says it is, that is what Boongarust shows. Where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 188.17.174.123:28015.
How reliable is nameserver?
Last seen 7 days 3 hours ago, nameserver is offline at the moment. 0 hours out of 144 across the last 6 full days. 0% uptime. 1 October 2026 is when Boongarust first spotted it.
What Rust version is nameserver using?
On Windows, nameserver runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
How often does nameserver wipe?
With so few of nameserver's wipes on record, its rhythm is unclear. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server goes down for it, every month. 7 days 4 hours ago this server built its current world.
Player counts
Ranking wise, where does nameserver place?
Player hours over seven days put nameserver at #14,109, in the top 60% of all ranked servers.
Is nameserver busy?
nameserver last showed life 7 days 3 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 188.17.174.123:28015. 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?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.