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
197.88.237.5:28135
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 329 places on last week. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 197.88.237.5:28135
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 8
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 12 Sep 2026, 14:35 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.
Server rules
What settings does Braai Staging (Private) use?
There is no gather rate in the name of Braai Staging (Private). It uses the default group size of 8 players. It plays as survival, gather, build and raid in the standard game. PvP and raiding are enabled. The server browser lists it under Community as a community server. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is running.
What's the map on Braai Staging (Private)?
The map on Braai Staging (Private) is procedural, created by the game.
Tags
How should you read the tags on Braai Staging (Private)?
These tags come from Braai Staging (Private) and go straight into the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The usual Rust survival setup; mp8 (Max players): Room for 8; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: match it or you cannot join; cs164795 (Build): Build 164795; 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.
What Boongarust lists feature Braai Staging (Private)?
These Boongarust lists are a fit for Braai Staging (Private): 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 info
What's the physical location of Braai Staging (Private)?
No region comes from Braai Staging (Private). What you see on Boongarust is where a server says it is, not where the machine is found to stand. Connect at 197.88.237.5:28135.
How reliable is Braai Staging (Private)?
Braai Staging (Private) is down, with the last sighting 17 days 15 hours ago. 0 hours out of 168 across the last 7 full days. 0% uptime. 20 September 2026 is when Boongarust first spotted it.
Which Rust build does Braai Staging (Private) have?
On Windows, Braai Staging (Private) runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164795. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe info
Braai Staging (Private) wipes on what schedule?
The record holds too few of Braai Staging (Private)'s wipes to tell its rhythm. All Rust servers wipe at the force wipe, monthly. The next is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its world is 25 days 23 hours old.
Player counts
Where does Braai Staging (Private) sit in the rankings?
Ranked #15,463 on seven-day player hours, Braai Staging (Private) is in the top – overall.
How many players are on Braai Staging (Private)?
Down right now: Braai Staging (Private), last spotted 17 days 15 hours back.
How to join
What's the process to join Braai Staging (Private)?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 197.88.237.5:28135. 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 mp8,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs164795,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.