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
208.88.69.27:38740
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 70% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 208.88.69.27:38740
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 1
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 6 Oct 2026, 06:41 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.
Map and rules
What are islands-boot's rules and configuration?
The name of islands-boot does not include a gather rate. Up to 8 players per group, the standard default. It plays as survival, gather, build and raid in the standard game. PvP and raiding are enabled. Listed under Community in the server browser, it is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Server tags
How should you read the tags on islands-boot?
gmrust (Game mode): Survival as Rust normally plays; mp1 (Max players): Slot count: 1; ts8 (Group limit): The game default: 8 to a team; v2634 (Protocol): Your game version must equal protocol 2634 to get in; cs166494 (Build): Running build 166494; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which the game uses as standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is missing are the tags islands-boot puts out, and the game's server browser takes them in. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all taken from the tags.
Where does islands-boot appear in Boongarust lists?
On these Boongarust lists you will find islands-boot: 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 3 days.
Server info
What's the physical location of islands-boot?
No region is published by islands-boot. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. You can reach it at 208.88.69.27:38740.
What's the uptime like on islands-boot?
Last seen 2 days 4 hours ago, islands-boot is offline at the moment. 0% uptime across the last 1 full day: 0 hours out of 24 on. The first record Boongarust has is 6 October 2026.
What Rust version is islands-boot using?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494 on Linux: that is islands-boot. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe info
When does islands-boot wipe?
islands-boot's wipes are too few on record to show a 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 2 days 4 hours old.
Player counts
Where does islands-boot sit in the rankings?
Player hours over seven days put islands-boot at #16,557, in the top 70% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on islands-boot?
Down right now: islands-boot, last spotted 2 days 4 hours back. It averaged 0 players over the last seven days.
How to join
What's the process to join islands-boot?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 208.88.69.27:38740. 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 mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166494,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.