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
217.44.52.41:28016
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
Up 379 places on last week. Top 71% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 217.44.52.41:28016
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 40
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 4 Sep 2026, 01:26 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 13 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 A Rust Server use?
There is no gather rate in the name of A Rust Server. It uses the default group size of 8 players. survival is the game mode, the default game of gathering, building and raiding. PvP and raiding are enabled. You see it under Community in the browser: it is a community server. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is running.
What's the map on A Rust Server?
A procedural map of 3,000 with seed 31833 is in use on A Rust Server, made by the game. The map is identical for the same size and seed, so RustMaps can show it from this page.
Tags
How should you read the tags on A Rust Server?
gmrust (Game mode): The usual Rust survival setup; mp40 (Max players): Room for 40; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: match it or you cannot join; cs164530 (Build): Game build is 164530; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): The region code is missing are the tags A Rust Server puts out, and the game's server browser takes them in. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all taken from the tags.
Where does A Rust Server appear in Boongarust lists?
The Boongarust lists that take A Rust Server are: The busiest community servers in Rust. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server info
What's the physical location of A Rust Server?
No region comes from A Rust Server. Where a server says it is, that is what Boongarust shows. Where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 217.44.52.41:28016.
How often is A Rust Server online?
Last seen 19 days 6 hours ago, A Rust Server is offline at the moment. 0 hours out of 168 across the last 7 full days. 0% uptime. The first record Boongarust has is 13 September 2026.
Which Rust build does A Rust Server have?
On Linux, A Rust Server runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe info
A Rust Server wipes on what schedule?
A Rust Server's wipes are too few on record to show a rhythm. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server goes down for it, every month. 33 days 21 hours ago this server built its current world.
Player counts
Where does A Rust Server sit in the rankings?
Ranked #15,471 on seven-day player hours, A Rust Server is in the top 71% overall.
What's the player count on A Rust Server?
Down right now: A Rust Server, last spotted 19 days 6 hours back.
How to join
How do you connect to A Rust Server?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 217.44.52.41:28016. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs164530,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.