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
45.38.15.145:28015
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
Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 45.38.15.145:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 500
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 10 Sep 2026, 19:21 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 17 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 Staging use?
No gather rate appears in the name of Staging. The group limit is 8 players, as the game defaults. survival is the game mode, the default game of gathering, building and raiding. PvP and raiding are enabled. Listed under Community in the server browser, it is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
What's the map on Staging?
The map on Staging is procedural, created by the game.
Server tags
What do Staging's tags signify?
gmrust (Game mode): The usual Rust survival setup; mp500 (Max players): Slot count: 500; ts8 (Group limit): The game default: 8 to a team; v2633 (Protocol): Get on protocol 2633 or the door stays shut; cs164781 (Build): Running build 164781; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): No region code on record are the tags Staging puts out, and the game's server browser takes them in. The tags carry its current players, its queue and its world's creation time, and this page puts them up top.
Where does Staging appear in Boongarust lists?
The Boongarust lists that take Staging are: The busiest community servers in Rust. It appears on the server list when you filter by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server details
What's the physical location of Staging?
No region comes from Staging. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. You can reach it at 45.38.15.145:28015.
What's the uptime like on Staging?
Last seen 20 days ago, Staging is offline at the moment. 0 hours out of 168 across the last 7 full days. 0% uptime. It entered Boongarust's records on 17 September 2026.
Which Rust build does Staging have?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164781 on Windows: that is Staging. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe times
How often does Staging wipe?
The record holds too few of Staging's wipes to tell its rhythm. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world you are on was made 27 days 12 hours.
Player counts
Ranking wise, where does Staging place?
In the top – of all ranked servers, Staging is #13,269 on player hours over the last seven days.
Is Staging busy?
Staging last showed life 20 days ago; it is offline now.
How to join
How do you connect to Staging?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 45.38.15.145:28015. Or click Launch Rust here, which uses Steam to open the game and join.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs164781,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.