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
51.89.195.13:26000
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
- 51.89.195.13:26000
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 10
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 4 Sep 2026, 08:23 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 are Area 51's rules and configuration?
There is no gather rate in the name of Area 51. It uses the default group size of 8 players. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid in the standard game. PvP and raiding are enabled. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. You find Oxide plugins in use. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is running.
What's the map on Area 51?
A procedural map is in use on Area 51, made by the game.
Server tags
How should you read the tags on Area 51?
The game's server browser reads the tags Area 51 publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): Unchanged vanilla survival; mp10 (Max players): Slot count: 10; ts8 (Group limit): The game default: 8 to a team; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: match it or you cannot join; cs163794 (Build): Game build is 163794; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network here, the game's usual choice; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank; ^o (Oxide): Plugin framework: Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded: plugins or settings change how it plays. The tags carry its current players, its queue and its world's creation time, and this page puts them up top.
Where does Area 51 appear in Boongarust lists?
On these Boongarust lists you will find Area 51: Top modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server info
What's the physical location of Area 51?
From Area 51, there is no region. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. Connect at 51.89.195.13:26000.
How reliable is Area 51?
Offline now, Area 51 was last seen 24 days 21 hours ago. 0 hours out of 168 across the last 7 full days. 0% uptime. It entered Boongarust's records on 13 September 2026.
What Rust version is Area 51 using?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794 on Linux: that is Area 51. You must match the protocol to join; Steam updates it automatically.
Wipe info
How often does Area 51 wipe?
With so few of Area 51's wipes on record, its rhythm is unclear. All Rust servers wipe at the force wipe, monthly. The next is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its world is 35 days old.
Player counts
Where does Area 51 sit in the rankings?
In the top – of all ranked servers, Area 51 is #15,049 on player hours over the last seven days.
Is Area 51 busy?
Offline. Area 51 was last seen 24 days 21 hours ago.
How to join
How do you connect to Area 51?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 51.89.195.13:26000. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmvanilla,cs163794,ts8,^o^z.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.