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
76.24.73.163:28015
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
Top 70% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 76.24.73.163:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 500
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 30 Sep 2026, 00:38 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 30 Sep 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 settings does Josh server use?
No gather rate appears in the name of Josh server. It uses the default group size of 8 players. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid in the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. 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 Josh server?
The map on Josh server is procedural, created by the game.
Server tags
What are the tags on Josh server for?
These tags come from Josh server and go straight into the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as Rust normally plays; mp500 (Max players): Room for 500; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: match it or you cannot join; cs165217 (Build): Running build 165217; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which the game uses as standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is missing. The tags carry its current players, its queue and its world's creation time, and this page puts them up top.
What Boongarust lists feature Josh server?
These Boongarust lists are a fit for Josh server: The busiest community servers in Rust. It appears on the server list when you filter by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server details
What's the location of Josh server?
No region comes from Josh server. What you see on Boongarust is where a server says it is, not where the machine is found to stand. You can reach it at 76.24.73.163:28015.
How often is Josh server online?
Josh server is down, with the last sighting 8 days 12 hours ago. Last 7 full days: 0% uptime, with 0 hours up out of 168. It entered Boongarust's records on 30 September 2026.
Which Rust build does Josh server have?
On Windows, Josh server runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe info
How often does Josh server wipe?
With so few of Josh server's wipes on record, its rhythm is unclear. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server goes down for it, every month. 8 days 12 hours ago this server built its current world.
Population
Where does Josh server sit in the rankings?
In the top 70% of all ranked servers, Josh server is #16,839 on player hours over the last seven days.
Is Josh server busy?
Offline. Josh server was last seen 8 days 12 hours ago.
How to join
How can you get into Josh server?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 76.24.73.163:28015. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.