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
89.180.237.33:28015
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 57% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 89.180.237.33:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 20
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 7 Oct 2026, 03:09 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 7 Oct 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 Nova use?
There is no gather rate in the name of Nova. It uses the default group size of 8 players. It plays as survival, the default game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it under Community as a community server. The server has VAC off.
What's the map on Nova?
The map on Nova is procedural, created by the game.
Tags
How should you read the tags on Nova?
These tags come from Nova and go straight into the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The usual Rust survival setup; mp20 (Max players): Slot count: 20; ts8 (Group limit): The game default: 8 to a team; v2634 (Protocol): Get on protocol 2634 or the door stays shut; cs166652 (Build): Build 166652; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. From the tags, this page also pulls its live player count, its queue and its world's creation time, and puts them at the top.
What Boongarust lists feature Nova?
These Boongarust lists are a fit for Nova: 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 details
What's the physical location of Nova?
No region comes from Nova. Where a server says it is, that is what Boongarust shows. Where the machine actually stands is not looked up. You can reach it at 89.180.237.33:28015.
What's the uptime like on Nova?
Offline now, Nova was last seen 36 hours ago. Out of 24 hours in the last 1 full day, it was up 0. That is 0%. It entered Boongarust's records on 7 October 2026.
Which Rust build does Nova have?
On Linux, Nova runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe info
How does Nova handle wipe day?
Across recent wipes, the average peak was 1 players. 0 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak.
Nova wipes on what schedule?
With so few of Nova'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 2 days 2 hours old.
Player counts
What's Nova's rank among Rust servers?
In the top 57% of all ranked servers, Nova is #13,169 on player hours over the last seven days.
What's the player count on Nova?
Nova last showed life 36 hours ago; it is offline now. The average over the last seven days was 0 players, with a peak of 1. The busiest time in the last 48 hours was 17:00 UTC, with an average of 1 players.
How to join
How can you get into Nova?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 89.180.237.33:28015. 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 mp20,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.