local
Offline 173.49.166.116:28015 checked 18h ago
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 24% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
- usual gap
- 0.8 daysbetween real wipes
- wipe-day peak
- 1players, last three wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
22 OCT 2026Thu 22 Oct, 01:49 UTC6d ago |
1 | – | running | 1 |
21 OCT 2026Wed 21 Oct, 06:05 UTC7d ago |
1 | – | 0.8 days | 1 |
Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Map and rules
On local, which rules and settings apply?
The name of local does not state a gather rate. 8 players per group is the default limit. Filed under survival, building, gathering and raiding in the standard game. PvP and raiding are allowed. The server browser lists it under Modded; plugins or settings alter the game. Oxide plugins are run on it. VAC is off: Valve's anti-cheat is disabled.
Which map is in use on local?
local runs a procedural map, which the game generates.
Lists and filters
On Rust Server Index, which lists and filters carry local?
The Rust Server Index lists that include local are Modded Rust servers, filed by play style. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
What is meant by the tags on local?
The server's own tags are listed here, and the game's server browser reads them: local gives gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, as standard; mp10 (Max players): 10 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; older or newer clients cannot join; cs168909 (Build): The game build here is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, as standard for Rust; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^o (Oxide): Oxide, also known as uMod, provides the plugin framework; ^z (Modded): Modded: the game is changed by plugins or settings. See also the top of this page, where the tags carry the current players, the queue and the time the world was made.
Wipe schedule
What should you expect on local when wipe day comes?
The average peak across its recent wipes is 1 players. The latest wipe peaked 1 hours in.
When does local wipe?
local's rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of its wipes are on record. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it. The world it runs now was made 6 days 23 hours.
Players and ranking
How is local ranked compared with the rest?
Filed under rankings: #5,359 for local on seven-day player hours, top 24% overall.
What does the player count on local look like?
The last check found local offline, last seen 18 hours ago. Averaged across seven days: 1 players, peaking at 1. Filed under busiest hour: 04:00 UTC in the last 48 hours, averaging 1 players.
Server facts
Which Rust build is local running?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what you will find on local. The protocol must match before you can join, and Steam takes care of updating it.
How reliable is local, and is it online now?
The server is down at this moment; the last sighting of local was 18 hours ago. It was up 46 of 168 hours across the last 7 full days, or 27% of the time. It was first recorded by Rust Server Index on 18 October 2026.
Where in the world is local hosted?
local gives no region at all. What Rust Server Index shows is the stated location, not the machine's actual position, which it does not look up. You will reach it at 173.49.166.116:28015.
How to join
What steps lead onto local?
If you would rather use the console, press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 173.49.166.116:28015. You can also choose Launch Rust and join here; that opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp10
ts8
v2635
cs168909
ptrak
$r?
Mods and access
^o
^z
Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.