A Rust Server
Offline 185.179.202.196:28018 checked 23d 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 71% 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.
- wipe-day peak
- 0players, last three wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
6 OCT 2026Tue 6 Oct, 06:56 UTC23d ago |
0 | – | running | 0 |
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 A Rust Server, which rules and settings apply?
No gather rate appears in the name A Rust Server. The default group limit of 8 players applies. The server runs survival, gather, build and raid: the standard game. PvP and raiding are allowed. The server browser lists it under Modded; plugins or settings alter the game. Plugins in use: Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
What is the map on A Rust Server?
Generated by the game, the map is procedural on A Rust Server.
Lists and filters
Which lists and filters on Rust Server Index is A Rust Server filed under?
The Rust Server Index lists that include A Rust Server are Modded Rust servers, filed by play style. Filed under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Which tags are attached to A Rust Server, and what do they stand for?
The server's own tags are listed here, and the game's server browser reads them: A Rust Server gives gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, as standard; mp40 (Max players): The queue ceiling sits at 40; ts8 (Group limit): The team limit is 8, as in the standard game; v2634 (Protocol): Your client must run protocol 2634 to connect; cs166652 (Build): The game build here is 166652; ptrak (Networking): The standard RakNet layer carries the connection; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Plugins or changed settings put this under Modded. Current players, queue length and when the world was made appear in the tags, set out at the top of this page.
Wipe dates
How does a wipe day run on A Rust Server?
The average peak across its recent wipes is 0 players. 1 hours into the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak.
When does A Rust Server wipe?
A Rust Server's rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of its wipes are on record. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it. Its present world dates from 23 days 21 hours.
Players and ranking
How is A Rust Server ranked compared with the rest?
The seven-day player-hours ranking places A Rust Server at #15,949, among the top 71% of ranked servers.
How many players are on A Rust Server at the moment?
Filed under offline: A Rust Server, last seen 23 days 21 hours ago.
Server details
What version does A Rust Server use?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652, on Linux, is what A Rust Server runs. The protocol must match before you can join, and Steam takes care of updating it.
How reliable is A Rust Server, and is it online now?
As of now A Rust Server is offline, with its last appearance 23 days 21 hours ago. Uptime for the last 7 full days came to 0%, 0 hours out of 168. It was first recorded by Rust Server Index on 2 October 2026.
What is the location of A Rust Server?
A Rust Server gives no region at all. Rust Server Index takes the server's word for its location and does not look up the machine's position. You will reach it at 185.179.202.196:28018.
Connecting
What steps lead onto A Rust Server?
Enter client.connect 185.179.202.196:28018 in the console, opened with F1. Or join on this page with Launch Rust, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp40
ts8
v2634
cs166652
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.