Public Dev Server
Offline 2.31.5.191:28015 checked 26d 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 69% 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, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 OCT 2026Fri 2 Oct, 09:14 UTC26d 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
Where can you read the rules and settings that apply on Public Dev Server?
The name of Public Dev Server does not state a gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. Filed under survival, gather, build and raid: the standard game. Fighting and raiding other players is permitted. The server browser lists it under Modded; plugins or settings alter the game. Filed under plugins: Carbon. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Which map is in use on Public Dev Server?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Public Dev Server runs.
Lists and filters
Which lists and filters on Rust Server Index is Public Dev Server filed under?
These lists on Rust Server Index take Public Dev Server: Modded Rust servers, filed by play style. These filters on the server list bring it up: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
What is meant by the tags on Public Dev Server?
Filed under these tags, as published by Public Dev Server and read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp50 (Max players): Player cap: 50; ts8 (Group limit): The team limit is 8, as in the standard game; v2634 (Protocol): The protocol is 2634; older or newer clients cannot join; cs166586 (Build): It runs build 166586; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's default layer; $r? (Region code): A region code is absent; ^z (Modded): Plugins or changed settings put this under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Plugins run through Carbon. Current players, queue length and when the world was made appear in the tags, set out at the top of this page.
Wipe schedule
How does a wipe day run on Public Dev Server?
Its recent wipes averaged 0 players at peak. The latest wipe peaked 0 hours in.
Which wipe timetable does Public Dev Server follow?
The record holds too few of Public Dev Server's wipes to tell its rhythm. The monthly force wipe reaches every Rust server, and the next one falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world it runs now was made 26 days 9 hours.
Population
How is Public Dev Server ranked compared with the rest?
Filed under rankings: #15,915 for Public Dev Server on seven-day player hours, top 69% overall.
Is Public Dev Server quiet or crowded?
At present Public Dev Server is offline; its last sighting was 26 days 8 hours ago.
Operator and status
Which Rust build is Public Dev Server running?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166586 on Linux is what you will find on Public Dev Server. To join you need the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
How reliable is Public Dev Server, and is it online now?
Last seen 26 days 8 hours ago, Public Dev Server is offline right now. It was up 0 of 168 hours across the last 7 full days, or 0% of the time. On 2 October 2026 it was first seen by Rust Server Index.
Which region is Public Dev Server in?
No region is published by Public Dev Server. Rust Server Index takes the server's word for its location and does not look up the machine's position. You will reach it at 2.31.5.191:28015.
Joining the server
How can you connect to Public Dev Server?
Two ways in. Type client.connect 2.31.5.191:28015 into the Rust console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust and join on this page, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166586,ts8,^z,^y
Game
gmrust
mp50
ts8
v2634
cs166586
ptrak
$r?
Mods and access
^z
^y
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.