The Ponderosa
Online 64.40.8.66:28019 checked 2h 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, measured since 17 Sep. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 OCT 2026Mon 5 Oct, 12:26 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.
Settings and map
What settings and rules does The Ponderosa run?
The name of The Ponderosa does not state a gather rate. The default group limit of 8 players applies. The server runs survival, gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat and raiding between players are possible. The server browser lists it under Modded; plugins or settings alter the game. Oxide plugins are run on it. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, turned on.
What is the map on The Ponderosa?
Size 5,800, seed 1: the game generates the procedural map on The Ponderosa. From this page you can view the map on RustMaps; the same size and seed give the same map. Filed under map name: Custom Map.
Tags and filters
Where does The Ponderosa appear among the Rust Server Index lists and filters?
These lists on Rust Server Index take The Ponderosa: Modded Rust servers, filed by play style. These filters on the server list bring it up: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
How should you read the tags listed for The Ponderosa?
These are the tags The Ponderosa publishes; the game's server browser reads this list: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, as standard; mp40 (Max players): Player cap: 40; ts8 (Group limit): The team limit is 8, as in the standard game; v2634 (Protocol): Your client must run protocol 2634 to connect; cs167781 (Build): Build on file: 167781; ptrak (Networking): The standard RakNet layer carries the connection; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^o (Oxide): Plugins run through Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): This one is Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. Current players, queue length and when the world was made appear in the tags, set out at the top of this page.
Wipes and resets
What should you expect on The Ponderosa when wipe day comes?
Its recent wipes averaged 0 players at peak. The latest wipe peaked 0 hours in.
When does The Ponderosa wipe?
The Ponderosa'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 7 hours.
Population
How is The Ponderosa ranked compared with the rest?
Filed under rankings: #15,323 for The Ponderosa on seven-day player hours, top 69% overall.
What does the player count on The Ponderosa look like?
The Ponderosa is currently showing 0 players on 40 slots. Averaged over the last seven days, the count is 0 players.
Server facts
What Rust version is The Ponderosa on?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781, on Linux, is what The Ponderosa runs. Steam keeps your game updated, but the protocol must match for you to join.
What is the uptime and current status of The Ponderosa?
You will find The Ponderosa online as of now. Its reported uptime gives the last restart as roughly 14 days 12 hours ago. It was up 168 of 168 hours across the last 7 full days, or 100% of the time. The earliest sighting at Rust Server Index is 13 September 2026.
How well does The Ponderosa perform?
The last 48 hours give an average of 29 server fps and a floor of 8. The entity count reached 66,080, covering buildings, deployables and all else in the world. Up to 8,833 MB of memory was in use. Lag, to players, is low fps and an entity count that climbs.
What is the location of The Ponderosa?
The Ponderosa gives no region at all. No lookup of the machine's position is made by Rust Server Index; it shows where the server says it is. You will reach it at 64.40.8.66:28019.
Connecting
How can you connect to The Ponderosa?
If you would rather use the console, press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 64.40.8.66:28019. 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 mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp40
ts8
v2634
cs167781
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.