RS-16961Community server
Rust START Server
Offline 212.22.93.98:28074 checked 15d 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 71% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 16h. The force wipe
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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.
Population
How many players are usually on Rust START Server?
Rust START Server is offline at this moment; the last signal was 15 days 23 hours ago.
Where does Rust START Server sit in the rankings?
The last seven days of player hours place Rust START Server at #16,961, in the top 71% of ranked servers.
Tags, lists, and filters
Where does Rust START Server show up in Top Rust Servers lists and filters?
These Top Rust Servers lists include Rust START Server: Best Rust community servers. These are the filters that bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
How should you read the tags on Rust START Server?
Published by Rust START Server for the game's server browser to read: gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival, as in Rust; mp100 (Max players): Player slots: 100; ts8 (Group limit): The team limit is 8, which is the game default; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633 is required to join; your game must be on the same version; cs163207 (Build): Running game build 163207; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe, coinciding with Facepunch's force wipe. At the top of this page you also see its players now, its queue, and the time its world was made, taken from the tags.
Rules, settings, and map
What map is used on Rust START Server?
Rust START Server runs a procedural map of size 3,000 with seed 1605290779, generated by the game. The map can be seen on RustMaps from this page, as identical size and seed yield the same map.
Which settings and rules apply on Rust START Server?
No gather rate is given in the name Rust START Server. Groups use the default maximum of 8 players. It runs survival, standard survival: gathering, building and raiding. Combat and raiding between players are allowed. The server browser shows it under Community. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Server info
What Rust version is Rust START Server on?
Rust START Server uses Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163207 with Windows as its system. The protocol must match for you to join; Steam will update your game.
What is the location of Rust START Server?
No region is published by Rust START Server. Top Rust Servers does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. It answers at 212.22.93.98:28074.
How reliable is Rust START Server?
The server Rust START Server is down at the moment, with its last appearance 15 days 23 hours ago. Across the last 7 full days, it was online for 0 of 168 hours, or 0%. The first time Top Rust Servers saw it was on 13 September 2026.
Wipe schedule
When does Rust START Server wipe?
From the force wipe, the next wipe for Rust START Server is projected. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC will be its next wipe, and it affects all Rust servers. The world it is running now dates from 36 days 17 hours ago. Its tags indicate wipes happen each month.
Connection
What is the process to join Rust START Server?
To connect manually, open the console with F1 and type client.connect 212.22.93.98:28074. Or click Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect directly.