ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA · Live players

Evaluation

six readings of the figures on this page, 0 to 100 each

Population5 of 50 on average		10
Standing#1,647 on player hours		93
Uptime46 of the last 48 hours		96
Performance59 server fps on average		98
Wipe hold100% of wipes kept half their crowd		100
Momentumup 209 places this week		56

The score is the average of the readings that have figures. Population is the seven-day average against the slots; standing is how near the top of the rank it is; uptime the hours of the last 48 on the list; performance its server fps, 60 or more counting as full; wipe hold the share of its recent wipes that kept half their crowd; momentum its rank against a week ago, 50 for no change. The tier is the rank alone: Titanium is the top 10, Master the top 50, Diamond 150, Platinum 400, Gold 1,000, Silver 2,500.

Population

AveragePeak

Hourly average and peak, UTC. Busiest hour of the two days: 13 players.

Wipe record

2 on record

Next wipe

Thursday 5 November19:00 UTC · in 26d 12h

The force wipe · high confidence

usual gap: 5.3 days
wipe-day peak: 15
crowd held: 100%

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Wed 7 OctThu 1 Oct

Date	Time	Peak	Lasted
7 Oct	Wed 01:11	13	running
1 Oct FW	Thu 18:00	17	5.3 days

Performance

48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: a point a day, measured since 17 Sep. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

Rank history

daily · 1 is best

RankRank in region

Top 7% of all ranked servers, top 3% in AF. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Intel

Map: Procedural Map
Size: 4000
Seed: 1179895132

Open on RustMaps

Address: 165.255.244.254:28015
Region: AF
Max players: 50
Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: monthly
Last wipe: 1 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC
Hostname: –
First seen: 13 Sep 2026

In its own words

This is a server for our playgroup and friends to join in have some fun from the normal rust crazyness. PLEASE lets try and NOT offline raid. We want to enjoy the game. However we would love people to join in! Admins do play however no 'unfair advantages' will be given. We are here to have fun! Monthly Wipe. Map and blueprint wipe on first Thursday of every month. Next Wipe: 5th March 2026 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/MxYDWx7Ns5

Server tags

what each tag it publishes means · mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^v,AF,gmvanilla,cs167398,ts8

Game	`gmvanilla`	Game mode Survival in vanilla form.
	`mp50`	Max players Slot count: 50.
	`ts8`	Group limit Team cap 8, which is the game default.
	`v2634`	Protocol Your game must run protocol 2634.
	`cs167398`	Build Game build: 167398.
	`ptrak`	Networking The network layer is RakNet, standard for Rust.
	`$r?`	Region code The region code is blank.
Wipe schedule	`^m`	Monthly Monthly wipes, timed to Facepunch's force wipe.
Difficulty	`^v`	Vanilla No altered rates, kits or rules - exactly what Facepunch ships.
Region	`AF`	Africa Africa is the browser listing for this server.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

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Briefing

quick answers, from the figures on this page

Population

01Ranking of ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA among Rust servers: what is it?

The seven-day player-hour rank for ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA is #1,647, top 7% of all ranked servers and #1 in Africa.

02What is the player count on ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA?

2 of 50 slots are filled on ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA at this moment. Averaging 5 players over seven days, it peaked at 20. Its busiest point in the last 48 hours was 19:00 UTC, averaging 10 players.

Server details

03The Rust version for ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA: what is it?

The Rust build on ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA is network protocol 2634 and build 167398, on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.

04Is the performance on ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA good?

For the last 48 hours, average server fps was 59, with a minimum of 14. 110,620 entities at peak, counting buildings and deployables. The maximum memory used was 2,872 MB. Players feel lag when fps drops and entities climb.

05Where can you find ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA physically?

ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA declares Africa as its location via the AF tag. What Rust Server Now shows is a server's stated location, not where its machine is actually located. You reach it at 165.255.244.254:28015.

06Uptime and current status of ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA: what are they?

ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA reports online at this moment. About 3 hours ago was its last restart, based on reported uptime. It was up 94% of the time over the last 7 full days: 158 of 168 hours. First seen by Rust Server Now on 13 September 2026.

Tags & Lists

07What is the meaning of each tag on ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA?

gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp50 (Max players): Slot count: 50; ts8 (Group limit): Team cap 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634; cs167398 (Build): Game build: 167398; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for Rust; $r? (Region code): The region code is blank; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, timed to Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): No altered rates, kits or rules - exactly what Facepunch ships; AF (Africa): Africa is the browser listing for this server: that is the tag set ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA publishes for the game's server browser. The tags also carry its live players, its queue and its world creation time, and those appear at the top of this page.

08Where does ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA show up in Rust Server Now lists and filters?

These Rust Server Now lists include ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA: Rust community servers, live and Vanilla Rust servers, ranked live. It appears on the server list when you apply these filters: Region: Africa; Type: Vanilla, Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Vanilla ^v; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Wipe Schedule

09ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA wipes on what schedule?

The only wipe for ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA is the monthly force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives as its next wipe, wiping every Rust server. It has been running its current world for 8 days 12 hours. Its tags advertise a monthly wipe schedule.

10What happens on wipe day for ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA?

On average, 15 players was the busiest its recent wipes got. 17 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked. Half that peak was held until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.

Server Rules

11What map is running on ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA?

For ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA, the map is procedural at size 4,000 with seed 1179895132, generated by the game. You can look at the map on RustMaps from this page: identical size and seed reproduce it.

12The rules and settings of ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA: what are they?

The name ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA does not state a gather rate. 8 players per group is the default and the limit here. This server runs survival, gather, build and raid in the standard game. PvP and raiding are enabled. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. Its self-description is vanilla: no altered rates, kits or rules - exactly what Facepunch ships. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.

Join Info

13Joining ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA: what are the steps?

To connect, open Rust, press F1, and enter client.connect 165.255.244.254:28015. You can also click Launch Rust here to open the game via Steam and join.