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The Rust Bucket

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Evaluation 76 Bronze #4,761 on player hours
Players now
3/5
60% full
7-day average
1
peak 3
Rank
#4,761
top 21%
Wiped
49m
ago · 10 Oct, 00:49 UTC
Next wipe
–
too few wipes seen yet
Team limit
8
no published schedule

Evaluation

six readings of the figures on this page, 0 to 100 each
Population10Standing79Uptime92Performance100Wipe hold100Momentum–
Population1 of 5 on average 10
Standing#4,761 on player hours 79
Uptime44 of the last 48 hours 92
Performance188 server fps on average 100
Wipe hold100% of wipes kept half their crowd 100
Momentumno rank a week ago –

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
0123402:0011:0022:0007:0015:0000:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC. Busiest hour of the two days: 3 players.

Wipe record

2 on record
Next wipe

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

usual gap
4.1 days
between real wipes
wipe-day peak
3
players, last three wipes
crowd held
100%
of its cycles kept half the crowd

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

01234+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
DateTimePeakLasted
10 Oct Sat 00:49 3 before running
5 Oct Mon 21:50 3 –

Performance

010020030040002:0011:0022:0007:0015:0000:00

48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: a point a day, measured since 4 Oct. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

Rank history

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
12.5k5k7.5k10k4 Oct5 Oct6 Oct8 Oct9 Oct10 Oct

Top 21% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Intel

Map of The Rust Bucket
Map
Procedural Map
Size
3000
Seed
42069
Open on RustMaps
Address
173.237.43.23:20000
Region
–
Max players
5
Group limit
8, the default
Wipe schedule
–
Last wipe
10 Oct 2026, 00:49 UTC
Hostname
–
First seen
4 Oct 2026

Server tags

what each tag it publishes means · mp5,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167398,ts8
GamegmrustGame mode Standard Rust survival is the game mode.
mp5Max players Slot count: 5.
ts8Group limit Teams max out at 8, the game's default.
v2634Protocol Game protocol 2634 - same version required to connect.
cs167398Build Build 167398.
ptrakNetworking Network layer: RakNet, the game's default.
$r?Region code The region code is blank.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

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Briefing

quick answers, from the figures on this page
Population
01What is the rank position of The Rust Bucket?

The rank for The Rust Bucket is #4,761 on seven-day player hours, in the top 21% of ranked servers.

02How many players are on The Rust Bucket right now?

Right now, 3 players occupy the 5 slots on The Rust Bucket. Averaging 1 players over seven days, it peaked at 3. Between the last 48 hours, 02:00 UTC saw the highest average: 2 players.

Server details
03The Rust version for The Rust Bucket: what is it?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398 on Linux is what The Rust Bucket runs. To join, your game must share the protocol; Steam takes care of updating it.

04Performance of The Rust Bucket: is it smooth?

Server fps over the last 48 hours: 188 average, 132 lowest. 51,075 entities at peak, counting buildings and deployables. The maximum memory used was 2,304 MB. Players feel lag when fps drops and entities climb.

05Location of The Rust Bucket: where?

No region is published by The Rust Bucket. What Rust Server Now shows is a server's stated location, not where its machine is actually located. For this server, the address is 173.237.43.23:20000.

06How reliable is The Rust Bucket, and is it online?

Right now The Rust Bucket shows as online. About 28 hours ago was its last restart, based on reported uptime. 117 of 120 hours up in the last 5 full days; that is 98%. First seen by Rust Server Now on 4 October 2026.

Tags & Lists
07What is the meaning of each tag on The Rust Bucket?

gmrust (Game mode): Standard Rust survival is the game mode; mp5 (Max players): Slot count: 5; ts8 (Group limit): Teams max out at 8, the game's default; v2634 (Protocol): Game protocol 2634 - same version required to connect; cs167398 (Build): Build 167398; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the game's default; $r? (Region code): The region code is blank: that is the tag set The Rust Bucket 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.

08On which Rust Server Now lists does The Rust Bucket appear?

The Rust Bucket appears on the following Rust Server Now lists: Rust community servers, live. Under these filters, it appears on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours.

Wipe Info
09The Rust Bucket wipes on what schedule?

The record for The Rust Bucket holds too few wipes to reveal a rhythm. A monthly force wipe hits every Rust server; the next one is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. This world is 49 minutes old.

10What does The Rust Bucket look like on wipe day?

On average, 3 players was the busiest its recent wipes got. 0 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked. Until the next wipe, the crowd stayed above half that peak in 100% of its recent wipes.

Settings & Rules
11Map selection on The Rust Bucket: what is it?

For The Rust Bucket, the map is procedural at size 3,000 with seed 42069, generated by the game. The map is reproducible from its size and seed, and can be seen on RustMaps from this page.

12The rules and settings of The Rust Bucket: what are they?

You will not find a gather rate in the name The Rust Bucket. The game's default group limit of 8 players applies. This server runs survival, gather, build and raid in the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. You will find it listed under Community in the server browser; it is a community server. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.

Joining Steps
13To join The Rust Bucket, what must you do?

Press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 173.237.43.23:20000, or click Launch Rust here to open Rust via Steam and join.