The Rust Bucket
Offline 173.237.43.23:20000 checked 6d ago
Server instruments
no direct query in 48 hoursPlayers now
0% full 7-day avgServer fps
no direct query answered in 48 hoursEntities
no direct query answered in 48 hoursUptime
no direct query answered in 48 hoursPlayers
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 4 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
too few wipes seen yetNot enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 3, 0 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10 Oct, 00:49 UTC19d ago | 3 | – | running | 3 |
| Mon 5 Oct, 21:50 UTC23d ago | 3 | held half | 4.1 days | 3 |
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.
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Quick answers
from the figures on this pageReset cycle
What happens on The Rust Bucket when wipe day comes?
The busiest point of its recent wipes drew 3 players on average. After the latest wipe, numbers topped out at 0 hours. Until the next wipe, the crowd stayed above half that peak in 100% of its recent wipes.
How often does The Rust Bucket wipe, and when?
To tell the rhythm of The Rust Bucket, too few of its wipes are on record. The next monthly force wipe, when every Rust server wipes, falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world it runs now was made 19 days 7 hours ago.
Tags
Which tags does The Rust Bucket carry, and what do they mean?
Check: tags. The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Survival, as standard Rust plays it; mp5 (Max players): Slots: 5; ts8 (Group limit): Team cap of 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: join only on the same game version; cs167781 (Build): The server runs game build 167781; ptrak (Networking): This is RakNet, Rust's usual network layer; $r? (Region code): Region code: none set from The Rust Bucket. Players now, queue and world creation time sit in the tags as well, and appear at the top of this page.
Where does The Rust Bucket appear in Rust Metrics lists and filters?
These Rust Metrics lists carry The Rust Bucket: Rust community servers: live readings. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Occupancy
Where does The Rust Bucket sit in the rankings?
Ranking for The Rust Bucket: #15,339 on seven-day player hours, top 69% of all ranked servers.
What is the population on The Rust Bucket?
Reading for The Rust Bucket: offline at this moment; last seen 6 days 20 hours ago. Check: player average. 0 over the last seven days.
Server details
Where does The Rust Bucket sit?
Reading: location. The Rust Bucket gives no region. Where the machine stands is not checked here; Rust Metrics shows where the server says it is. Check: address. It reads 173.237.43.23:20000.
What Rust version is The Rust Bucket on?
Reading: The Rust Bucket, Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781, Linux. Check: protocol. To join, your game must match; Steam handles the update.
Is The Rust Bucket up, and how often does it stay up?
Check: connection. The Rust Bucket is offline at this moment. Last contact was 6 days 20 hours ago. Reading: 7% uptime over the last 7 full days. It was up 12 of 168 hours. Check: first contact. Rust Metrics logged it on 4 October 2026.
Settings and map
What settings and rules apply on The Rust Bucket?
Check: gather rate. The name The Rust Bucket does not state one. No limit is set beyond the default. Groups take up to 8 players. Mode check gives survival; the normal game: build, gather, raid. Check: PvP. Fighting and raiding between players are allowed. The server browser lists it under Community. Anti-cheat reading: VAC on, Valve's system.
What map is The Rust Bucket on?
Size 3,000 and seed 42069: the game generates the procedural map on The Rust Bucket from them. Check: map view. Size and seed match, so the map is the same; view it on RustMaps from this page.
How to join
How can you get onto The Rust Bucket?
To join: start Rust, press F1 and type client.connect 173.237.43.23:20000. Or press Launch Rust here and Steam opens the game and connects you.