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Statistical profileOnline

Staging Dev Server

104.28.230.248:28015 checked 19m ago

Release date
Next release
In five minutes (18:55 UTC)
Source
Live server queries
Server address
104.28.230.248:28015
First recorded
19 September 2026

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1. Main points

Players now

1/ 50

2% full

7-day average

1

peak 1

Rank

#7,879

top 36%

Last wipe

2h ago

no schedule published

Next wipe

–

no rhythm it keeps

Main points

  • There were 1 players on it, 2% of its 50 slots.
  • Over the last seven days it averaged 1 players, with a peak of 1.
  • It ranks #7,879 of all ranked servers, the top 36%, on player hours over the last seven days.
  • Its current map went up 2h ago.

2. Players

Figure 1: Players on Staging Dev Server

Players now and over time, UTC

No hourly history yet.

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Source: Live server queries, Rust Census

3. Server performance

Figure 2: Frame rate, entities and memory

From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag

This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.

Note

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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

4. Rank

Figure 3: Rank among all servers, daily

1 is best

RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k20 Sep27 Sep5 Oct12 Oct20 Oct27 Oct

Top 36% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Source: Live server queries, Rust Census

5. Wipe schedule

Patternno rhythm it keeps

Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

Usual gap

4.9 days

between real wipes

On rhythm

43%

of its recent wipes

Wipe-day peak

1

players, last three wipes

Crowd held

0%

else halves by day 1

Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe

Thu 22 OctSun 18 OctTue 13 Oct
00.250.50.751+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 2 hours in.

Source: Live server queries, Rust Census

6. Wipes

Table 1: Wipes, newest first

Every wipe seen on this server

WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Tue 27 Oct, 17:06 UTC2h ago – – running 1
Thu 22 Oct, 05:27 UTC5d ago 1 – – 0
Sun 18 Oct, 21:41 UTC8d ago 1 halved by day 1 3.3 days 1
Tue 13 Oct, 19:19 UTC13d ago 1 – 5.1 days 0
Mon 5 Oct, 11:06 UTC22d ago 1 halved by day 1 8.3 days 0
Sat 3 Oct, 20:51 UTC23d ago 1 – 1.6 days 0
Mon 28 Sep, 22:17 UTC28d ago 0 – 4.9 days 0
Fri 25 Sep, 21:37 UTC31d ago 0 – 3 days 0

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.

Source: Live server queries, Rust Census

7. Map

Figure 5: Map of Staging Dev Server

Custom map, no picture published

Table 2: The world

As the server publishes it

MapCustom Map
Size–
Seed–

8. Server characteristics

Table 3: Characteristics of Staging Dev Server

What the server publishes and what was recorded

Address104.28.230.248:28015
Region–
Max players50
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe27 Oct 2026, 17:06 UTC
Hostname–
First seen19 Sep 2026

9. Similar servers

Table 4: Servers like this one

The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes

ServerCharacteristicsPlayers
Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 501 on average802 / 850
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 347 on average57 / 250
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 342 on average118 / 250
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 314 on average459 / 525
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 281 on average282 / 350
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 258 on average214 / 300

10. Quick answers

From the figures on this page.

Wipe details

On what schedule are wipes carried out on Staging Dev Server?

No next wipe can be predicted for Staging Dev Server, which wipes at irregular times. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it. This world was generated 2 hours ago.

On Staging Dev Server, what happens on wipe day?

The average busiest point of its recent wipes drew 1 players. 2 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked. Half that peak was held until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. If not, it dropped below half by day 1.

Server record

Is Staging Dev Server up, and how well has it held up?

Staging Dev Server is online at the time of this release. 10 of 168 hours on across the last 7 full days gives an uptime of 6%. It was first seen by Rust Census on 19 September 2026.

In which location is Staging Dev Server based?

No region is published by Staging Dev Server. No lookup of where the machine stands is made by Rust Census; it shows where a server says it is. 104.28.230.248:28015 is its address.

What version of Rust has been recorded on Staging Dev Server?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 169353 on Windows is the version Staging Dev Server runs. The same protocol is required for your game to join, and Steam updates it for you.

Population

How many players does Staging Dev Server carry?

The present count is 1 players on Staging Dev Server, out of 50 slots. Averaged over seven days: 1 players, with a peak of 1. An average of 1 players was recorded at 17:00 UTC, the busiest hour of the last 48.

How does Staging Dev Server compare with other servers in the rankings?

The rank for Staging Dev Server is #7,879 on seven-day player hours, in the top 36% of ranked servers.

Tags, lists

Which Rust Census filters and lists cover Staging Dev Server?

These Rust Census lists include Staging Dev Server: Community servers. It appears under these filters 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.

Which meanings do the tags on Staging Dev Server carry?

Read by the game's server browser, Staging Dev Server publishes these tags: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard survival as Rust runs it; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default the game ships with; v2635 (Protocol): To connect, your game version must match protocol 2635; cs169353 (Build): The server runs game build 169353; ptrak (Networking): Networking is handled by RakNet, which the game uses by default; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set. At the top of this page you will find the tags for current players, queue and world creation time.

Settings and map

On Staging Dev Server, what rules and settings are in force?

No gather rate is given in the name of Staging Dev Server. The group cap stands at 8 players, the default for the game. It runs survival, the standard game: gather, build, raid. Combat between players and raiding are both permitted. Community is its section in the server browser. The server runs VAC, Valve's anti-cheat.

Join details

What is the way to join Staging Dev Server?

Enter client.connect 104.28.230.248:28015 in the console, opened with F1 after starting Rust; alternatively, Launch Rust on this page opens Rust through Steam and connects you.

11. Server tags

What each tag this server publishes means: a glossary.

Published asmp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs169353,ts8

Game

gmrustGame mode The game mode is standard survival as Rust runs it.
mp50Max players 50 slots are available.
ts8Group limit Teams are capped at 8, the default the game ships with.
v2635Protocol To connect, your game version must match protocol 2635.
cs169353Build The server runs game build 169353.
ptrakNetworking Networking is handled by RakNet, which the game uses by default.
$r?Region code A region code has not been set.

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.