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The Rust Bucket
173.237.43.23:20000 checked 6d ago
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1. Main points
Players now
0/ 5
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#15,351
top 69%
Last wipe
19d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
too few wipes seen yet
Main points
- The server is offline; at its last check there were 0 players on it, 0% of its 5 slots.
- It ranks #15,351 of all ranked servers, the top 69%, on player hours over the last seven days.
- Its current map went up 19d ago.
2. Players
Figure 1: Players on The Rust Bucket
Players now and over time, UTC
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily 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
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, measured since 4 Oct. 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
Top 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Source: Live server queries, Rust Census
5. Wipe schedule
Patterntoo few wipes seen yet
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. 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
Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 3, 0 hours in.
Source: Live server queries, Rust Census
6. Wipes
Table 1: Wipes, newest first
Every wipe seen on this server
| 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 |
Notes
- 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.
Source: Live server queries, Rust Census
7. Map
Figure 5: Map of The Rust Bucket
3000 · seed 42069
8. Server characteristics
Table 3: Characteristics of The Rust Bucket
What the server publishes and what was recorded
| 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 |
9. Similar servers
Table 4: Servers like this one
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes
| Server | Characteristics | Players |
|---|---|---|
| Rusty Moose |EU Mondays| | EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 542 on average | 147 / 250 |
| Rustoria.co - EU East Long | EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average | 125 / 200 |
| Rusty Moose |EU Main| | EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 291 on average | 14 / 250 |
| Rustoria.co - EU Main | EU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 283 on average | 17 / 250 |
| Rustafied.com - EU Friday | EU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 274 on average | 13 / 100 |
| Rustoria.co - EU East Medium | EU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 249 on average | 41 / 200 |
10. Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Wipe records
On what schedule are wipes carried out on The Rust Bucket?
With too few wipes of The Rust Bucket on record, its rhythm remains unclear. The monthly force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the next point at which every Rust server wipes. 19 days 4 hours have passed since this world was made.
On The Rust Bucket, what happens on wipe day?
The average busiest point of its recent wipes drew 3 players. On the latest wipe, 0 hours passed before the crowd peaked. Half that peak was held until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.
Server record
What does the record show for the uptime and current status of The Rust Bucket?
The Rust Bucket is offline at the time of this release; it was last seen 6 days 17 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was up 12 of them, or 7%. It was first seen by Rust Census on 4 October 2026.
Which location does The Rust Bucket run from?
No region is published by The Rust Bucket. No lookup of where the machine stands is made by Rust Census; it shows where a server says it is. 173.237.43.23:20000 is its address.
What version of Rust has been recorded on The Rust Bucket?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 on Linux is the version The Rust Bucket runs. To join, your game has to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Player figures
What population has been recorded on The Rust Bucket?
The Rust Bucket is offline at present; its last recording was 6 days 17 hours ago. This release gives a seven-day average of 0 players.
What position does The Rust Bucket hold in the server rankings?
For seven-day player hours, The Rust Bucket is ranked #15,351, placing it in the top 69% of all ranked servers.
Tag details
On Rust Census, which lists and filters carry The Rust Bucket?
Included in these Rust Census lists is The Rust Bucket: Community servers. Under these filters it comes up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
What is meant by each tag shown on The Rust Bucket?
gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard survival as Rust runs it; mp5 (Max players): The server holds 5 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: 8 to a team; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634 to join; cs167781 (Build): The server runs game build 167781; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set are the tags The Rust Bucket publishes, and the game's server browser reads them. Current players, queue length and world creation time are in the tags as well, and are shown at the top of this page.
Rules, map
Which map is in use on The Rust Bucket?
The Rust Bucket runs a procedural map of size 3,000 with seed 42069, generated by the game. Because one size and seed give one map, RustMaps can display it from this page.
What settings and rules have been listed for The Rust Bucket?
No gather rate is recorded for The Rust Bucket in its name. The group cap stands at 8 players, the default for the game. It runs survival, the standard game: gather, build, raid. Fighting other players and raiding are allowed. Community is its section in the server browser. The server runs VAC, Valve's anti-cheat.
How to join
What is the way to join The Rust Bucket?
You can open the console in Rust with F1 and enter client.connect 173.237.43.23:20000; or press Launch Rust and join on this page, and you are connected through Steam.
11. Server tags
What each tag this server publishes means: a glossary.
Published asmp5,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts8
Game
gmrust | Game mode The game mode is standard survival as Rust runs it. |
|---|---|
mp5 | Max players The server holds 5 slots. |
ts8 | Group limit This is the game default: 8 to a team. |
v2634 | Protocol Your game must run protocol 2634 to join. |
cs167781 | Build The server runs game build 167781. |
ptrak | Networking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard. |
$r? | Region code No region code is 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.