The server's own banner, as it publishes it
Exhibit no. 16,408Acc. 2026.16408
Rat's Nest
Rust server, EU · in the archive since 13 September 2026
Offline EU 156.236.84.193:28050 checked 28d ago
The timeline
Wipes
Every wipe on record as a dated marker, the force wipes among them, and the wipes expected next. Newest first in the record below.
The record of each wipe
No wipe seen yet.
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.
The rhythm
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Saturday 31 October, 23:22 UTC, in 2d 6h. Weekly: 7 days after its last wipe
The record
Population, performance and rank
Kept in folders: players every five minutes, every hour and every day; the server answering for itself; its rank among every server ranked.
Players
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 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 69% of all ranked servers, top 85% in EU. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Related exhibits
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Visitors' questions about this exhibit
Quick answers
Answered from the figures on this page.
Tags, lists
What do the server tags on Rat's Nest mean?
These tags from Rat's Nest, read by the game's server browser, are: gmrust (Game mode): This server runs standard Rust survival; mp100 (Max players): Slot count: 100; ts10 (Group limit): The team cap is 10; v2633 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2633 to join; cs165217 (Build): The game build is 165217; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): The server has no region code; ^w (Weekly): Wipes fall every week; ^z (Modded): Under Modded: the game is changed by plugins or settings; ^y (Carbon): Plugins run through Carbon here; EU (Europe): The server browser lists it under Europe. Shown at the top of this page are the current players, the queue and the world's age, also taken from the tags.
Which Rust Server History lists and filters include Rat's Nest?
These Rust Server History lists include Rat's Nest: European Rust servers and Modded Rust servers: the record. These filters on the server list bring it up: Region: Europe; Type: Modded; Server tag: Weekly ^w, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Weekly.
The record
Which version of Rust does Rat's Nest run?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 is the build Rat's Nest runs, on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam keeps it updated for you.
Is Rat's Nest online, and how reliable is it?
Rat's Nest was last seen 28 days 2 hours ago and is offline right now. 0 of 168 hours, or 0% of the time, over the last 7 full days. 13 September 2026 is when Rust Server History first saw it.
Where is Rat's Nest located?
The EU tag is how Rat's Nest lists itself in Europe. Rust Server History does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You will find it at 156.236.84.193:28050.
Wipe record
What is the wipe schedule on Rat's Nest?
Drawn from weekly: 7 days after its last wipe, Rat's Nest's next wipe is an estimate. Due on Saturday 31 October at 23:22 UTC is its next wipe. The world it runs now dates from 46 days 17 hours ago. The tags list a weekly wipe schedule.
Player counts
How does Rat's Nest rank against other Rust servers?
Rat's Nest ranks #16,408 on seven-day player hours: top 69% overall and #2,525 in Europe.
How busy is Rat's Nest?
The last sighting of Rat's Nest in the live count was 28 days 2 hours ago; it is offline now.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on Rat's Nest?
No gather rate is stated in the name of Rat's Nest. No group may exceed 10 players. Recorded as survival, with this note: the usual game, with gathering, building and raiding. You may fight and raid other players. The server browser lists it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Plugins in use: Carbon. VAC from Valve is switched on.
Which map does Rat's Nest run?
Generated by the game at size 6,000 with seed 2147483647, the map on Rat's Nest is procedural. From this page you can view the map on RustMaps: the same size and seed give the same map.
Joining the server
How do I join Rat's Nest?
Entering client.connect 156.236.84.193:28050 in the console (F1) connects you to this server. The Launch Rust button on this page does the same: it opens the game via Steam and connects on your behalf.
The label explained
Server tags
What each tag this server publishes means.
Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^z,^y,^w,EU,gmrust,cs165217,ts10
Game
gmrust
mp100
ts10
v2633
cs165217
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^w
Mods and access
^z
^y
Region
EU
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.