Server profile
Rusty Bucket
Online, with 0 of 2 players on; ranked #8,831 of every public Rust server, the top 40%. It last wiped 26d ago.
Online 73.8.224.163:28015 checked 7m ago
The crowd
Players
Who is on it, hour by hour and day by day.
Source: every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Note: hourly average and peak, UTC.
Note: daily average and peak, UTC.
Under the hood
Server performance
Frames per second, entities and memory, asked of the server itself.
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.
The standings
Rank
Its place among every ranked server, day by day; 1 is best.
Note: Top 40% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
The wipe cycle
Wipe schedule
Force wipes only.
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 0h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 7d 0hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 35d 0hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipesPlayers each hour, from the hour of the wipe
Note: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 2 hours in.
The record
Wipes
Every wipe we saw, newest first.
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Oct, 12:52 UTC26d ago | 2 | – | running | 0 |
Note: 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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The short version
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Wipe days
What should you expect on wipe day at Rusty Bucket?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 2 players on average. The peak crowd on this wipe came 2 hours after it started.
On what schedule does Rusty Bucket wipe?
Each month Rusty Bucket wipes, and only with the force wipe. Its next wipe falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, the force wipe that applies to all Rust servers. 26 days 4 hours have passed since its current world was created. Its tags state a monthly wipe schedule.
Server details
Which Rust version is Rusty Bucket on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what Rusty Bucket runs. Joining needs your game on the same protocol, which Steam updates for you.
How reliable is Rusty Bucket, and is it up at the moment?
Right now Rusty Bucket is up and running. It spent 167 of the last 7 full days' 168 hours up, 99% of the time. The first record Rust Insights has of it is 19 September 2026.
What location is listed for Rusty Bucket?
A region is not published by Rusty Bucket. Rust Insights reports the location a server declares, not the physical place of the machine. 73.8.224.163:28015 is where it answers.
Tags
What is meant by each tag on Rusty Bucket?
The tags gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp2 (Max players): The slot count is 2; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: 8 per team at most; v2635 (Protocol): To join you need the same version; protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer, as it does by default; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): Facepunch's force wipe sets the rhythm: one wipe a month; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded is its listing, because plugins or settings change how the game plays are what Rusty Bucket publishes, and the server browser in the game reads them. You will find the present player count, the queue and the world's creation time among the tags, and they are displayed at the top of this page.
Which Rust Insights filters and lists feature Rusty Bucket?
Rusty Bucket appears among the following Rust Insights lists: Modded Rust servers, explained. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Player counts
How many players are on Rusty Bucket right now?
Rusty Bucket shows 0 players at the moment, against 2 slots. A weekly average of 0 players goes with a peak of 2.
Where does Rusty Bucket sit in the rankings?
The player-hours ranking for the last seven days puts Rusty Bucket at #8,831, among the top 40% of all ranked servers.
Settings and rules
What are the settings and rules for Rusty Bucket?
No gather rate appears in the name of Rusty Bucket. Groups can reach 8 players, which is the default in the game. You get survival as the game mode, the standard game: gather, build, raid. Fighting and raiding between players are allowed. The server browser lists it under Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. Plugins: Oxide run here. Anti-cheat: VAC, from Valve, is off.
What is the map on Rusty Bucket?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Rusty Bucket runs.
Join
What is the way to join Rusty Bucket?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 73.8.224.163:28015. You can skip the console by using Launch Rust here, which starts Rust through Steam and connects you.