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The lab
Online 202.36.95.61:28015 checked 9m ago
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
daily · 1 is bestTop 40% 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 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 20:45 UTC FW26d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
| Mon 28 Sep, 21:00 UTC29d ago | 1 | held half | 3 days | 0 |
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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
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01MODPlayers 40/500
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02MODPlayers 125/100
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03MODPlayers 48/225
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04MODPlayers 18/700
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05MODPlayers 6/200
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06MODPlayers 7/1000
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Filters
Where does The lab appear in Rust Tracker lists and filters?
On Rust Tracker, The lab sits in these lists: Modded servers, tracked live. These filters surface it on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Which tags does The lab carry, and what do they mean?
Listed for the server browser to read, The lab publishes these tags: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard Rust plays; mp20 (Max players): Slots: 20; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8; this is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2635 to connect; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): Network layer is RakNet, which is standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework runs here: Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it is listed under Modded. The tags also hold the current player count, the queue and when the world was made; all appear at the top of this page.
Wipe Schedule
What happens on The lab on wipe day?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 1 players. 0 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked. Recent wipes kept the crowd above half the peak until the next wipe 100% of the time.
When does The lab wipe?
The lab's rhythm cannot be told yet: too few wipes on record. Track the force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server resets on that date. 26 days 6 hours since this world was made.
Location and Status
What is the uptime on The lab, and is it online?
The lab is up and online at this moment. By its own uptime figure, the last restart was roughly 34 hours ago. 100% uptime over the last 7 full days, with 168 of 168 hours up. Rust Tracker logged it first on 13 September 2026.
Which Rust version is confirmed on The lab?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux is what The lab runs. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Is The lab holding performance?
For the last 48 hours it averaged 138 server fps; the floor was 1. Buildings, deployables and the rest of the world took it to a maximum of 82,418 entities. It drew as much as 4,594 MB of memory. Players feel lag when fps drops and the entity count climbs.
Where does The lab sit?
Nothing on region from The lab; none is published. Rust Tracker displays the location a server claims; it does not verify where the machine sits. You connect at 202.36.95.61:28015.
Population
How many players are on The lab right now?
Tracking The lab: 0 of 20 slots filled. Peak of 2 in the last seven days, average 0 players. At 17:00 UTC it drew its highest average of the last 48 hours: 1 players.
Where does The lab sit in the server rankings?
Top 40% of all ranked servers, and #8,984 on seven-day player hours: The lab.
Settings
Which settings and rules are confirmed on The lab?
Nothing in The lab's name states a gather rate. Up to 8 players per group, the game's default. It runs survival, gather, build, raid, as the game intends. Players can raid and fight each other here. The server browser lists it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. The plugin count stands at Oxide. VAC is on, Valve's anti-cheat.
What map is The lab on?
The map on The lab is procedural, size 3,750, seed 822215108, generated by the game. Size and seed match, so the map is the same: view it on RustMaps from this page.
Connect
Which steps join The lab?
To connect: start Rust, press F1, enter client.connect 202.36.95.61:28015 in the console. Or use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and join.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp20,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp20
ts8
v2635
cs168909
ptrak
$r?
Mods and access
^o
^z
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.