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Rusty Bucket
Online 73.8.224.163:28015 checked 10m 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. 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
force wipes onlyNext wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 6d 18h.
The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 6d 18hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 34d 18hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 2 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Oct, 12:52 UTC26d ago | 2 | – | running | 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 15/700
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02MODPlayers 52/700
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03MODPlayers 7/1000
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04MODPlayers 40/1000
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05MODPlayers 79/1000
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06MODPlayers 145/1000
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Tags
Which lists and filters on Rust Tracker show Rusty Bucket?
Modded servers, tracked live — the Rust Tracker lists that include Rusty Bucket. On the server list, these filters bring it up: Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
How should you read the tags on Rusty Bucket?
Listed for the server browser to read, Rusty Bucket publishes these tags: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, standard mode; mp2 (Max players): 2 slots on this server; ts8 (Group limit): Team limit is 8, the game default; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): Network layer is RakNet, which is standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipe, on Facepunch's force wipe; ^o (Oxide): Plugin framework: 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 Rusty Bucket on wipe day?
At their busiest, recent wipes averaged 2 players. 2 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked.
Which wipe times are confirmed for Rusty Bucket?
Once a month is the wipe rate at Rusty Bucket, on the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe lands, its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes with it. 26 days 9 hours since this world was made. Its tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.
Location and Status
What is the uptime on Rusty Bucket, and is it online?
Tracking shows Rusty Bucket online as of now. Uptime stood at 85% for the last 7 full days, 143 of 168 hours online. Rust Tracker logged it first on 19 September 2026.
Which Rust version is confirmed on Rusty Bucket?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the build on Rusty Bucket; the platform is Windows. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
What location is Rusty Bucket hosted in?
No region is published by Rusty Bucket. Rust Tracker displays the location a server claims; it does not verify where the machine sits. You connect at 73.8.224.163:28015.
Player Count
How many players are on Rusty Bucket right now?
Slots 2; players on board 0: that is Rusty Bucket now. Over seven days: average 0, peak 2 players.
What rank does Rusty Bucket carry among Rust servers?
On player hours over seven days, Rusty Bucket ranks #8,869, inside the top 40% of all ranked servers.
Map and Rules
Which settings and rules are confirmed on Rusty Bucket?
Nothing in Rusty Bucket's name states a gather rate. The game's default applies: groups can have up to 8 players. survival is the game mode, gather, build, raid, as the game intends. Raiding and PvP are permitted between players. Plugins or settings change the game, and the server browser lists it under Modded. Plugins on it: Oxide. VAC is off, Valve's anti-cheat.
What map is Rusty Bucket on?
Generated by the game: the procedural map on Rusty Bucket.
How to Join
Which steps join Rusty Bucket?
To connect: start Rust, press F1, enter client.connect 73.8.224.163:28015 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 mp2,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp2
ts8
v2635
cs168909
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
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.