The count
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Rust for Life
Key points
- 1 of 100 players are on now, 1% full.
- Over the last seven days it averages 0 players, with a peak of 1.
- It ranks #8,652, the top 39% of all ranked servers, and #2151 in EU.
- The current map has been up 15d 2h, since Monday 12 October, 18:27 UTC, on a biweekly schedule.
- The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, in 8d 21h, with the force wipe.
Live coverage
newest first · every post is a reading of this serverEmbedded chart
Players on Rust for Life
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Embedded chart
How the server is running
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.
Embedded chart
Rank #8,652 today
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 39% of all ranked servers, top 74% in EU. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Coming up · wipe schedule
Next wipe in 8d 21h
from its schedule tag
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 21h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 8d 21hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 12d 21hMon 9 Nov, 18:27 UTC
- 26d 21hMon 23 Nov, 18:27 UTC
- 36d 21hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW
- 40d 21hMon 7 Dec, 18:27 UTC
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 19 hours in.
Wipes
newest firstThe current map
Wipe peaks at 1 player
Monday 12 October 2026, 18:27 UTC
- Peak
- 1
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- running
- Players before
- 0
Wipe
Wipe peaks at 1 player
Friday 2 October 2026, 12:25 UTC
- Peak
- 1
- Crowd
- held half
- Lasted
- 10.3 days
- Players before
- 0
Force wipe
Force wipe peaks at 1 player
Thursday 1 October 2026, 23:27 UTC FW
- Peak
- 1
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- 0.5 days
- Players before
- 0
Wipe
Wipe peaks at 0 players
Tuesday 22 September 2026, 11:15 UTC
- Peak
- 0
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- 9.5 days
- Players before
- 0
Wipe
Wipe peaks at 0 players
Friday 18 September 2026, 14:37 UTC
- Peak
- 0
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- 3.9 days
- Players before
- 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.
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What happens on wipe day at Rust for Life?
Recent wipes on this server averaged a peak of 1 players at their busiest. Peak population on the latest wipe came 19 hours after it. In 100% of recent wipes, population held above half the peak right through to the next wipe.
How often does Rust for Life wipe, and at what times?
The prediction for Rust for Life follows its tag, since the record holds too few wipes to confirm the schedule. Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC brings the force wipe, its next wipe and one that hits every Rust server. The world you are playing on was built 15 days 2 hours. Its tags set out a wipe schedule of every two weeks.
Tags and categories
Where does Rust for Life appear in Rust Live Stats lists and filters?
On Rust Live Stats, Rust for Life is listed under EU Rust servers, live and Modded Rust servers live now. Under the filters Region: Europe; Type: Vanilla and Modded; Server tag: Biweekly ^b, Vanilla ^v, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Every two weeks it appears on the server list.
What do the tags listed for Rust for Life signify?
gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp100 (Max players): Slots: 100; ts8 (Group limit): Team cap: 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): The server runs protocol 2635, so match that version to join; cs168909 (Build): Build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet, the game's usual network layer, carries this server; $r? (Region code): No region code is set here; ^b (Biweekly): It wipes once every fortnight; ^v (Vanilla): It runs the game as Facepunch ships it: rates, kits and rules unchanged; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings changes put this under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Plugin framework: Carbon; EU (Europe): In the server browser it sits under Europe: that is the tag list Rust for Life publishes for the game's server browser. Also in the tags: players on now, the queue, and when the world was made. You will find them at the top of this page.
Player counts
How full is Rust for Life at the moment?
1 of Rust for Life's 100 slots are filled right now. Peak over the past week: 1. Average: 0 players. The busiest hour in the past 48 was 15:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
What position does Rust for Life hold among Rust servers?
Seven-day player hours place Rust for Life at #8,652 overall, in the top 39% of ranked servers and #2,151 in Europe.
Map and rules
What settings and rules does Rust for Life run?
The name Rust for Life carries no gather rate. Eight players per group, which is the game's default. survival applies here, the standard game: gather, build, raid. You can raid and fight other players. Plugins or settings change the game, and the browser lists it as Modded. The plugin load is Carbon. Its self-description is vanilla: it runs the game as Facepunch ships it: rates, kits and rules unchanged. Anti-cheat: VAC from Valve is enabled.
Which map is live on Rust for Life?
Rust for Life runs a game-generated procedural map: size 3,000, seed 2349646. Same size, same seed, same map: RustMaps has it, reachable from this page.
About the server
What location is Rust for Life in?
The EU tag on Rust for Life lists it in Europe. Where the machine stands is not checked by Rust Live Stats; only the location a server states is shown. 159.195.28.216:28015 is its address.
How well does Rust for Life perform?
Server fps averaged 85 over the last 48 hours, with a low of 7. It supported up to 72,059 entities, covering buildings, deployables and all other objects. The highest memory usage was 3,294 MB. Lag, as players feel it, comes from low fps and a rising entity count.
What Rust version is Rust for Life on?
The setup on Rust for Life is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 with Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.
How reliable is Rust for Life, and is it online at the moment?
Right now Rust for Life is online. About 2 hours ago is when it last restarted, according to its uptime. It was online for 168 of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, or 100% of the time. The first sighting by Rust Live Stats was on 13 September 2026.
Getting on
What is the way to connect to Rust for Life?
Enter client.connect 159.195.28.216:28015 in the console (F1 in Rust). Another way is Launch Rust and join on this page: it opens Rust through Steam and connects you.