The count
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Nix Sandbox
Key points
- 0 of 50 players are on now, 0% full.
- Over the last seven days it averages 0 players, with a peak of 1.
- It ranks #8,024, the top 36% of all ranked servers.
- The current map has been up 51d 7h, since Sunday 6 September, 13:40 UTC.
- 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 Nix Sandbox
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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Embedded chart
Rank #8,024 today
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 36% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Coming up · wipe schedule
Next wipe in 8d 21h
force wipes only
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
- 36d 21hThu 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 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
newest firstForce wipe
Force wipe peaks at 1 player
Thursday 1 October 2026, 17:47 UTC FW
- Peak
- 1
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- running
- Players before
- 1
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
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from the figures on this pageWipe days
What happens on wipe day at Nix Sandbox?
At their busiest, its recent wipes averaged 1 players. Peak population on the latest wipe came 0 hours after it.
How often does Nix Sandbox wipe, and at what times?
The monthly force wipe is the only wipe Nix Sandbox takes. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. This world dates from 51 days 7 hours.
Tags and categories
Where does Nix Sandbox appear in Rust Live Stats lists and filters?
The Rust Live Stats lists that include Nix Sandbox are Modded Rust servers live now and Rust build and creative servers: live list. You will find it on the server list under Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
What meaning do the tags on Nix Sandbox carry?
The server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival, in the Rust style; mp50 (Max players): The slot count is 50; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team at most, the game's default setting; v2635 (Protocol): The server runs protocol 2635, so match that version to join; cs168909 (Build): Build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the standard the game uses; $r? (Region code): The server sets no region code; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings changes put this under Modded; ^y (Carbon): It uses the plugin framework Carbon, which Nix Sandbox publishes. 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.
Population
How many players are on Nix Sandbox right now?
Live now: 0 players on Nix Sandbox, out of 50 slots. The seven-day average is 0 players, with a peak of 1. Peak hour over 48 hours: 23:00 UTC, at 1 players on average.
What position does Nix Sandbox hold among Rust servers?
Player hours over seven days put Nix Sandbox at #8,024, in the top 36% of all ranked servers.
Rules and settings
What rules does Nix Sandbox enforce, and which settings does it use?
No gather rate appears in the name Nix Sandbox. Eight players per group, which is the game's default. survival applies here, the standard game: gather, build, raid. Fighting and raiding between players are allowed. Modded is its browser category, where plugins or settings change the game. Carbon plugins are in use. Anti-cheat: VAC from Valve is enabled.
Server details
Where does Nix Sandbox sit geographically?
No region is published by Nix Sandbox. Where the machine stands is not checked by Rust Live Stats; only the location a server states is shown. 89.57.112.28:28015 is its address.
What Rust version is Nix Sandbox on?
Nix Sandbox operates on Windows with Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.
How reliable is Nix Sandbox, and is it online at the moment?
At the time of this update, Nix Sandbox is live. It was online for 38 of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, or 23% of the time. On 13 September 2026, Rust Live Stats saw it for the first time.
Connecting
How do you get onto Nix Sandbox?
Enter client.connect 89.57.112.28:28015 in the console (F1 in Rust). Another way is Launch Rust and join on this page: it opens Rust through Steam and connects you.