[US] Facepunch Nexus Staging

Health checks

from the latest readings

ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 8m ago
Passing
Capacity0% of 500 slots in use
Passing
Queuenobody waiting
Passing
Performancerunning at 60 fps
Passing
Fresh mapwiped 9d ago
Passing
Next wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC, in 28d 8h
Passing

Activity

players each hour, last 48

48 hours agonow

Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: monthly
Map: Procedural Map · 2500

official vanilla

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Players

AveragePeak

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Rank

daily · 1 is best

RankRank in region

Top 19% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Performance

48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: a point a day, measured since 17 Sep. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

Wipe calendar

1 day with a wipe in the last 16 weeks

JunJulAugSepOct MonWedFriSun

no wipe wiped force wipe today

Next wipe

Thursday 5 November19:00 UTC

In 28d 8h. The force wipe · high confidence

wipe-day peak: 1

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

History

29 Sep
Tue 08:18 UTC peak 1 · running

Map of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red

Map: Procedural Map
Size: 2500
Seed: 4575464

Open on RustMaps

Address: 51.81.166.171:28016
Region: –
Max players: 500
Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: monthly
Last wipe: 29 Sep 2026, 08:18 UTC
Hostname: nexus_us_red.playrust.com
First seen: 13 Sep 2026

Operator · playrust.com

125 servers publish a playrust.com hostname.

In its own words

This is an official server owned and operated by Facepunch. The Staging Branch in Rust is a separate version of Rust where new updates and features are tested before being published to the main game. To join, launch 'Rust - Staging Branch' from your Steam library. See more at https://rust.facepunch.com/staging

Server tags

What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^v,^t,gmrust,cs166146,sc2,^x,ts8.

On Best Rust Servers

officialRun by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand.

Game

gmrustGame mode Survival in the standard Rust style.

mp500Max players Slots: 500.

ts8Group limit This is the game default: a maximum of 8 per team.

v2634Protocol To join, your game needs to run protocol 2634.

cs166146Build Build: 166146.

ptrakNetworking The network layer is the game's standard, RakNet.

$r?Region code A region code is not set.

Wipe schedule

^mMonthly The server wipes monthly, coinciding with Facepunch's force wipe.

Difficulty

^vVanilla Rates, kits and rules are as Facepunch ships them: no changes.

Gameplay

^tTutorial on Facepunch's tutorial is available here for new players.

Other

sc2Custom tag This tag is not standard Rust and was set by the owner or a plugin.

^xUnknown flag No documentation from Facepunch for this flag.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Player count

What position does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red hold?

The seven-day player hours rank for [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red is #4,507, in the top 19% of ranked servers.

What is the population of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

At the moment, 0 of 500 slots on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red are filled. The average over seven days is 0 players, peaking at 3. Over the past 48 hours, the peak hour was 23:00 UTC, averaging 2 players.

Map and rules

What is the map on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

[US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red uses a procedural map of size 2,500 with seed 4575464, generated by the game. Because size and seed determine the map, a RustMaps view is available from this page.

What settings and rules apply on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

The name of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red carries no gather rate. The game's default applies: no more than 8 players per group. survival is the mode, gather, build and raid: the standard game. You can fight other players and raid their bases. The Official tab in Rust's game menu lists it. It uses the term vanilla for itself: rates, kits and rules are as Facepunch ships them: no changes. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, active.

Wipe details

What happens on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red during wipe day?

The average busiest count over recent wipes was 1 players. Peak numbers on the latest wipe arrived 10 hours after it began.

When does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red wipe?

The force wipe is the only wipe [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red takes, once a month. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it. That is the next wipe. The present world dates from 9 days 2 hours. Its tags list a wipe schedule of once a month.

Tags and filters

Who is the operator of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

Since [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red and 124 other servers we track share a playrust.com hostname, they are most likely run by the same operator.

What is the meaning of the tags on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

The tags below come from [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red and are read by the game's server browser: official (official): Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand; gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp500 (Max players): Slots: 500; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: a maximum of 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game needs to run protocol 2634; cs166146 (Build): Build: 166146; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is the game's standard, RakNet; $r? (Region code): A region code is not set; ^m (Monthly): The server wipes monthly, coinciding with Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Rates, kits and rules are as Facepunch ships them: no changes; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial is available here for new players; sc2 (Custom tag): This tag is not standard Rust and was set by the owner or a plugin; ^x (Unknown flag): No documentation from Facepunch for this flag. The tags also carry its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all shown at the top of this page.

What lists and filters on Best Rust Servers hold [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

Included in these Best Rust Servers lists is [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red: Official Rust servers, Rust tutorial servers, North America Rust servers and Rust server list. You will find it on the server list under: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks; Boxes: Official only.

About the server

What is the Rust version on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166146 on Windows is what [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red runs. Steam updates your game to the same protocol required for joining.

What is the location of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

Its name points to North America, but [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red publishes no region tag. Where a server says it is, that is what Best Rust Servers shows; it does not look up the machine's location. You can reach it at 51.81.166.171:28016.

What is the performance like on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

In the last 48 hours, the server averaged 59 fps, with a minimum of 58. The world contained up to 33,893 entities, such as buildings, deployables and other items. Memory use reached 4,064 MB. Low fps and a growing entity count are the sources of lag for players.

What is the uptime and reliability of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

Right now, [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red is up. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart was roughly 9 days ago. 100% uptime for the last 7 full days: 168 of 168 hours. The date Best Rust Servers first observed it is 13 September 2026.

Connection

What are the steps to join [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

Use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect, or press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 51.81.166.171:28016 in the console.