The 7 day challenge: players, wipe times and rank

Health checks

from the latest readings

ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 12m ago
Passing
Capacity33% of 3 slots in use
Passing
Queuenobody waiting
Passing
Performancehas not answered a direct query
No data
Wipe rhythm9 new worlds this week: resets, not wipes
Warning
Next wipenot predictable yet
No data

Activity

players each hour, last 48

48 hours agonow

Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: not published
Map: Procedural Map

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Players

AveragePeak

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Rank

daily · 1 is best

RankRank in region

Top 23% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Performance

This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.

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

New worlds

5 days with a reset in the last 16 weeks

JunJulAugSepOct MonWedFriSun

no wipe wiped force wipe today

History

8 Oct
Thu 21:23 UTC 1 on before
6 Oct
Tue 00:39 UTC 0 on before
6 Oct
Tue 00:23 UTC 1 on before
6 Oct
Tue 00:16 UTC 1 on before
5 Oct
Mon 23:15 UTC 1 on before
4 Oct
Sun 06:28 UTC 0 on before
4 Oct
Sun 06:15 UTC 0 on before
4 Oct
Sun 06:08 UTC 1 on before
4 Oct
Sun 05:26 UTC 1 on before
17 Sep
Thu 22:33 UTC peak 1 · lasted 16.3 days

No map picture published

Map: Procedural Map
Size: –
Seed: –

Address: 68.11.179.74:28015
Region: –
Max players: 3
Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: –
Last wipe: resets constantly
Hostname: –
First seen: 13 Sep 2026

Server tags

What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp3,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmvanilla,cs167231,ts8.

Game

gmvanillaGame mode Survival in the vanilla style.

mp3Max players The slot count is 3.

ts8Group limit Teams are capped at 8, which is the game default.

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

cs167231Build Build: 167231.

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

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

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Player data

Where does The 7 day challenge sit in the rankings?

For player hours over seven days, The 7 day challenge holds rank #5,303, in the top 23% of all ranked servers.

How many players are on The 7 day challenge?

With 3 slots, The 7 day challenge holds 1 players at present. In the past week, the average is 0 players and the peak is 3. The highest average in the last 48 hours was 2 players at 04:00 UTC.

Rules and settings

What is the map on The 7 day challenge?

The game generates the procedural map for The 7 day challenge.

What are the settings and rules for The 7 day challenge?

No gather rate appears in the name of The 7 day challenge. Group size follows the game default of 8 players. It runs survival, gather, build, raid: the standard mode. You can fight other players and raid their bases. In the server browser, it is found under Community. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, active.

Wipe schedule

On what schedule does The 7 day challenge wipe?

No wipe schedule is kept because The 7 day challenge makes a new world every few hours. Those resets are not wipes.

Tags and filters

How should you read the tags on The 7 day challenge?

gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in the vanilla style; mp3 (Max players): The slot count is 3; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game needs to run protocol 2634; cs167231 (Build): Build: 167231; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): A region code is not set are the tags The 7 day challenge publishes; the game's server browser reads them. Shown at the top of this page are three more things from the tags: its players now, its queue and the time its world was made.

What lists and filters on Best Rust Servers hold The 7 day challenge?

These Best Rust Servers lists include The 7 day challenge: Community servers, no training or build tags. You will find it on the server list under: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours.

About the server

What is the Rust version on The 7 day challenge?

The Rust version on The 7 day challenge is network protocol 2634 and build 167231, running on Windows. Steam updates your game to the same protocol required for joining.

What is the location of the server The 7 day challenge?

For The 7 day challenge, no region is published. Where a server says it is, that is what Best Rust Servers shows; it does not look up the machine's location. 68.11.179.74:28015 is its address.

How reliable is The 7 day challenge and is it online?

Right now, The 7 day challenge is up. 56% uptime for the last 7 full days: 94 of 168 hours. Its earliest observation by Best Rust Servers was on 13 September 2026.

How to join

What is the process to join The 7 day challenge?

Enter client.connect 68.11.179.74:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust via Steam and connects.