On air · chart position #9,231
The lab
Online 202.36.95.61:28015 checked 23m ago
Players
The lab
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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 42% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
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
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 20:45 UTC FW26d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
| Mon 28 Sep, 21:00 UTC29d ago | 1 | held half | 3 days | 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
Quick answers
Host and version
Is The lab online, and how reliable is it?
The lab is up as you read this. About 32 hours ago is when it last restarted, to go by the uptime it reports. Of the past 7 full days it was running for 168 of 168 hours, or 100% of the time. The first record Rust Charts holds of it is 13 September 2026.
Where is The lab located?
There's no region listed for The lab. Rust Charts doesn't look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. Connect at 202.36.95.61:28015.
Which version of Rust does The lab run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux is the version The lab runs. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update.
Does The lab run smoothly?
It averaged 135 server fps over the last 48 hours, with a floor of 1. Buildings, deployables and all the rest of the world came to as many as 82,418 entities. At most it took 4,594 MB of memory. Rising entity counts and low fps are the source of the lag players report.
Who is on
How busy is The lab?
Right now 0 players are on The lab, out of 20 slots. Over the last week it averaged 0 players; the high point was 2. The busiest stretch of the last 48 hours came at 17:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
How does The lab rank against other Rust servers?
In the seven-day player hours table, The lab is #9,231, inside the top 42% of all ranked servers.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on The lab?
The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 1 players. 0 hours into the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak. Above half the peak until the next wipe: that happened in 100% of its recent wipes.
What is the wipe schedule on The lab?
Too few wipes on record for The lab to show its rhythm. Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC brings the next monthly force wipe, which reaches every Rust server. 26 days 4 hours is how long ago its current world was made.
Rules and world
What are the rules and settings on The lab?
You will not find a gather rate in the name The lab. Up to 8 players per group, as the game sets by default. You play survival, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Plugins or settings change the game, and it is listed under Modded. You will find Oxide plugins running. Valve's VAC anti-cheat is active.
Which map does The lab run?
The map on The lab is procedural, size 3,750, seed 822215108, made by the game. Since the same size and seed give the same map, this page links to it on RustMaps.
Tag guide
Which Rust Charts lists and filters include The lab?
These Rust Charts lists include The lab: Modded Rust servers. These filters on the server list bring it up: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on The lab mean?
The game's server browser sees these tags from The lab: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp20 (Max players): The server holds 20 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The game default applies: teams of up to 8; v2635 (Protocol): Protocol 2635: join only if your game matches that version; cs168909 (Build): Build 168909 is what runs here; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's usual one; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): This one is modded, so plugins or settings alter play. At the top of this page you'll see the tags' extra details: players now, the queue, and the age of the world.
How to join
How do I join The lab?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and type client.connect 202.36.95.61:28015. Joining on this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.