Element card · group Modded · atomic number 12,967, its rank
The Sandbox
Offline 137.83.97.27:28015 checked 10d ago
Players
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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is best
Top 60% 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.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipesQuick answers
from the figures on this pageSettings and map
What map is in play on The Sandbox?
A procedural map runs on The Sandbox, generated by the game.
What settings and rules apply on The Sandbox?
Nothing in the name of The Sandbox gives a gather rate. Eight players per group is the limit, the game's default. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players are allowed. In the server browser it sits under Modded: the game is changed by plugins or settings. Oxide plugins are running on it. Anti-cheat is on: Valve's VAC.
About the server
What region hosts The Sandbox?
There is no region on record for The Sandbox. Rust Data Lab shows a server's stated location, not a verified position of the machine. 137.83.97.27:28015 is the address it uses.
On what Rust version does The Sandbox operate?
On Windows, The Sandbox is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494. The protocol must match for you to join; Steam will update your game.
Does The Sandbox stay up, and how reliable is its uptime?
Right now The Sandbox is offline, with its last appearance 10 days 21 hours ago. It was online for 0 of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, which is 0% uptime. It first appeared to Rust Data Lab on 16 October 2026.
Wipe schedule
When does The Sandbox wipe, and how often?
Too few wipes are on record for The Sandbox to reveal a rhythm. The monthly force wipe resets every Rust server; it next occurs on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world it is running now dates from 25 days 16 hours ago.
Lists and tags
How should you read the tags on The Sandbox?
These are the tags The Sandbox makes public for the server browser to read: gmrust (Game mode): Standard Rust survival is the game here; mp10 (Max players): Player slots: 10; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the game's default: 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634 is required; join only if your game matches it; cs166494 (Build): Build number: 166494; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard in the game; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set here; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework called Oxide (uMod) powers the plugins; ^z (Modded): Because plugins or settings change the game, it is filed under Modded. Current players, the queue and the world's creation time sit in the tags too, shown at the top of this page.
Where among the Rust Data Lab lists and filters does The Sandbox come up?
You will find The Sandbox on the following Rust Data Lab lists: Modded Rust servers, measured and Rust build and creative servers. Applying these filters on the server list returns it: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Population
What position does The Sandbox hold among Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week put The Sandbox at #12,967, inside the top 60% of ranked servers.
What does the current player count on The Sandbox tell you?
The Sandbox is offline at the moment; the last sighting was 10 days 21 hours ago.
Connection
What steps get you onto The Sandbox?
In Rust, press F1 and enter client.connect 137.83.97.27:28015. Or click Launch Rust here to open Rust via Steam and connect automatically.