Area 51
Offline 51.89.195.13:26000 checked 45d ago
Li2Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Li3Server 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.
Li4Rank
daily · 1 is bestBx1Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
Bx2Wipes
newest first · each peak a flare-up, on one √ span to its biggest| 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.
Bx6Similar servers
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipesLogQuick answers
from the figures on this pageWipe day
What is the wipe schedule on Area 51?
The record of Area 51's wipes is not yet long enough to show a rhythm. Next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, the monthly force wipe resets every Rust server. 55 days 2 hours ago the server made the world it is on now.
Player counts
How busy is Area 51?
The last time Area 51 was seen was 45 days ago, and it is offline now.
How does Area 51 rank against other Rust servers?
The top – of ranked servers includes Area 51, at #15,049 for player hours over the last seven days.
Settings and rules
Which map does Area 51 run?
A procedural map, generated by the game, runs on Area 51.
What are the rules and settings on Area 51?
No gather rate appears in the name Area 51. The group limit is 8 players, which is the game's default. The server runs survival, standard play: gathering, building and raiding. You can fight other players and raid their bases. In the server browser it is Modded, meaning plugins or settings modify the game. Oxide plugins run on this server. VAC is on, which is Valve's anti-cheat.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Area 51 run?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794 is the build Area 51 runs, on Linux. Your game must run the same protocol to join, and Steam takes care of updating it.
Is Area 51 online, and how reliable is it?
Last seen 45 days ago, Area 51 is offline right now. It was up 0 of 168 hours across the last 7 full days, or 0% of the time. The first record of it on Rust Heatmap is 13 September 2026.
Where is Area 51 located?
No region is published by Area 51. A server says where it is, and Rust Heatmap shows that. The machine's actual location is not looked up. 51.89.195.13:26000 is its address.
Tags
Which Rust Heatmap lists and filters include Area 51?
Modded Rust servers, by live population are the Rust Heatmap lists that Area 51 fits. These are the filters that return it on the list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Area 51 mean?
gmvanilla (Game mode): The vanilla survival game; mp10 (Max players): Slot count: 10; ts8 (Group limit): At most 8 per team: the default the game ships with; v2633 (Protocol): Your game must match protocol 2633 to get in; cs163794 (Build): Build 163794; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): A region code is not set; ^o (Oxide): Plugins run through Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Settings or plugins alter the game, which puts it under Modded are the tags Area 51 publishes, and the server browser reads them. Players now, the queue and the world's creation time sit in the tags as well and appear at the top of this page.
How to join
How do I join Area 51?
Enter client.connect 51.89.195.13:26000 in the console, opened with F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here, which opens the game through Steam and connects you.