Rust Server Status Checker

Where the answer comes from

The tool reads Steam's server list, the list the in-game server browser shows. Every running Rust server sends Steam its name, its map, its player count, its build and a list of keywords: the browser tags (monthly, eu, vanilla…), the player counts again in a form that is not limited to 255 players, the queue, and the time the world was created, which is the last wipe.

Your server is never contacted: nothing logs in, nothing changes, and no packet is sent to it. It is the public information every player's browser already reads.

Which port to type

A Rust server listens on several ports:

• the game port (server.port, usually 28015) is the one players connect to;
• the RCON port (rcon.port, often 28016) is for administration;
• the query port is where the server answers the server browser. With the usual ports, Rust answers on the higher of the game and RCON ports plus one, so 28017.

Type the address you join with, game port included. The tool finds the server Steam lists on that IP with that game port (or that query port), and shows the query port Steam has. Many hosts give each server its own ports (a game port of 25002 with queries on 25004, for example).

When a server does not show up

• It is starting. A server loading its map is not listed until it is ready, which can take minutes after a wipe.
• It is on another port. Check the port in the address players use to connect.
• It is hidden from the browser. A server can run without being listed, for example while it is being set up.
• It is really down. Then the players can't join either.

A server that is not listed is checked again five minutes later at the earliest.

Keep an eye on it without checking by hand

With Servycore, every server of your network is checked every minute: online or not, players, queue, FPS, entities and memory, with charts and history. When a server goes down, restarts when nobody planned it, or a plugin fails to load, your staff gets a Discord alert at once.