Rust has 5 server regions worldwide.
US East
Virginia / New York Very high population Highest population NA region. Official Facepunch servers include standard and Premium variants. Most active during US evening hours. US West
Los Angeles / Oregon High population Lower population than US East but still active. Premium server confirmed: [US West] Facepunch Premium 1. Europe
France / Germany Very high population Multiple official servers: [EU] Facepunch 1–11+. EU servers were historically hosted in France (OVH datacenter — affected by 2021 OVH fire). Highest global population region. Australia
Sydney Medium population Official Facepunch AU servers confirmed. [AU] Facepunch Premium 1 listed on Just-Wiped with 236/250 players. Primary server for AU/NZ players. Southeast Asia
Singapore Medium population Official [SEA] Facepunch 1 and [SEA] Facepunch Premium 1 confirmed (IP: 15.235.181.140). Serves SEA region players. Connection: Dedicated servers
All game sessions run on Valve-hosted or publisher-hosted servers. Your connection quality depends entirely on the routing between your ISP and the data center.
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