test server
Offline 104.28.165.95:28015 checked 39d ago
Measurements
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
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 12h. The force wipe
Wipes
| 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.
Quick answers
Population
How does test server rank against other Rust servers?
Over the past week it ranks #13,981 for player hours, which puts test server in the top – of all ranked servers.
How busy is test server?
At this count test server is offline, with its last sighting 39 days 11 hours ago.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on test server mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags test server publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp3 (Max players): The server has 3 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2633 (Protocol): The protocol is 2633; a different version will not connect; cs164530 (Build): The game build is 164530; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^m (Monthly): This server wipes once a month, at the same time as Facepunch's force wipe; ^p (PvE): Players do not fight each other; the world supplies the danger; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded. You will see the player count, queue and world creation time at the top of this page, because the tags carry them too.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include test server?
test server appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Modded Rust servers, counted and PvE servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Wipe notes
What is the wipe schedule on test server?
Estimated from the force wipe, that is test server's next wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes its next wipe: the force wipe, when all Rust servers wipe. 39 days 16 hours ago the current world was made. A monthly wipe schedule is what its tags publish.
Map and rules
Which map does test server run?
The map on test server is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on test server?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: test server states none. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. You get pve here, no player combat. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins are in use here. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
Server details
Which version of Rust does test server run?
On Windows, test server runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is test server online, and how reliable is it?
We last saw test server 39 days 11 hours ago, and it is offline now. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 out of 168 hours. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 19 September 2026.
Where is test server located?
Nothing published by test server states a region. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. 104.28.165.95:28015 is where it lives.
How to join
How do I join test server?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 104.28.165.95:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.