tester
Offline 138.229.18.147:28021 checked 5d 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
Top 69% 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.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 4 Oct, 19:42 UTC23d ago | 0 | – | running | 0 |
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 tester rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place tester at #15,396, within the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How busy is tester?
At this count tester is offline, with its last sighting 5 days 19 hours ago. Counted over seven days: an average of 0 players.
Tags
What do the server tags on tester mean?
These are the tags tester publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp10 (Max players): You can join up to 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2634; cs167781 (Build): Game build: 167781; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game. 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 tester?
These Rust Population lists include tester: Modded Rust servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on tester?
Averaged over recent wipes, 0 players were counted at the busiest point. 0 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked.
What is the wipe schedule on tester?
Too few wipes are on record for tester to show its rhythm. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. The world it runs now dates from 23 days 13 hours ago.
Map and rules
Which map does tester run?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is in use on tester.
What are the rules and settings on tester?
Nothing in tester's name says how gather works. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. This server runs survival, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. You will find Oxide running as plugins. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.
Server details
Which version of Rust does tester run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 on Windows is what tester uses. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is tester online, and how reliable is it?
Offline at the moment, tester was last seen 5 days 19 hours ago. It was up 23% of the time over the last 7 full days, 38 out of 168 hours. On 13 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is tester located?
A region is not published by tester. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. You will find it at 138.229.18.147:28021.
How to join
How do I join tester?
Either enter client.connect 138.229.18.147:28021 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.