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Specimen recordcat. no. 13,767habitat unknownfirst seen 4 Oct 2026

private test server

Offline 153.66.103.218:28015 checked 22d ago

Measurements

Players now
1/ 4
= 1 player
25% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#13,767
top 61%
Last wipe
24d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
too few wipes seen yet
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

No hourly history yet.

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.

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.

Obs. 3 · standing

Rank

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k4 Oct6 Oct8 Oct9 Oct11 Oct13 Oct

Top 61% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

too few wipes seen yet

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

1
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

00.250.50.751+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Mon 5 Oct, 01:24 UTC24d ago 1 – 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.

Field questions

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Population

How does private test server rank against other Rust servers?

The last seven days of player hours place private test server at #13,767, within the top 61% of all ranked servers.

How busy is private test server?

At this count private test server is offline, with its last sighting 22 days 21 hours ago.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on private test server mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags private test server publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp4 (Max players): The server has 4 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2634, to join; cs166652 (Build): The game build is 166652; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank. The tags also carry the current player count, the queue and when the world was made; you will find them at the top of this page.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include private test server?

private test server appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Community servers, field-listed. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.

Wipe schedule

What does wipe day look like on private test server?

Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 1 players. 0 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked.

What is the wipe schedule on private test server?

Too few wipes are on record for private test server 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 24 days 1 hours ago.

Map and rules

Which map does private test server run?

The map on private test server is procedural, made by the game.

What are the rules and settings on private test server?

Nothing in private test server's name says how gather works. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. This server runs survival, raid, build and gather: the standard game. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.

Server details

Which version of Rust does private test server run?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 on Windows is what private test server uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Is private test server online, and how reliable is it?

We last saw private test server 22 days 21 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. On 4 October 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is private test server located?

No region is published by private test server. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. You will find it at 153.66.103.218:28015.

Getting in

How do I join private test server?

Either enter client.connect 153.66.103.218:28015 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp4,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8

Game

gmrust
Game mode The game mode is standard Rust survival.
mp4
Max players The server has 4 slots.
ts8
Group limit This is the game default: at most 8 per team.
v2634
Protocol Your game needs the same version, protocol 2634, to join.
cs166652
Build The game build is 166652.
ptrak
Networking RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.

Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.