Kitchen Test Server
Online 157.85.87.183:27291 checked 11m 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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 56% 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 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 15 Oct, 15:40 UTC14d 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.
Quick answers
Population
How does Kitchen Test Server rank against other Rust servers?
Over the past week it ranks #12,381 for player hours, which puts Kitchen Test Server in the top 56% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Kitchen Test Server?
Of its 40 slots, Kitchen Test Server is using 0 right now. Seven days of counting give an average of 0 players and a peak of 1.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Kitchen Test Server mean?
What the game's server browser reads from Kitchen Test Server is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp40 (Max players): The server has 40 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded. 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 Kitchen Test Server?
These Rust Population lists include Kitchen Test Server: Modded Rust servers, counted. Filter the server list by Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more and it will show up.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on Kitchen Test Server?
Averaged over recent wipes, 1 players were counted at the busiest point. Peak came 0 hours into the latest wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on Kitchen Test Server?
The record holds too few of Kitchen Test Server's wipes to show a rhythm. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. 14 days 6 hours ago the current world was made.
Map and rules
Which map does Kitchen Test Server run?
Kitchen Test Server uses a map the game generates, procedural, at size 3,500 with seed 96892806. You can look at it on RustMaps from this page: size and seed determine the map.
What are the rules and settings on Kitchen Test Server?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Kitchen Test Server states none. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. 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. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Kitchen Test Server run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux is what Kitchen Test Server uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Does Kitchen Test Server run smoothly?
It ran at 119 server fps on average over the last 48 hours, and never went below 98. Entities peaked at 67,926, including buildings, deployables and everything else. Up to 4,303 MB of memory was used. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.
Is Kitchen Test Server online, and how reliable is it?
Right now, Kitchen Test Server is online. About 4 hours ago, it restarted, according to its uptime. It was up 95% of the time over the last 7 full days, 159 out of 168 hours. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 13 September 2026.
Where is Kitchen Test Server located?
Nothing published by Kitchen Test Server states a region. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. 157.85.87.183:27291 is where it lives.
How to join
How do I join Kitchen Test Server?
Either enter client.connect 157.85.87.183:27291 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.