Test Server
Offline 188.173.40.11:28017 checked 2d 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 38% 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 2, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct, 12:42 UTC3d ago | 2 | – | running | 1 |
| Sun 25 Oct, 23:14 UTC3d ago | 2 | – | 0.6 days | 1 |
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 #8,471 for player hours, which puts Test Server in the top 38% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Test Server?
We have no live count for Test Server right now. It was last seen 2 days 20 hours ago. Seven days of counting give an average of 1 players and a peak of 2.
Tags
What do the server tags on Test Server mean?
What the game's server browser reads from Test Server is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp10 (Max players): You can join up to 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code. 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?
These Rust Population lists include Test Server: Community servers, field-listed. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Test Server?
Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 2 players. 0 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked.
What is the wipe schedule on Test Server?
The record holds too few of 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. Counted from 3 days 1 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.
Map and rules
Which map does Test Server run?
Test Server uses a map the game generates: procedural.
What are the rules and settings on Test Server?
No gather rate appears in the name of Test Server. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. survival is what it runs, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. A community server, it appears in the Community section of the browser. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is disabled.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Test Server run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux is what Test Server uses. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is Test Server online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, Test Server was last seen 2 days 20 hours ago. Over the last 3 full days, 5 of 72 hours were online, or 7%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 25 October 2026.
Where is Test Server located?
No region is published by Test Server. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. 188.173.40.11:28017 is where it lives.
How to join
How do I join Test Server?
Either enter client.connect 188.173.40.11:28017 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.