Test Server
Offline 38.78.174.38:28015 checked 8d 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 59% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. 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, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 19 Oct, 03:22 UTC8d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Fri 16 Oct, 23:15 UTC11d ago | 1 | – | 2.2 days | 1 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 07:53 UTC26d ago | 1 | – | 15.6 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
Player counts
How does Test Server rank against other Rust servers?
Over the past week it ranks #13,027 for player hours, which puts Test Server in the top 59% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Test Server?
Test Server is offline at this count; we last saw it 8 days 17 hours ago.
Tags
What do the server tags on Test Server mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Test Server publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp1 (Max players): You can join up to 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168345 (Build): This server runs game build 168345; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code. Player count now, queue length and the making of the world all sit in the tags as well, and the top of this page shows them.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include Test Server?
On Rust Population, Test Server is filed under these lists: 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 2 weeks.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Test Server?
Averaged over recent wipes, 1 players were counted at the busiest point. Peak came 1 hours into the latest wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on Test Server?
There is no next wipe to predict: Test Server wipes at irregular times. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. Counted from 8 days 19 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.
Map and rules
Which map does Test Server run?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is in use on Test Server.
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, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. You will find it under Community: it is a community server. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Test Server run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168345 on Windows 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?
Offline at the moment, Test Server was last seen 8 days 17 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 1 October 2026.
Where is Test Server located?
Nothing published by Test Server states a region. 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 38.78.174.38:28015.
How to join
How do I join Test Server?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 38.78.174.38:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.