Test Server
Online 51.77.59.48:28015 checked 9m 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 19% 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, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct, 03:23 UTC3d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Wed 7 Oct, 12:20 UTC21d ago | 1 | halved by day 1 | 17.6 days | 0 |
| Thu 17 Sep, 01:36 UTC41d ago | 3 | halved by day 3 | 20.4 days | 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 Test Server rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, Test Server places at #4,155, within the top 19% of ranked servers.
How busy is Test Server?
Test Server holds 1 players at the moment, out of 500 slots. Averaged over seven days, it drew 0 players and reached a peak of 2. The busiest hour in the last 48 was 16:00 UTC, when an average of 1 players were on.
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; mp500 (Max players): The server has 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank. 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. Filter the server list by Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week and it will show up.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on Test Server?
The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 2 players. Peak came 0 hours into the latest wipe. In 0% of recent wipes, half the peak was held until the next wipe. By day 2 it had fallen below half, in the cases where it did not hold.
What is the wipe schedule on Test Server?
No next wipe can be predicted for Test Server, which 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. 3 days 20 hours ago the current world was made.
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. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. survival is what it runs, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. You can raid and fight other players here. You will find it under Community: it is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is not running.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Test Server run?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux for Test Server. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.
Is Test Server online, and how reliable is it?
Right now, Test Server is online. Over the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours were online, or 100%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 13 September 2026.
Where is Test Server located?
A region is not published by Test Server. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. Connect at 51.77.59.48:28015.
Getting in
How do I join Test Server?
Either enter client.connect 51.77.59.48:28015 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.