THETESTER
Offline 52.157.33.129:28015 checked 34d 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 71% 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.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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 THETESTER rank against other Rust servers?
Over the past week it ranks #15,508 for player hours, which puts THETESTER in the top 71% of all ranked servers.
How busy is THETESTER?
At this count THETESTER is offline, with its last sighting 34 days 23 hours ago.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on THETESTER mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags THETESTER publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp500 (Max players): You can join up to 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2633 (Protocol): The protocol is 2633; a different version will not connect; cs165528 (Build): The game build is 165528; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): A plugin framework, Carbon, is in use. 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 THETESTER?
On Rust Population, THETESTER is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe notes
What is the wipe schedule on THETESTER?
Its rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of THETESTER's wipes are on record. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. The world it runs now dates from 34 days 23 hours ago.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on THETESTER?
Nothing in THETESTER's name says how gather works. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. survival is what it runs, raid, build and gather: the standard game. You can raid and fight other players here. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. The plugins it runs are Carbon. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is not running.
Server details
Which version of Rust does THETESTER run?
On Linux, THETESTER runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165528. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is THETESTER online, and how reliable is it?
We last saw THETESTER 34 days 23 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 23 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is THETESTER located?
A region is not published by THETESTER. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 52.157.33.129:28015.
How to join
How do I join THETESTER?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 52.157.33.129:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.