NUC Testbed
Online 71.223.137.94:28015 checked 13m 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 37% 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
Player counts
How does NUC Testbed rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place NUC Testbed at #8,226, within the top 37% of all ranked servers.
How busy is NUC Testbed?
NUC Testbed holds 0 players at the moment, out of 10 slots. We counted an average of 0 players in the past week, with 1 at the busiest. In the last 48 hours the peak hour came at 20:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on NUC Testbed mean?
What the game's server browser reads from NUC Testbed is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp10 (Max players): The server has 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $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 NUC Testbed?
These Rust Population lists include NUC Testbed: 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.
Wipe notes
What is the wipe schedule on NUC Testbed?
The record holds too few of NUC Testbed'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 14 days 18 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.
Map and rules
Which map does NUC Testbed run?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is in use on NUC Testbed.
What are the rules and settings on NUC Testbed?
No gather rate appears in the name of NUC Testbed. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. survival is what it runs, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
Server details
Which version of Rust does NUC Testbed run?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows for NUC Testbed. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is NUC Testbed online, and how reliable is it?
NUC Testbed is up and running at the moment. It was up 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, 167 out of 168 hours. On 21 October 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is NUC Testbed located?
No region is published by NUC Testbed. 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 71.223.137.94:28015.
How to join
How do I join NUC Testbed?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 71.223.137.94:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.