Test Server
Offline 82.131.186.135:28088 checked 35d 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 67% 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 Test Server rank against other Rust servers?
Over the past week it ranks #15,443 for player hours, which puts Test Server in the top 67% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Test Server?
We have no live count for Test Server right now. It was last seen 35 days 2 hours ago.
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): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp10 (Max players): 10 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2633 (Protocol): The protocol is 2633; a different version will not connect; cs163207 (Build): Game build: 163207; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): No region code is set. 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?
Test Server appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: 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 and it will show up.
Wipe notes
What is the wipe schedule on Test Server?
The record holds too few of Test Server's wipes to show a rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. Counted from 52 days 4 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.
Map and rules
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. You can raid and fight other players here. 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 Test Server run?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163207 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 35 days 2 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 15 September 2026.
Where is Test Server located?
A region is not published by Test Server. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. 82.131.186.135:28088 is where it lives.
How to join
How do I join Test Server?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 82.131.186.135:28088; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.