test server
Offline 104.28.165.95:28015 checked 38d ago
Vital stats
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
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 0h. The 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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include test server?
These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include test server: Modded Rust servers, live and Rust PvE servers, ranked by who's hot. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
What do the server tags on test server mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from test server: gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode is vanilla survival; mp3 (Max players): There are 3 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2633; cs164530 (Build): It's on game build 164530; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank; ^m (Monthly): The wipe schedule is monthly, alongside Facepunch's force wipe; ^p (PvE): The danger is the world, not other players: no PvP here; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, is what it runs; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
The players
How does test server rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place test server at #13,981, in the top – of all ranked servers.
How many players are on test server right now?
The last sighting of test server was 38 days 22 hours ago, and it is offline now.
Server facts
Is test server online, and how reliable is it?
The server test server is not online now; 38 days 22 hours have passed since it was last seen. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 0%, with 0 out of 168 hours online. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 19 September 2026.
Where is test server located?
No region is published by test server. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. You'll find it at 104.28.165.95:28015.
Which Rust version is test server on?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530 is the version test server runs on Windows. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe days
What is the wipe schedule on test server?
An estimate from the force wipe gives test server's next wipe. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, which is its next wipe. The world it is running now dates from 39 days 4 hours. A wipe schedule of one wipe a month is published in its tags.
Map and rules
Which map does test server run?
test server uses a procedural map, which the game generates.
What are the rules and settings on test server?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on test server. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. It runs pve, no fighting other players. Plugins or settings alter the game, and the browser lists it as Modded. Oxide plugins are running on it. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Join up
How do I join test server?
Enter client.connect 104.28.165.95:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.