test server
Offline 104.28.196.94:28015 checked 30d 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
Top 68% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 3h. 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.
Tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include test server?
You'll find test server on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Modded Rust servers, live and Rust PvE servers, ranked by who's hot. These filters bring it up 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?
These are the tags test server publishes for the browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp3 (Max players): There are 3 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The default team size of 8 applies here; v2633 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2633; cs165217 (Build): Game build: 165217; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank; ^m (Monthly): The wipe schedule is monthly, alongside Facepunch's force wipe; ^p (PvE): No fighting between players: the world supplies the danger; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, hence the Modded listing. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
Population
How does test server rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank test server at #16,190, within the top 68% of ranked servers.
How many players are on test server right now?
The last sighting of test server was 30 days 18 hours ago, and it is offline now.
Server details
Is test server online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: test server was last seen 30 days 18 hours ago. Out of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was online for 0, a 0% uptime. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 28 September 2026.
Where is test server located?
There is no region from test server. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 104.28.196.94:28015.
Which Rust version is test server on?
On Windows, test server runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
The wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on test server?
An estimate from the force wipe gives test server's next wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives: its next wipe, and one that hits every Rust server. The world it is running now dates from 30 days 23 hours. A wipe schedule of one wipe a month is published in its tags.
The rules
What are the rules and settings on test server?
No gather rate appears in the name of test server. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. It runs pve, no fighting other players. It is a Modded listing: plugins or settings change how the game plays. Oxide plugins are running on it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
Getting in
How do I join test server?
Enter client.connect 104.28.196.94:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.