test server
Offline 104.28.225.96:28015 checked 15d 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 63% 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 21h. 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 Rust Pop Watch lists include test server: 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; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2634; cs167584 (Build): The game build is 167584; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region is listed; ^m (Monthly): Once a month it wipes, following Facepunch's force wipe; ^p (PvE): Here the world is the threat, and players don't fight each other; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown 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 #13,823, within the top 63% of ranked servers.
How many players are on test server right now?
Offline now, test server was last spotted 15 days 11 hours ago.
About the server
Is test server online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: test server was last seen 15 days 11 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 13 October 2026.
Where is test server located?
There is no region from test server. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 104.28.225.96:28015.
Which Rust version is test server on?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167584 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?
From the force wipe comes the estimate for test server's next wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 26 days is when the present world was made. A wipe schedule of one wipe a month is published in its tags.
Rules and settings
What are the rules and settings on test server?
The name of test server says nothing about gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. It runs pve, no fighting other players. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. The plugin count is Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
How to join
How do I join test server?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 104.28.225.96:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.