THETESTER
Offline 135.119.132.148:28015 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
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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Lists and tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include THETESTER?
You'll find THETESTER on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Modded Rust servers, live. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on THETESTER mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from THETESTER: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp500 (Max players): It has 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; v2633 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2633, so your client has to match it to join; cs164924 (Build): The game build is 164924; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region is listed; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Carbon, a plugin framework, is what it runs. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does THETESTER rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #15,465 puts THETESTER in the top – of all ranked servers.
How many players are on THETESTER right now?
THETESTER went quiet 38 days 20 hours ago and is offline at the moment.
About the server
Is THETESTER online, and how reliable is it?
The server THETESTER is not online now; 38 days 20 hours have passed since it was last seen. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 0%, with 0 out of 168 hours online. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 20 September 2026.
Where is THETESTER located?
No region is published by THETESTER. 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 135.119.132.148:28015.
Which Rust version is THETESTER on?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164924 is the version THETESTER runs on Linux. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe days
What is the wipe schedule on THETESTER?
The record of THETESTER's wipes is still too thin to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. Its current world has been live for 38 days 20 hours.
Rules and settings
What are the rules and settings on THETESTER?
The name of THETESTER says nothing about gather rate. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. It runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Carbon plugins power it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched off.
Join up
How do I join THETESTER?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 135.119.132.148:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.