THETESTER
Offline 172.171.7.64:28015 checked 13d 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 70% 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.
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 THETESTER?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include THETESTER: Community servers, by the numbers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What do the server tags on THETESTER mean?
These are the tags THETESTER publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes; mp500 (Max players): There are 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634, so your client has to match it to join; cs167781 (Build): The game build is 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set. You'll find players now, queue length and world creation time in the tags, printed at the top of this page.
The players
How does THETESTER rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place THETESTER at #15,205, in the top 70% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on THETESTER right now?
THETESTER went quiet 13 days 13 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; 13 days 13 hours have passed since it was last seen. 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 14 October 2026.
Where is THETESTER located?
There is no region from 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 172.171.7.64:28015.
Which Rust version is THETESTER on?
On Windows, THETESTER runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
The wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on THETESTER?
Too few wipes are on record for THETESTER to reveal its rhythm. A force wipe comes round every month for all Rust servers, with the next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world it is running now dates from 13 days 13 hours.
Map and rules
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. gather, build and raid, as standard: that is the survival mode. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it under Community. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched off.
Getting in
How do I join THETESTER?
Enter client.connect 172.171.7.64:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.