Oxide Test Server
Offline 178.168.43.230:28015 checked 37d 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.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Oxide Test Server?
These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include Oxide Test Server: Community servers, by the numbers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Oxide Test Server mean?
For the server browser, Oxide Test Server lists these tags: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp4 (Max players): There are 4 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; cs164530 (Build): Game build: 164530; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. 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 Oxide Test Server rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Oxide Test Server at #13,324, in the top – of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Oxide Test Server right now?
Offline now, Oxide Test Server was last spotted 37 days 15 hours ago.
About the server
Is Oxide Test Server online, and how reliable is it?
Oxide Test Server shows as offline, last spotted 37 days 15 hours ago. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 0%, with 0 out of 168 hours online. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 20 September 2026.
Where is Oxide Test Server located?
No region is published by Oxide 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 178.168.43.230:28015.
Which Rust version is Oxide Test Server on?
On Linux, Oxide Test Server runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
The wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Oxide Test Server?
The record of Oxide Test Server'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. 44 days 13 hours is when the present world was made.
Rules and settings
Which map does Oxide Test Server run?
A procedural map is what Oxide Test Server runs, generated by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Oxide Test Server?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on Oxide Test Server. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. It appears under Community in the browser. Anti-cheat is off: VAC, Valve's system.
Getting in
How do I join Oxide Test Server?
Enter client.connect 178.168.43.230:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.