THETESTER
Offline 20.169.53.178:28015 checked 25d 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 71% 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 are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include THETESTER: Modded Rust servers, live. These filters bring it up 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?
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): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2634; cs166655 (Build): It's on game build 166655; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): This server uses Carbon for plugins. 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?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #16,010 puts THETESTER in the top 71% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on THETESTER right now?
THETESTER went quiet 25 days 3 hours ago and is offline at the moment.
About the server
Is THETESTER online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: THETESTER was last seen 25 days 3 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours in total. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 3 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. Connect at 20.169.53.178:28015.
Which Rust version is THETESTER on?
On Windows, THETESTER runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166655. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Wipe times
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. Its current world has been live for 25 days 3 hours.
The rules
What are the rules and settings on THETESTER?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on THETESTER. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. It runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. It is a Modded listing: plugins or settings change how the game plays. Carbon plugins are running on it. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is off.
Getting in
How do I join THETESTER?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 20.169.53.178:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.