Test Server
Offline 38.78.174.38:28015 checked 9d 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 59% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 19 Oct, 03:22 UTC10d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Fri 16 Oct, 23:15 UTC12d ago | 1 | – | 2.2 days | 1 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 07:53 UTC27d ago | 1 | – | 15.6 days | 1 |
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: Community servers, by the numbers. These are the filters that list it 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 Test Server mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from Test Server: gmrust (Game mode): This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes; mp1 (Max players): It has 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2635; cs168345 (Build): The game build is 168345; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $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 Test Server rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Test Server at #13,027, in the top 59% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Test Server right now?
Test Server went quiet 9 days 21 hours ago and is offline at the moment.
Server details
Is Test Server online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Test Server was last seen 9 days 21 hours ago. Out of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was online for 0, a 0% uptime. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 1 October 2026.
Where is Test Server located?
There is no region from Test Server. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You'll find it at 38.78.174.38:28015.
Which Rust version is Test Server on?
On Windows, Test Server runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168345. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Wipe days
What happens on Test Server when wipe day comes around?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 1 players. The latest wipe's crowd was busiest 1 hours after it began.
What is the wipe schedule on Test Server?
There is no next wipe to predict on Test Server, because wipes come at irregular times. The monthly force wipe takes every Rust server down for a new world, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world it is running now dates from 9 days 23 hours.
The rules
Which map does Test Server run?
A procedural map is what Test Server runs, generated by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Test Server?
No gather rate appears in the name of Test Server. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. It runs survival, gather, build and raid, as standard. Raids and PvP are both on the table. Community is its listing in the server browser. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
Join up
How do I join Test Server?
Enter client.connect 38.78.174.38:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.