Paul's Test Server
Offline 51.6.180.196:28015 checked 29d 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.
Lists and tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Paul's Test Server?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include Paul's 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 Paul's Test Server mean?
These are the tags Paul's Test Server publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, standard Rust style; mp2 (Max players): Slots: 2; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2633 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2633, so your client has to match it to join; cs165217 (Build): It's on game build 165217; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
The players
How does Paul's Test Server rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Paul's Test Server at #16,880, in the top 71% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Paul's Test Server right now?
Paul's Test Server went quiet 29 days 11 hours ago and is offline at the moment.
About the server
Is Paul's Test Server online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Paul's Test Server was last seen 29 days 11 hours ago. 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 27 September 2026.
Where is Paul's Test Server located?
No region is published by Paul's 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 51.6.180.196:28015.
Which Rust version is Paul's Test Server on?
On Windows, Paul's Test Server runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe days
What is the wipe schedule on Paul's Test Server?
Paul's Test Server's rhythm stays hidden while so few of its wipes are on record. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. The world it is running now dates from 31 days 14 hours.
Rules and settings
Which map does Paul's Test Server run?
A procedural map is what Paul's Test Server runs, generated by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Paul's Test Server?
No gather rate appears in the name of Paul's Test Server. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. the usual game of gathering, building and raiding: that is the survival mode. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. It appears under Community in the browser. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
Join up
How do I join Paul's Test Server?
Enter client.connect 51.6.180.196:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.