Test Server
Offline NA 66.51.98.52:28005 checked 2d 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, measured since 24 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 64% of all ranked servers, top 77% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 12h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 21 Oct, 10:45 UTC7d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
| Sun 18 Oct, 01:50 UTC11d ago | 1 | held half | 3.4 days | 0 |
| Fri 16 Oct, 20:56 UTC12d ago | 1 | – | 1.2 days | 0 |
| Wed 14 Oct, 20:34 UTC14d ago | 1 | held half | 2 days | 1 |
| Sat 3 Oct, 03:22 UTC26d ago | 1 | halved by day 2 | 11.7 days | 0 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 19:03 UTC FW27d ago | 1 | – | 1.3 days | 0 |
| Wed 30 Sep, 20:43 UTC28d ago | 1 | – | 0.9 days | 1 |
| Wed 30 Sep, 10:31 UTC28d ago | 1 | – | 0.4 days | 1 |
| Mon 28 Sep, 17:22 UTC30d ago | 1 | – | 1.7 days | 0 |
| Mon 28 Sep, 08:14 UTC30d ago | 1 | – | 0.4 days | 0 |
| Sun 27 Sep, 07:08 UTC31d ago | 1 | – | 1 days | 0 |
| Fri 25 Sep, 20:08 UTC33d ago | 1 | – | 1.5 days | 0 |
| Fri 25 Sep, 10:09 UTC33d ago | 1 | – | 0.4 days | 0 |
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?
You'll find Test Server on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Modded Rust servers, live and North America: who's hot right now. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What do the server tags on Test Server mean?
For the server browser, Test Server lists these tags: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp50 (Max players): Slots: 50; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635, so your client has to match it to join; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region is listed; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe, synced to Facepunch's force wipe; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, hence the Modded listing; NA (North America): The server browser lists it under North America. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does Test Server rank against other Rust servers?
For the last seven days of player hours, Test Server sits at #14,171, inside the top 64% of ranked servers and at #1,440 in North America.
How many players are on Test Server right now?
The last sighting of Test Server was 2 days 21 hours ago, and it is offline now. Peak for the week was 1, against an average of 0 players.
About the server
Is Test Server online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Test Server was last seen 2 days 21 hours ago. Out of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was online for 4, a 2% uptime. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 24 September 2026.
Where is Test Server located?
In North America, Test Server lists itself with its NA tag. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 66.51.98.52:28005.
Which Rust version is Test Server on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version Test Server runs on Linux. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe days
What happens on Test Server when wipe day comes around?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 1 players at their busiest. The latest wipe's crowd was busiest 0 hours after it began. Its recent wipes kept the crowd above half the peak until the next one 67% of the time. In the wipes that didn't hold, the crowd sank below half by day 2.
What is the wipe schedule on Test Server?
Wipes on Test Server come once a month, alongside the force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. Its current world has been live for 7 days 19 hours. The tags hold a monthly wipe schedule.
Rules and settings
Which map does Test Server run?
Generated by the game with seed 1337, the map on Test Server is procedural and 5,800 in size. Look at it on RustMaps from this page: the same size and seed always make the same map. On the map name: Custom Map.
What are the rules and settings on Test Server?
No gather rate appears in the name of Test Server. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. It runs survival, gather, build and raid, as standard. Players can raid and fight one another. It is a Modded listing: plugins or settings change how the game plays. The plugin count is Oxide. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
Getting in
How do I join Test Server?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 66.51.98.52:28005. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.