Test server, don't play here
Offline NA 72.234.254.240:28115 checked 5h 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 44% of all ranked servers, top 68% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 5h. The 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.
Tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Test server, don't play here?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include Test server, don't play here: Community servers, by the numbers, North America: who's hot right now and Vanilla Rust servers, live. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla, Community (not modded, not official) and Plugins, not modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 3 days.
What do the server tags on Test server, don't play here mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from Test server, don't play here: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp0 (Max players): It has 0 slots; ts16 (Group limit): Each team is capped at 16; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635, so your client has to match it to join; cs168909 (Build): It's on game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^m (Monthly): The wipe schedule is monthly, alongside Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Nothing is altered here: no changed rates, kits or rules, just the game as Facepunch ships it; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, is what it runs; NA (North America): In the server browser it sits under North America. You'll find players now, queue length and world creation time in the tags, printed at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does Test server, don't play here rank against other Rust servers?
For the last seven days of player hours, Test server, don't play here sits at #9,754, inside the top 44% of ranked servers and at #1,264 in North America.
How many players are on Test server, don't play here right now?
The last sighting of Test server, don't play here was 5 hours ago, and it is offline now. Averaging 1 players across seven days, it topped out at 1. The busiest stretch of the last 48 hours came at 08:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
Server facts
Is Test server, don't play here online, and how reliable is it?
Test server, don't play here shows as offline, last spotted 5 hours ago. Over the last 1 full day it was up 4% of the time, 1 of 24 hours. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 27 October 2026.
Where is Test server, don't play here located?
In North America, Test server, don't play here lists itself with its NA tag. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 72.234.254.240:28115.
Which Rust version is Test server, don't play here on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version Test server, don't play here runs on Windows. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe days
What is the wipe schedule on Test server, don't play here?
The estimate for the next wipe on Test server, don't play here rests on the force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 2 days 9 hours is when the present world was made. A wipe schedule of one wipe a month is published in its tags.
The rules
Which map does Test server, don't play here run?
Test server, don't play here uses a procedural map, which the game generates.
What are the rules and settings on Test server, don't play here?
No gather rate appears in the name of Test server, don't play here. Teams can reach 16 players. gather, build and raid, as standard: that is the survival mode. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Community is its listing in the server browser. Oxide plugins are running on it. It labels itself vanilla, with this meaning: nothing is altered here: no changed rates, kits or rules, just the game as Facepunch ships it. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
Join up
How do I join Test server, don't play here?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 72.234.254.240:28115. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.