Test Server
Offline 78.17.117.14:28015 checked 3d 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 10% 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 50, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18 Oct, 08:43 UTC11d ago | 50 | – | running | 50 |
| Wed 7 Oct, 12:09 UTC22d ago | 50 | held half | 10.9 days | 50 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 19:17 UTC FW27d ago | – | – | 5.7 days | 50 |
| Sat 26 Sep, 09:22 UTC33d ago | – | – | 5.4 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.
Tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Test Server?
These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include Test Server: Modded Rust servers, live. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks; Players now: At least 50; Average players: 50+ on average.
What do the server tags on Test Server mean?
These are the tags Test Server publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes; mp50 (Max players): Slots: 50; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; v2635 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635; 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 is listed; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): A plugin framework called Carbon is running here. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
The players
How does Test Server rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank Test Server at #2,130, within the top 10% of ranked servers.
How many players are on Test Server right now?
Test Server went quiet 3 days 3 hours ago and is offline at the moment. Peak for the week was 50, against an average of 50 players.
Server facts
Is Test Server online, and how reliable is it?
The server Test Server is not online now; 3 days 3 hours have passed since it was last seen. Out of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was online for 7, a 4% uptime. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 15 September 2026.
Where is Test Server located?
No region is published by 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 78.17.117.14:28015.
Which Rust version is Test Server on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version Test Server runs on Windows. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
The wipe schedule
What happens on Test Server when wipe day comes around?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 50 players at their busiest. 0 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.
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 11 days 5 hours.
Rules and settings
What are the rules and settings on Test Server?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on Test Server. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Raids and PvP are both on the table. It is a Modded listing: plugins or settings change how the game plays. The plugin count is Carbon. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched off.
How to join
How do I join Test Server?
Enter client.connect 78.17.117.14:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.