Bob's Test Server
Offline EU 87.104.249.6:28015 checked 30d 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 70% of all ranked servers, top 86% in EU. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 11h. 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.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Bob's Test Server?
You'll find Bob's Test Server on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: European Rust servers, live and Modded Rust servers, live. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: Europe; Type: Vanilla and Modded; Game mode: Premium; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, Premium ^q, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
What do the server tags on Bob's Test Server mean?
These are the tags Bob's Test Server publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp100 (Max players): Slots: 100; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; v2633 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2633, so your client has to match it to join; cs165217 (Build): Game build: 165217; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^m (Monthly): Once a month it wipes, following Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): No changed rates, kits or rules: this is the game as Facepunch ships it; ^q (Premium): You need Rust's premium status to get in; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework called Oxide (uMod) is running here; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded; EU (Europe): The server browser lists it under Europe. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
Population
How does Bob's Test Server rank against other Rust servers?
Bob's Test Server takes #16,647 on seven-day player hours, a top 70% spot overall and #2,543 across Europe.
How many players are on Bob's Test Server right now?
The last sighting of Bob's Test Server was 30 days 7 hours ago, and it is offline now.
About the server
Is Bob's Test Server online, and how reliable is it?
Bob's Test Server shows as offline, last spotted 30 days 7 hours ago. Out of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was online for 0, a 0% uptime. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 13 September 2026.
Where is Bob's Test Server located?
In Europe, Bob's Test Server lists itself with its EU 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 87.104.249.6:28015.
Which Rust version is Bob's Test Server on?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 is the version Bob's Test Server runs on Windows. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe times
What is the wipe schedule on Bob's Test Server?
From the force wipe comes the estimate for Bob's Test Server's next wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives: its next wipe, and one that hits every Rust server. 47 days 17 hours is when the present world was made. Its tags commit to wipes each month.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on Bob's Test Server?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on Bob's Test Server. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. It runs survival, gather, build and raid, as standard. Raids and PvP are both on the table. It is a Modded listing: plugins or settings change how the game plays. Oxide plugins are running on it. The server's own word for it is vanilla: no changed rates, kits or rules: this is the game as Facepunch ships it. You need Rust's premium status to get in. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
Join up
How do I join Bob's Test Server?
Enter client.connect 87.104.249.6:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically. You need Rust's premium status to get in.