test server
104.28.196.94:28015 checked 15d ago
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 68% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 14h. 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
Quick answers
Player counts
How busy is test server?
Currently test server is offline, having last been seen 15 days 8 hours ago.
How does test server rank against other Rust servers?
Over the last seven days, test server is #16,190 for player hours, placing it in the top 68% of ranked servers globally.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on test server?
From the force wipe, an estimate is made of the next wipe for test server. Its next wipe is due on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, the force wipe that wipes every Rust server. The map has been running for 15 days 12 hours. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
Server
Is test server online, and how reliable is it?
Right now test server is offline, with the most recent sighting 15 days 8 hours ago. In the last 7 full days, it was up for 0 of 168 hours, or 0% of the time. The earliest record When Is Wipe has is 28 September 2026.
Which version of Rust does test server run?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Windows is what test server runs. Steam updates your game, so the protocol matches when you join.
Where is test server located?
No region is published by test server. When Is Wipe shows the location a server claims; it does not look up the machine's actual location. You can reach it at 104.28.196.94:28015.
Lists and tags
Which When Is Wipe lists include test server? And filters?
The When Is Wipe lists test server fits are: Best modded Rust servers and Best Rust PvE servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
What do the server tags on test server mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags test server publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is a vanilla survival server; mp3 (Max players): Slot count: 3; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, as shipped by default; v2633 (Protocol): Your game version has to be on protocol 2633 to connect; cs165217 (Build): The game build is 165217; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer in use here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^m (Monthly): One wipe per month, matching the force wipe; ^p (PvE): This is a PvE server, where the environment is the only enemy; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) is installed as the plugin framework; ^z (Modded): Listed under Modded, with plugins or changed settings. At the top of this page you can see its current players, queue and world creation time, which are in the tags too.
Map and rules
What rules does test server enforce? And settings?
No gather rate appears in test server's name. With the default limit, groups are limited to 8 players. no player-versus-player combat That is the game mode: pve. It is in the Modded section: plugins or settings alter the game. Oxide plugins are used. VAC is on.
How to join
How do I join test server?
Open Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 104.28.196.94:28015 in the console. Alternatively, use Launch Rust on this page to open the game via Steam and connect.
Server tags
Published as mp3,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^p,^m,gmvanilla,cs165217,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmvanilla- Game mode This is a vanilla survival server.
mp3- Max players Slot count: 3.
ts8- Group limit Teams are capped at 8, as shipped by default.
v2633- Protocol Your game version has to be on protocol 2633 to connect.
cs165217- Build The game build is 165217.
ptrak- Networking RakNet is the network layer in use here, as standard for the game.
$r?- Region code No region code has been set.
Wipe schedule
^m- Monthly One wipe per month, matching the force wipe.
Gameplay
^p- PvE This is a PvE server, where the environment is the only enemy.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide Oxide (uMod) is installed as the plugin framework.
^z- Modded Listed under Modded, with plugins or changed settings.
Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.