test server
Offline 104.28.193.96:28015 checked 26d 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 64% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 13h. The force wipe · high confidence
- usual gap
- 4.2 daysbetween real wipes
- wipe-day peak
- 1players, last three wipes
Coming wipes
- in 7d 13hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- in 35d 13hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 OCT 2026Fri 2 Oct, 21:04 UTC26d ago |
1 | – | running | 1 |
28 SEP 2026Mon 28 Sep, 16:40 UTC30d ago |
1 | – | 4.2 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.
Rules and settings
What settings and rules does test server run?
You will find no gather rate in the name of test server. 8 players per group is the default limit. The server runs pve, player combat is not allowed. Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded in the server browser. Plugins in use: Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Tags and filters
On Rust Server Index, which lists and filters carry test server?
The Rust Server Index lists that include test server are Modded Rust servers, filed by play style and Rust PvE servers, filed A to Z. It appears under the following 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.
Which tags are attached to test server, and what do they stand for?
These are the tags test server publishes; the game's server browser reads this list: gmvanilla (Game mode): Unmodified survival rules; mp3 (Max players): Player cap: 3; ts8 (Group limit): The team limit is 8, as in the standard game; v2634 (Protocol): Joining needs you on game protocol 2634; cs166586 (Build): It runs build 166586; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's default layer; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^m (Monthly): It wipes monthly with the force wipe from Facepunch; ^p (PvE): The world is the threat here, not other players; ^o (Oxide): Oxide, also known as uMod, provides the plugin framework; ^z (Modded): Modded: the game is changed by plugins or settings. See also the top of this page, where the tags carry the current players, the queue and the time the world was made.
Wipe schedule
What should you expect on test server when wipe day comes?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 1 players on average. The latest wipe peaked 0 hours in.
How often is test server wiped, and on what schedule?
The only wipe on test server is the monthly force wipe. Its next wipe falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, as the force wipe that reaches every Rust server. The world it runs now was made 26 days 8 hours. Filed in its tags: a monthly wipe schedule.
Players and ranking
What position does test server hold among Rust servers?
On player hours over seven days, test server takes #14,510, within the top 64% of ranked servers.
Is test server quiet or crowded?
Filed under offline: test server, last seen 26 days 7 hours ago.
Operator and status
What Rust version is test server on?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166586 on Windows is what you will find on test server. Steam keeps your game updated, but the protocol must match for you to join.
Is test server reachable, and does it stay up?
The server is down at this moment; the last sighting of test server was 26 days 7 hours ago. Uptime for the last 7 full days came to 0%, 0 hours out of 168. It was first recorded by Rust Server Index on 27 September 2026.
Where in the world is test server hosted?
There is no region on record for test server; it publishes none. Rust Server Index takes the server's word for its location and does not look up the machine's position. You will reach it at 104.28.193.96:28015.
Joining the server
What is the way onto test server?
Enter client.connect 104.28.193.96:28015 in the console, opened with F1. Or join on this page with Launch Rust, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp3,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^p,^m,gmvanilla,cs166586,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmvanilla
mp3
ts8
v2634
cs166586
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Gameplay
^p
Mods and access
^o
^z
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.