test server
Offline 104.28.196.94:28015 checked 29d 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 8d 15h. 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.
Settings and map
Where can you read the rules and settings that apply on test server?
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. Filed under plugins: Oxide. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is enabled.
Tags
On Rust Server Index, which lists and filters carry test server?
Filed under these Rust Server Index lists is test server: Modded Rust servers, filed by play style and Rust PvE servers, filed A to Z. Filed 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.
Which tags are attached to test server, and what do they stand for?
Filed under these tags, as published by test server and read by the game's server browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp3 (Max players): Player cap: 3; ts8 (Group limit): The team limit is 8, as in the standard game; v2633 (Protocol): The protocol is 2633; older or newer clients cannot join; cs165217 (Build): The game build here is 165217; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, as standard for Rust; $r? (Region code): A region code is absent; ^m (Monthly): It wipes monthly with the force wipe from Facepunch; ^p (PvE): No fighting between players: the danger comes from the world; ^o (Oxide): Plugins run through Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): This one is Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. Current players, queue length and when the world was made appear in the tags, set out at the top of this page.
Wipe dates
How often is test server wiped, and on what schedule?
An estimate from the force wipe gives test server's next wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes its next wipe: the force wipe, taken by every Rust server. 29 days 11 hours is when its current world was made. Filed in its tags: a monthly wipe schedule.
Population
Where does test server sit in the rankings?
Filed under rankings: #16,190 for test server on seven-day player hours, top 68% overall.
How many players are on test server at the moment?
At present test server is offline; its last sighting was 29 days 7 hours ago.
Server facts
What version does test server use?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217, on Windows, is what test server runs. 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 29 days 7 hours ago. It was up 0 of 168 hours across the last 7 full days, or 0% of the time. On 28 September 2026 it was first seen by Rust Server Index.
Which region is test server in?
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. Connection details: 104.28.196.94:28015.
Joining the server
How can you connect to test server?
Two ways in. Type client.connect 104.28.196.94:28015 into the Rust console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust and join on this page, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp3,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^p,^m,gmvanilla,cs165217,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmvanilla
mp3
ts8
v2633
cs165217
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.