Test Server
Offline 188.173.40.11:28017 checked 2d 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 38% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
- usual gap
- 0.6 daysbetween real wipes
- wipe-day peak
- 2players, last three wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
26 OCT 2026Mon 26 Oct, 12:42 UTC2d ago |
2 | – | running | 1 |
25 OCT 2026Sun 25 Oct, 23:14 UTC3d ago |
2 | – | 0.6 days | 1 |
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
What settings and rules does Test Server run?
The name of Test Server does not state a gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. Filed under survival, gather, build and raid: the standard game. PvP and raiding are allowed. The server browser lists it under Community; it is a community server. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, turned off.
Which map is in use on Test Server?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Test Server runs.
Tags and filters
Where does Test Server appear among the Rust Server Index lists and filters?
The Rust Server Index lists that include Test Server are Community Rust servers, indexed. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 3 days.
Which tags are attached to Test Server, and what do they stand for?
The server's own tags are listed here, and the game's server browser reads them: Test Server gives gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp10 (Max players): The queue ceiling sits at 10; ts8 (Group limit): The team limit is 8, as in the standard game; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; older or newer clients cannot join; cs168909 (Build): The game build here is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, as standard for Rust; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set. The top of this page shows three items from the tags: players at present, queue and world creation time.
Wipe dates
What should you expect on Test Server when wipe day comes?
The average peak across its recent wipes is 2 players. The latest wipe peaked 0 hours in.
How often is Test Server wiped, and on what schedule?
Its rhythm is not yet clear, since the record holds too few of Test Server's wipes. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it. 2 days 23 hours is when its current world was made.
Population
What position does Test Server hold among Rust servers?
On player hours over seven days, Test Server takes #8,492, within the top 38% of ranked servers.
What does the player count on Test Server look like?
At present Test Server is offline; its last sighting was 2 days 17 hours ago. Averaged across seven days: 1 players, peaking at 2.
Operator and status
What version does Test Server use?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux is what you will find on Test Server. To join you need the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
How reliable is Test Server, and is it online now?
As of now Test Server is offline, with its last appearance 2 days 17 hours ago. Uptime for the last 3 full days came to 7%, 5 hours out of 72. The earliest sighting at Rust Server Index is 25 October 2026.
Which region is Test Server in?
Test Server gives no region at all. What Rust Server Index shows is the stated location, not the machine's actual position, which it does not look up. Connection details: 188.173.40.11:28017.
Joining the server
What steps lead onto Test Server?
Two ways in. Type client.connect 188.173.40.11:28017 into the Rust console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust and join on this page, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp10
ts8
v2635
cs168909
ptrak
$r?
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.