THETESTER
Offline 20.169.53.178:28015 checked 25d 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 71% 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.
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 THETESTER?
No gather rate appears in the name THETESTER. 8 players per group is the default limit. The server runs survival, building, gathering and raiding in the standard game. Fighting and raiding other players is permitted. The server browser lists it under Modded; plugins or settings alter the game. Plugins in use: Carbon. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, turned off.
Lists and filters
On Rust Server Index, which lists and filters carry THETESTER?
These lists on Rust Server Index take THETESTER: Modded Rust servers, filed by play style. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
What is meant by the tags on THETESTER?
Filed under these tags, as published by THETESTER and read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp500 (Max players): Player cap: 500; ts8 (Group limit): The team limit is 8, as in the standard game; v2634 (Protocol): Your client must run protocol 2634 to connect; cs166655 (Build): The game build here is 166655; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's default layer; $r? (Region code): The region code field is left empty; ^z (Modded): This one is Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays; ^y (Carbon): Carbon provides the plugin framework. See also the top of this page, where the tags carry the current players, the queue and the time the world was made.
Wipe schedule
How often is THETESTER wiped, and on what schedule?
The record holds too few of THETESTER's wipes to tell its rhythm. The monthly force wipe reaches every Rust server, and the next one falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its present world dates from 25 days 5 hours.
Players and ranking
How is THETESTER ranked compared with the rest?
Filed under rankings: #16,010 for THETESTER on seven-day player hours, top 71% overall.
How many players are on THETESTER at the moment?
The last check found THETESTER offline, last seen 25 days 5 hours ago.
Operator and status
Which Rust build is THETESTER running?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166655, on Windows, is what THETESTER runs. To join you need the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
How reliable is THETESTER, and is it online now?
As of now THETESTER is offline, with its last appearance 25 days 5 hours ago. Uptime for the last 7 full days came to 0%, 0 hours out of 168. On 3 October 2026 it was first seen by Rust Server Index.
Where in the world is THETESTER hosted?
There is no region on record for THETESTER; it publishes none. No lookup of the machine's position is made by Rust Server Index; it shows where the server says it is. Connection details: 20.169.53.178:28015.
Connecting
What steps lead onto THETESTER?
Two ways in. Type client.connect 20.169.53.178:28015 into the Rust console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust and join on this page, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166655,ts8,^z,^y
Game
gmrust
mp500
ts8
v2634
cs166655
ptrak
$r?
Mods and access
^z
^y
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.