test server
Offline 104.28.193.96:28015 checked 11d 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
daily · 1 is bestTop 64% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
force wipes onlyNext wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 6h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 22d 6hThu 5 Nov, 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
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 21:04 UTC11d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Mon 28 Sep, 16:40 UTC15d 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.
Lists and tags
Can you explain the tags on test server?
Here are the tags test server lists, which the game's browser uses: gmvanilla (Game mode): Vanilla survival mode; mp3 (Max players): 3 player slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 to a team, as the game ships it; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: your game must match to get in; cs166586 (Build): Build 166586; ptrak (Networking): This is the standard RakNet layer the game uses; $r? (Region code): Region code not set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe, matching Facepunch's force wipe; ^p (PvE): PvP is off; the world does the killing; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded is its category, with plugins or settings changing the game. Tags also carry its current players, its queue and when the world was made, all up top on this page.
On Rust Vending Machine, which lists and filters can you find test server in?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature test server are: Modded Rust servers and PvE Rust servers in stock. These filters bring it up 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; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Settings and rules
What rules does test server enforce, and what settings does it run?
The name of test server gives no gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. This server runs pve, no player-versus-player fighting. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. Oxide plugins are running on it. VAC is on.
Server details
What is the location of test server?
There is no region listed for test server. A server's stated location is what Rust Vending Machine shows; the actual machine location is not looked up. You can reach it at 104.28.193.96:28015.
What is the uptime like on test server?
Right now test server is not in stock, last seen 11 days 14 hours ago. Over 7 full days, the shelves were stocked for 0 of 168 hours (0%). Its first record on Rust Vending Machine is dated 27 September 2026.
What version does test server use?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166586 on Windows is what powers test server. To get in, your game must match the protocol; Steam keeps that updated.
Live players
Where does test server sit in the rankings?
The last seven days of player hours place test server at #14,510, in the top 64% of all ranked servers.
Is test server busy at the moment?
At the moment test server is offline, with a last sighting 11 days 14 hours ago.
Wipe details
How often does test server wipe?
Only the monthly force wipe applies at test server. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe, which is its next wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 11 days 15 hours ago it made the world it is using now. Its tags state a wipe each month.
What happens on test server on wipe day?
An average of 1 players turned up at the peak of its recent wipes. The crowd on the latest wipe was at its largest 0 hours after the wipe.
How to join
What is the way to join test server?
Press F1 in Rust to bring up the console and enter client.connect 104.28.193.96:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust option on this page opens Rust via Steam and joins for you.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished 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.