test server
Offline 104.28.225.96:28015 checked 17h 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
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 15h. The force wipe
Wipes
newest first| 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.
Tags & lists
Can you explain the tags on test server?
Here are the tags test server lists, which the game's browser uses: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival, vanilla style; mp3 (Max players): Room for 3; ts8 (Group limit): 8 to a team, as the game ships it; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: your game must match to get in; cs167584 (Build): Build 167584; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, tied to the Facepunch force wipe; ^p (PvE): PvP is off; the world does the killing; ^o (Oxide): It uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Modded: plugins or settings change how it plays. Player numbers, queue length and world age are tagged as well, and they sit at the top of 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.
Rules & map
What rules does test server enforce, and what settings does it run?
No gather rate is given in the name of test server. 8 players is the default group size, and that is the cap here. pve is the game mode, no player-versus-player fighting. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. You will find Oxide plugins running here. VAC is on.
About the server
What location is test server in?
No region is published by test server. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. Find it at this address: 104.28.225.96:28015.
How reliable is test server, and is it online now?
No stock on test server at the moment, last seen 17 hours ago. Its first record on Rust Vending Machine is dated 13 October 2026.
What version does test server use?
The setup: test server on Windows, Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167584. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Player count
How does test server compare to other Rust servers in the rankings?
Over the last seven days test server ranks #14,344 on player hours, among the top 64% of all ranked servers.
What is the current player count on test server?
At the moment test server is offline, with a last sighting 17 hours ago. The seven-day average stands at 1 players, peaking at 1. The last 48 hours peaked at 09:00 UTC, when it averaged 1 players.
Wipe details
When does test server wipe?
The estimate of test server's next wipe comes from the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 11 days 5 hours ago it made the world it is using now. Wipes once a month are what its tags show.
Getting in
What is the way to join test server?
Press F1 in Rust to bring up the console and enter client.connect 104.28.225.96:28015. 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,cs167584,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmvanilla
mp3
ts8
v2634
cs167584
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.