A138/ 175 players
Modded#2,217
Testing Grounds
Online NA 45.45.239.176:28015 checked 10m ago
monthly wipes
vanillamoddedoxide
players now5of 15 slots
7-day average2peak 8
rank#2,217top 10% · #376 in NA
last wipe · restocked12d agomonthly schedule
next wipe · restock22d 0hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
AveragePeak
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
AveragePeakWipe
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestRankRank in region
Top 10% of all ranked servers, top 20% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
force wipes onlyNext wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 0h. The force wipe · high confidence
5wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes
Coming wipes
- 22d 0hThu 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 5, 13 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 01:18 UTC12d ago | 5 | – | running | 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.
Also on the shelf
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
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B23/ 50 players
B33/ 50 players
On the back of the pack
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Lists and tags
What is the meaning of the tags on Testing Grounds?
The server browser reads these tags that Testing Grounds publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): Vanilla survival mode; mp15 (Max players): 15 player slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 to a team, as the game ships it; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game version must line up with protocol 2634; cs167584 (Build): It runs on build 167584; ptrak (Networking): Network runs on RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): Region code not set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe, matching Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Rust as Facepunch ships it: rates, kits and rules untouched; ^o (Oxide): It uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): It sits in Modded: plugins or settings make the difference; NA (North America): The server browser lists it under North America. You will find its live player count, queue and world creation time in the tags too, displayed at the top here.
On Rust Vending Machine, which lists and filters can you find Testing Grounds in?
These Rust Vending Machine lists include Testing Grounds: Modded Rust servers and North America Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla and Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Rules & map
What map is in play on Testing Grounds?
Testing Grounds runs a procedural map of size 1,200 with seed 2147483647, generated by the game. The map is the same for a given size and seed, so RustMaps can show it from this page.
Which settings and rules apply on Testing Grounds?
The name of Testing Grounds gives no gather rate. 8 players is the default group size, and that is the cap here. This server runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. You can fight and raid other players. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. You will find Oxide plugins running here. Vanilla is its own label: rust as Facepunch ships it: rates, kits and rules untouched. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched off.
Server info
What location is Testing Grounds in?
Testing Grounds shows the NA tag and lists in North America. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. Find it at this address: 45.45.239.176:28015.
How reliable is Testing Grounds, and is it online now?
You can grab Testing Grounds: it is online as we speak. By its own uptime report, the last restart was about 6 hours ago. Across the last 7 days, it was available for 168 of 168 hours, or 100% of the time. The first sighting of it on Rust Vending Machine was 13 September 2026.
Is Testing Grounds lag-free?
Server fps over the last 48 hours averaged 30 and never dropped below 30. The entity count reached 6,606: that includes buildings, deployables and everything else. The highest memory reading was 1,212 MB. What players call lag comes from low fps and an entity count on the rise.
Which Rust build is Testing Grounds running?
The setup: Testing Grounds on Linux, Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167584. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Population
How does Testing Grounds compare to other Rust servers in the rankings?
The last seven days of player hours place Testing Grounds at #2,217, in the top 10% of all ranked servers and #376 in North America.
What is the current player count on Testing Grounds?
You will find 5 players filling 15 slots in Testing Grounds as things stand. The seven-day average stands at 2 players, peaking at 8. Its busiest point in the last 48 hours was 15:00 UTC, averaging 5 players.
Wipe details
On what schedule does Testing Grounds wipe?
The force wipe is the only wipe at Testing Grounds, once a month. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. It has been running its current world since 12 days 16 hours ago. Wipes once a month are what its tags show.
What can you expect on Testing Grounds when wipe day comes?
An average of 5 players turned up at the peak of its recent wipes. Peak crowd on the latest wipe came 13 hours in.
How to join
What steps do you take to join Testing Grounds?
In the Rust console (F1), type client.connect 45.45.239.176:28015. You can also press Launch Rust on this page, which opens Steam and connects.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp15,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^v,NA,gmvanilla,cs167584,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmvanilla
Game mode Vanilla survival mode.
mp15
Max players 15 player slots.
ts8
Group limit 8 to a team, as the game ships it.
v2634
Protocol To join, your game version must line up with protocol 2634.
cs167584
Build It runs on build 167584.
ptrak
Networking Network runs on RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code Region code not set.
Wipe schedule
^m
Monthly A monthly wipe, matching Facepunch's force wipe.
Difficulty
^v
Vanilla Rust as Facepunch ships it: rates, kits and rules untouched.
Mods and access
^o
Oxide It uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins.
^z
Modded It sits in Modded: plugins or settings make the difference.
Region
NA
North America The server browser lists it under North America.
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.