Test Server
Offline 5.186.52.179:28015 checked 12d 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 63% 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
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: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard Rust plays; mp10 (Max players): 10 player slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the standard game limit; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game version must line up with protocol 2634; cs166493 (Build): It runs on build 166493; ptrak (Networking): This is the standard RakNet layer the game uses; $r? (Region code): Region code not set. 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 Test Server in?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature Test Server are: Community Rust servers in stock. It shows under these 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 2 weeks.
Settings and rules
Which settings and rules apply on Test Server?
The name of Test Server gives no gather rate. Groups can reach 8 players, which is the default. This server runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. You can fight and raid other players. In the server browser it is listed under Community, being a community server. VAC is on.
About the server
What location is Test Server in?
You will find no region published for Test Server. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. Find it at this address: 5.186.52.179:28015.
How reliable is Test Server, and is it online now?
Right now Test Server is not in stock, last seen 12 days 3 hours ago. Across the last 7 days, it was available for 0 of 168 hours, or 0% of the time. Its first record on Rust Vending Machine is dated 1 October 2026.
What Rust version does Test Server run?
On Windows, Test Server is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166493. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Population
How does Test Server compare to other Rust servers in the rankings?
The last seven days of player hours place Test Server at #14,848, in the top 63% of all ranked servers.
What is the current player count on Test Server?
You will find Test Server offline right now; its last sighting was 12 days 3 hours ago.
Wipe info
When does Test Server wipe?
There are not yet enough recorded wipes from Test Server to reveal its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes, and every Rust server wipes. It has been running its current world since 12 days 4 hours ago.
How to join
What is the way to join Test Server?
Open Rust and press F1 for the console, then type client.connect 5.186.52.179:28015. Or use the Launch Rust button here to open the game through Steam and connect.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166493,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp10
ts8
v2634
cs166493
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.