THETESTER
Offline 52.165.62.81:28015 checked 9d 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 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
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.
Lists and tags
What is the meaning of the tags on THETESTER?
Here are the tags THETESTER lists, which the game's browser uses: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, the standard way; mp500 (Max players): The cap is 500; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the standard game limit; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game version must line up with protocol 2634; cs166655 (Build): Build 166655; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): No region code is set. Tags also carry its current players, its queue and when the world was made, all up top on this page.
Where does THETESTER appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature THETESTER 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.
Rules & map
What rules does THETESTER enforce, and what settings does it run?
No gather rate is given in the name of THETESTER. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. This server runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. You can fight and raid other players. The server browser puts it under Community: it is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is disabled.
About the server
Where can you find THETESTER?
You will find no region published for THETESTER. Rust Vending Machine displays the location a server gives and does not look up the machine's true place. You can reach it at 52.165.62.81:28015.
How reliable is THETESTER, and is it online now?
Right now THETESTER is not in stock, last seen 9 days ago. 0 of 168 hours online over the last 7 full days, or 0% uptime. It came to Rust Vending Machine's notice on 4 October 2026.
What version does THETESTER use?
The setup: THETESTER on Linux, Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166655. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Player count
Where does THETESTER sit in the rankings?
The last seven days of player hours place THETESTER at #15,961, in the top 71% of all ranked servers.
What is the current player count on THETESTER?
You will find THETESTER offline right now; its last sighting was 9 days ago.
Wipe info
When does THETESTER wipe?
The wipes of THETESTER on record are too few to show its rhythm. When the monthly force wipe arrives on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, every Rust server wipes. The world it has now started 9 days ago.
How to join
What is the way to join THETESTER?
Open Rust and press F1 for the console, then type client.connect 52.165.62.81:28015. Or use the Launch Rust button here to open the game through Steam and connect.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166655,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp500
ts8
v2634
cs166655
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.