A136/ 175 players
Modded#11,699
Test Server
Online NA 66.51.98.52:28005 checked 11m ago
monthly wipes
moddedoxide
players now1of 50 slots
7-day average1peak 1
rank#11,699top 52% · #1368 in NA
last wipe · restocked11d agomonthly schedule
next wipe · restock22d 12hThu 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 24 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestRankRank in region
Top 52% of all ranked servers, top 74% 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 12h. The force wipe · high confidence
1 daysusual gapbetween real wipes
25%on rhythmof its recent wipes
1wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes
Coming wipes
- 22d 12hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Sat 3 OctThu 1 OctWed 30 Sep
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Oct, 03:22 UTC11d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 19:03 UTC FW12d ago | 1 | – | 1.3 days | 0 |
| Wed 30 Sep, 20:43 UTC13d ago | 1 | – | 0.9 days | 1 |
| Wed 30 Sep, 10:31 UTC13d ago | 1 | – | 0.4 days | 1 |
| Mon 28 Sep, 17:22 UTC15d ago | 1 | – | 1.7 days | 0 |
| Mon 28 Sep, 08:14 UTC15d ago | 1 | – | 0.4 days | 0 |
| Sun 27 Sep, 07:08 UTC16d ago | 1 | – | 1 days | 0 |
| Fri 25 Sep, 20:08 UTC18d ago | 1 | – | 1.5 days | 0 |
| Fri 25 Sep, 10:09 UTC18d ago | 1 | – | 0.4 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.
Also on the shelf
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
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B13/ 50 players
B22/ 50 players
B30/ 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 Test Server?
The server browser reads these tags that Test Server publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard Rust plays; mp50 (Max players): Room for 50; ts8 (Group limit): 8 to a team, as the game ships it; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: your game must match to get in; cs167781 (Build): Build 167781; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): Region code not set; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, tied to the Facepunch force wipe; ^o (Oxide): It uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Modded: plugins or settings change how it plays; NA (North America): In the server browser it sits under North America. Player numbers, queue length and world age are tagged as well, and they sit at the top of this page.
Where does Test Server appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature Test Server are: Modded Rust servers and North America Rust servers. It shows under these filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Settings and rules
What map is in play on Test Server?
A procedural map, size 3,000 with seed 1, generated by the game, is what Test Server runs. The map is the same for a given size and seed, so RustMaps can show it from this page.
What rules does Test Server enforce, and what settings does it run?
The name of Test Server gives no gather rate. Groups can reach 8 players, which is the default. This server runs survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Player versus player combat and raiding are on. Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded. Oxide plugins are running on it. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched on.
About the server
What is the location of Test Server?
The NA tag places Test Server in North America. Rust Vending Machine displays the location a server gives and does not look up the machine's true place. The endpoint is 66.51.98.52:28005.
What is the uptime like on Test Server?
Open for trade right now: Test Server is online. By its own uptime report, the last restart was about 1 hours ago. Across the last 7 days, it was available for 2 of 168 hours, or 1% of the time. The first sighting of it on Rust Vending Machine was 24 September 2026.
What is the performance like on Test Server?
Over the last 48 hours the average server fps was 60, with a low of 60. At its peak it held 45,671 entities, counting buildings, deployables and all else in the world. Memory use peaked at 1,693 MB. The feel of lag traces back to fps dropping and entities piling up.
Which Rust build is Test Server running?
The setup: Test Server on Linux, Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781. The protocol has to line up on your side to join, and Steam does the updating.
Player count
How does Test Server compare to other Rust servers in the rankings?
For player hours over the last seven days, Test Server is #11,699 across all ranked servers, in the top 52%, and #1,368 in North America.
Is Test Server busy at the moment?
Test Server is carrying 1 players on 50 slots at the moment. It peaked at 1 this week, and the average was 1. The last 48 hours peaked at 05:00 UTC, when it averaged 1 players.
Wipe details
When does Test Server wipe?
Only the monthly force wipe applies at Test Server. 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 11 days 3 hours ago. Its tags state a wipe each month.
What can you expect on Test Server when wipe day comes?
An average of 1 players turned up at the peak of its recent wipes. Peak crowd on the latest wipe came 0 hours in.
How to join
What steps do you take to join Test Server?
Open Rust and press F1 for the console, then type client.connect 66.51.98.52:28005. Or use the Launch Rust button here to open the game through Steam and connect.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,NA,gmrust,cs167781,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
Game mode Survival as standard Rust plays.
mp50
Max players Room for 50.
ts8
Group limit 8 to a team, as the game ships it.
v2634
Protocol Protocol 2634: your game must match to get in.
cs167781
Build Build 167781.
ptrak
Networking The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used.
$r?
Region code Region code not set.
Wipe schedule
^m
Monthly Monthly wipes, tied to the Facepunch force wipe.
Mods and access
^o
Oxide It uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins.
^z
Modded Modded: plugins or settings change how it plays.
Region
NA
North America In the server browser it sits 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.