testing server
Offline 73.158.226.93:28001 checked 8d 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
from its schedule tagNext wipe Friday 16 October, 23:48 UTC, in 1d 14h. Its weekly schedule tag · low confidence
Coming wipes
- 1d 14hFri 16 Oct, 23:48 UTC
- 8d 14hFri 23 Oct, 23:48 UTC
- 15d 14hFri 30 Oct, 23:48 UTC
- 21d 9hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 22d 14hFri 6 Nov, 23:48 UTC
- 29d 14hFri 13 Nov, 23:48 UTC
- 36d 14hFri 20 Nov, 23:48 UTC
- 43d 14hFri 27 Nov, 23:48 UTC
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 23:48 UTC12d ago | 1 | – | 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.
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
How should you read the tags on testing server?
gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard Rust plays; mp40 (Max players): Room for 40; ts8 (Group limit): The default cap is 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: your game must match to get in; cs166652 (Build): Build 166652; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): Region code not set; ^w (Weekly): It wipes weekly; ^o (Oxide): It uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): It sits in Modded: plugins or settings make the difference is what testing server tags itself with, and the server browser takes note. Tags also carry its current players, its queue and when the world was made, all up top on this page.
Where does testing server appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
These Rust Vending Machine lists include testing server: Modded Rust servers. It shows under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Weekly ^w, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Weekly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Map and rules
Which settings and rules apply on testing server?
The name of testing server gives no gather rate. Groups can reach 8 players, which is the default. survival is the game mode, 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. VAC is on.
Server details
What is the location of testing server?
You will find no region published for testing server. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. Find it at this address: 73.158.226.93:28001.
How reliable is testing server, and is it online now?
No stock on testing server at the moment, last seen 8 days 2 hours ago. 0 of 168 hours online over the last 7 full days, or 0% uptime. The first sighting of it on Rust Vending Machine was 17 September 2026.
Which Rust build is testing server running?
On Linux, testing server is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652. To get in, your game must match the protocol; Steam keeps that updated.
Population
How does testing server compare to other Rust servers in the rankings?
Over the last seven days testing server ranks #15,960 on player hours, among the top 71% of all ranked servers.
Is testing server busy at the moment?
Current status for testing server: offline, last seen 8 days 2 hours ago.
Wipe details
When does testing server wipe?
The prediction follows its tag, since too few of testing server's wipes are on record to confirm the schedule. It is due to wipe next on Friday 16 October at 23:48 UTC. 12 days 9 hours ago it made the world it is using now. The tags list a wipe every week.
How does testing server handle wipe day?
At their busiest, its recent wipes averaged 1 players. On the latest wipe, 0 hours after it began, the crowd peaked.
Getting in
What is the way to join testing server?
Press F1 in Rust to bring up the console and enter client.connect 73.158.226.93:28001. Alternatively, the Launch Rust option on this page opens Rust via Steam and joins for you.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^w,gmrust,cs166652,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp40
ts8
v2634
cs166652
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^w
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.