Test Server
Offline 85.172.91.31:28015 checked 6d 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 43% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
too few wipes seen yetNot enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 6 Oct, 18:00 UTC7d 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.
Server tags
Can you explain the tags on Test Server?
gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, the standard way; mp2 (Max players): 2 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; cs166988 (Build): Game build: 166988; ptrak (Networking): This is the standard RakNet layer the game uses; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank is what Test 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.
On Rust Vending Machine, which lists and filters can you find Test Server in?
These Rust Vending Machine lists include Test Server: Community Rust servers in stock. These filters bring it up 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.
Map and rules
Which map is currently on Test Server?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Test Server runs.
What rules does Test Server enforce, and what settings does it run?
The name of Test Server 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 puts it under Community: it is a community server. VAC is on.
Server info
What is the location of Test Server?
No region is published by Test Server. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. Find it at this address: 85.172.91.31:28015.
How reliable is Test Server, and is it online now?
No stock on Test Server at the moment, last seen 6 days 11 hours ago. Over 7 full days, the shelves were stocked for 6 of 168 hours (4%). The first sighting of it on Rust Vending Machine was 6 October 2026.
What version does Test Server use?
The setup: Test Server on Windows, Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166988. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Live players
Where does Test Server sit in the rankings?
The last seven days of player hours place Test Server at #9,639, in the top 43% of all ranked servers.
What is the current player count on Test Server?
Current status for Test Server: offline, last seen 6 days 11 hours ago. The seven-day average is 1, and the busiest point reached 1.
Wipe details
When does Test Server wipe?
The wipes of Test Server 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. 7 days 5 hours ago it made the world it is using now.
What can you expect on Test Server when wipe day comes?
At their busiest, its recent wipes averaged 1 players. Peak crowd on the latest wipe came 0 hours in.
How to join
What is the way to join Test Server?
Press F1 in Rust to bring up the console and enter client.connect 85.172.91.31:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust option on this page opens Rust via Steam and joins for you.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp2,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166988,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp2
ts8
v2634
cs166988
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.