Element card · group Modded · atomic number 16,010, its rank
THETESTER
Offline 20.169.53.178:28015 checked 24d 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 best
Top 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.
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Quick answers
from the figures on this pageServer setup
What settings and rules apply on THETESTER?
The name of THETESTER carries no gather rate. Groups top out at 8 players, the default for the game. Play runs as survival, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. You can fight other players and raid them. Plugins or settings change the game, so the browser lists it under Modded. Carbon plugins are running on it. VAC is off, Valve's anti-cheat.
About the server
What region hosts THETESTER?
Nothing about a region is published by THETESTER. The location shown is the one a server states; Rust Data Lab does not check where the machine actually stands. You will find it at 20.169.53.178:28015.
Which Rust version is THETESTER on?
On Windows, THETESTER is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166655. Joining requires the same protocol on your game; Steam takes care of updating it.
How dependable is THETESTER for staying online?
THETESTER is not online at the moment; the last sighting was 24 days 10 hours ago. It was online for 0 of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, which is 0% uptime. The first sighting by Rust Data Lab was on 3 October 2026.
Wipe days
When does THETESTER wipe, and how often?
The record holds too few of THETESTER's wipes to show its rhythm. The next monthly force wipe, which wipes all Rust servers, is scheduled for Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 24 days 10 hours ago the current world was made.
Lists and tags
Which meanings sit behind the tags on THETESTER?
The game's server browser reads the tags THETESTER publishes, which are gmrust (Game mode): Standard Rust survival is the game here; mp500 (Max players): It has 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): The server runs protocol 2634, so your game needs the same version; cs166655 (Build): Build number: 166655; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the standard layer; $r? (Region code): The region field is left blank; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it lists under Modded; ^y (Carbon): This server uses the Carbon plugin framework. Also in the tags are the players on now, the queue length and the world's creation time, and you can see them at the top of this page.
Which Rust Data Lab filters and lists does THETESTER appear in?
These themed Rust Data Lab lists carry THETESTER: Modded Rust servers, measured. Applying these filters on the server list returns it: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
Population
How does THETESTER compare with other servers in the rankings?
THETESTER sits at #16,010 for seven-day player hours, placing it in the top 71% of ranked servers.
How many players does THETESTER have at the moment?
The last recorded sighting of THETESTER was 24 days 10 hours ago, and it is offline now.
How to join
How can you connect to THETESTER?
You can connect by pressing F1 in Rust and entering client.connect 20.169.53.178:28015, or by pressing Launch Rust here, which starts the game through Steam and joins for you.