Element card · group Community · atomic number 6,251, its rank
test server
Offline 86.138.171.178:28015 checked 23h 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 28% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
World resets
a new world every few hours; none of these counts as a wipe| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 28 Oct, 00:58 UTC23h ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 21:06 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 20:53 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 20:35 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 20:21 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 19:57 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 19:39 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 19:28 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 19:08 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 18:49 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 18:24 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 18:15 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 17:58 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 17:45 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 17:06 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 16:12 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 04:39 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 04:24 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 03:36 UTC1d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Mon 26 Oct, 22:18 UTC2d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
Similar servers
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What rules has test server set, and what settings are in force?
The name of test server carries no gather rate. Eight players per group is the limit, the game's default. survival is the game mode, raiding, building and gathering: the standard game. Raids and player fights are part of play here. You will find it under Community in the server browser. Anti-cheat is on: Valve's VAC.
About the server
In what location does test server sit?
There is no region on record for test server. What a server states is what Rust Data Lab shows for location; no lookup of the machine's whereabouts is made. You will find it at 86.138.171.178:28015.
Which Rust version is test server on?
On Windows, test server is running Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Joining requires the same protocol on your game; Steam takes care of updating it.
How reliably does test server stay online?
Right now test server is offline, with its last appearance 23 hours ago. It was online for 40 of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, which is 24% uptime. It first appeared to Rust Data Lab on 19 October 2026.
Wipe schedule
When does test server wipe, and how often?
No wipe schedule exists for test server: its world is remade every few hours, and a reset of that kind is not a wipe.
Lists and tags
How should you read the tags on test server?
gmrust (Game mode): Standard Rust survival is the game here; mp2 (Max players): 2 is the slot count; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): The server runs protocol 2635, so your game needs the same version; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard in the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set: that is the tag list test server publishes, and the game's server browser reads it. The tags carry more as well: current players, the queue and when the world was made, all shown at the top of this page.
Where among the Rust Data Lab lists and filters does test server come up?
The Rust Data Lab lists that include test server are: Rust community servers, measured. 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 24 hours.
Population
How does test server compare with other servers in the rankings?
Player hours over the last week put test server at #6,251, inside the top 28% of ranked servers.
How many players does test server have at the moment?
The last recorded sighting of test server was 23 hours ago, and it is offline now. The week's figures average 1 players and top out at 1. Peak time in the past 48 hours: 18:00 UTC, when the average was 1 players.
Connection
What is the way to join test server?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 86.138.171.178:28015. The Launch Rust button on this page does the same job through Steam.