THETESTER
Offline 20.169.53.178:28015 checked 24d ago
Players now
- Full
- 0%
- In queue
- 0
- Peak, 48 hours
- –
- Peak, 7 days
- –
0% full
Rank
top 71%
7-day average
peak –
Last wipe
no schedule published
Next wipe
no wipe seen yet
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
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.
Similar servers
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes- 1 109/ 500
- 2 121/ 100
- 3 133/ 225
- 4 101/ 700
- 5 31/ 200
- 6 26/ 1000
Quick answers
from the figures on this pageAbout
Is THETESTER online, and how reliable is it?
The server is down at the moment. Its last sighting was 24 days 22 hours ago: THETESTER. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online: 0%. Our records for it start on 3 October 2026, when Rust Dashboard first saw it.
Which version of Rust does THETESTER run?
THETESTER runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166655, and Windows is the system under it. Joining needs the same protocol on your side, and Steam handles that update.
Where is THETESTER located?
There is no region on THETESTER. The location shown at Rust Dashboard is the one the server states; no lookup of the machine's position happens. 20.169.53.178:28015 is where it lives.
Tags, lists
Which Rust Dashboard lists and filters include THETESTER?
These Rust Dashboard lists include THETESTER: Modded Rust servers, live now. You'll find it under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on THETESTER mean?
These are the tags THETESTER publishes, read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game runs on standard Rust survival settings; mp500 (Max players): The server has 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default the game ships with; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your build has to match it to join; cs166655 (Build): This one runs game build 166655; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the standard network layer for the game, and it is what runs here; $r? (Region code): The region code is blank; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it appears under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Carbon handles the plugins on this server. The tags also carry the current player count, the queue and when the world was made, all shown at the top of this page.
Population
How busy is THETESTER?
At the moment THETESTER is offline; it last showed 24 days 22 hours ago.
How does THETESTER rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over seven days put THETESTER at #16,010, in the top 71% of all ranked servers.
Reset times
What is the wipe schedule on THETESTER?
The record holds too few of THETESTER's wipes to show a rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe takes every Rust server with it. 24 days 22 hours ago the current world was made.
Settings
What are the rules and settings on THETESTER?
No gather rate appears in the name of THETESTER. The group limit is 8 players, which is the game's default. survival is the mode here, gather, build and raid: the standard game. Raids and player fights are part of the game here. The server browser lists it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Carbon plugins run on it. VAC is off: that is Valve's anti-cheat.
Join
How do I join THETESTER?
The console in Rust opens with F1, and client.connect 20.169.53.178:28015 goes in there. Launch Rust on this page is the other route, opening Rust through Steam to connect you.