test server
Offline 86.138.171.178:28015 checked 1d ago
Players now
- Full
- 0%
- In queue
- 0
- Peak, 48 hours
- 1
- Peak, 7 days
- 1
0% full
Rank
top 28%
7-day average
peak 1
No wipes
38 new worlds this week: a reset every few hours, not a wipe schedule
Next wipe
resets, no wipes
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 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 UTC1d 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
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes- 1 75/ 300
- 2 52/ 100
- 3 65/ 100
- 4 22/ 150
- 5 6/ 150
- 6 1/ 5
Quick answers
from the figures on this pageAbout
Is test server online, and how reliable is it?
We last saw test server 25 hours ago. It is offline at the moment. It was online 24% of the last 7 full days, which is 41 of 168 hours. Rust Dashboard logged it for the first time on 19 October 2026.
Which version of Rust does test server run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is running on test server, which sits on Windows. Joining needs the same protocol on your side, and Steam handles that update.
Where is test server located?
No region is published by test server. Rust Dashboard takes the location a server gives; the machine's real position is not checked. You'll connect at 86.138.171.178:28015.
Tags, lists
Which Rust Dashboard lists and filters include test server?
You'll find test server on these themed lists at Rust Dashboard: Best Rust community servers. You'll find it under these filters 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 3 days.
What do the server tags on test server mean?
These are the tags test server publishes, read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): This is Rust as it comes, with survival rules unchanged; mp2 (Max players): The server has 2 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default the game ships with; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs to be on the same version, protocol 2635, to get in; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The game's standard network layer, RakNet, carries this server; $r? (Region code): This server sets no region code. The tags also carry the current player count, the queue and when the world was made, all shown at the top of this page.
Player counts
How busy is test server?
At the moment test server is offline; it last showed 25 hours ago. Over seven days the mean is 1 players and the peak is 1. Across the last 48 hours, the peak came at 18:00 UTC with an average of 1 players.
How does test server rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over seven days put test server at #6,292, in the top 28% of all ranked servers.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on test server?
None of the resets on test server counts as a wipe. The world is remade every few hours and no schedule is kept.
Rules
What are the rules and settings on test server?
You will not find a gather rate in the name of test server. 8 players per group is the game's default, and that is the cap here. survival is what it plays, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Fighting and raiding between players are both allowed. You will find it under Community in the server browser. Valve's VAC anti-cheat runs here.
How to join
How do I join test server?
The console in Rust opens with F1, and client.connect 86.138.171.178:28015 goes in there. Launch Rust on this page is the other route, opening Rust through Steam to connect you.