Server profile
THETESTER
Offline, with 0 of 500 players on; ranked #16,010 of every public Rust server, the top 71%. It last wiped 24d ago.
Offline 20.169.53.178:28015 checked 24d ago
The crowd
Players
Who is on it, hour by hour and day by day.
Source: every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Note: hourly average and peak, UTC.
Note: daily average and peak, UTC.
Under the hood
Server performance
Frames per second, entities and memory, asked of the server itself.
Note: 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.
The standings
Rank
Its place among every ranked server, day by day; 1 is best.
Note: Top 71% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
The wipe cycle
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
The record
Wipes
Every wipe we saw, newest first.
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
Note: 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.
If you like this one
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
The short version
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Wipe cycle
How often does THETESTER wipe, and on which day?
The record of THETESTER's wipes is too thin yet to show its rhythm. The monthly force wipe comes to all Rust servers next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world you are playing on now was made 24 days 7 hours ago.
About the server
On what version does THETESTER currently run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166655 on Windows is what THETESTER runs. The same protocol is required to join, and Steam takes care of updating it.
How reliable is THETESTER, and is it up at the moment?
THETESTER is offline at the moment; the last time it was seen was 24 days 7 hours ago. It spent 0 of the last 7 full days' 168 hours up, 0% of the time. The first record Rust Insights has of it is 3 October 2026.
In which location does THETESTER sit?
A region is not published by THETESTER. Rust Insights reports the location a server declares, not the physical place of the machine. You can reach it at 20.169.53.178:28015.
Tags
Which meanings sit behind the tags on THETESTER?
These tags come from THETESTER and are read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp500 (Max players): The slot count is 500; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: 8 per team at most; v2634 (Protocol): Matching versions are required, and the protocol is 2634; cs166655 (Build): Build 166655 is what it runs; ptrak (Networking): Rust's standard network layer, RakNet, carries it; $r? (Region code): The region code field is empty; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, placing it under Modded; ^y (Carbon): The plugin framework here is Carbon. The tags also hold the current player count, the queue and when the world was created, all of which appear at the top of this page.
Where does THETESTER turn up among the Rust Insights lists and filters?
These Rust Insights lists include THETESTER: Modded Rust servers, explained. You will find it on the server list by applying these filters: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
Player counts
What does the population of THETESTER look like?
THETESTER was last seen 24 days 7 hours ago and is offline right now.
How does THETESTER compare with other Rust servers in the ranking?
The player-hours ranking for the last seven days puts THETESTER at #16,010, among the top 71% of all ranked servers.
Settings and rules
How is THETESTER configured, and what rules apply?
Nothing about gather rate is given in the name of THETESTER. Groups can reach 8 players, which is the default in the game. survival is the game mode, the standard game: gather, build, raid. Fighting and raiding between players are allowed. The server browser lists it under Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. Plugins: Carbon run here. VAC is off: Valve's anti-cheat is not active.
Join
How can you get onto THETESTER?
To connect, start Rust and enter client.connect 20.169.53.178:28015 in the console (F1). Or join through Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust via Steam and connects you.