Server profile
THETESTER
Offline, with 0 of 500 players on; ranked #15,917 of every public Rust server, the top 69%. It last wiped 26d ago.
Offline 20.29.188.146:28015 checked 26d 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 69% 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.
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- Rusty Moose |EU Main|19/250
- Rustoria.co - EU Main21/250
- Rustafied.com - EU Friday25/100
- Rustoria.co - EU East Medium94/200
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. A force wipe falls on every Rust server once a month, and the next one is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world you are playing on now was made 26 days 23 hours ago.
Server
What Rust version is live on THETESTER?
Running on Windows, THETESTER is on Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166586. The same protocol is required to join, and Steam takes care of updating it.
What does uptime look like for THETESTER, and is it online?
Offline at the moment, THETESTER was last seen 26 days 23 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 2 October 2026.
Where does THETESTER run from?
No region is published by THETESTER. The location shown on Rust Insights is the one a server states, not a lookup of where the machine sits. Connect through 20.29.188.146:28015.
Server 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): Survival as standard Rust plays; mp500 (Max players): The slot count is 500; ts8 (Group limit): 8 to a team, which is the default the game ships with; v2634 (Protocol): Matching versions are required, and the protocol is 2634; cs166586 (Build): Build 166586 is what it runs; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code field is empty. You will find the present player count, the queue and the world's creation time among the tags, and they are displayed at the top of this page.
On which Rust Insights lists does THETESTER appear?
These Rust Insights lists include THETESTER: Best Rust community servers. You will find it on the server list by applying these filters: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Population history
How many players are on THETESTER right now, and how does that number move?
THETESTER is offline at the moment; the last sighting was 26 days 23 hours ago.
How does THETESTER compare with other Rust servers in the ranking?
Player hours over seven days put THETESTER at #15,917, within the top 69% of the ranked field.
Settings and rules
What settings and rules apply on THETESTER?
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. You will find it listed under Community in the server browser. Anti-cheat: VAC, from Valve, is off.
Connecting
How can you get onto THETESTER?
To connect, start Rust and enter client.connect 20.29.188.146:28015 in the console (F1). Or join through Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust via Steam and connects you.