RS-15917Community server
THETESTER
Offline 20.29.188.146:28015 checked 12d 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
Top 69% 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
| 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.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Player activity
How populated is THETESTER?
Currently, THETESTER is offline; the last sighting was 12 days ago.
How is THETESTER ranked?
The last seven days of player hours place THETESTER at #15,917, in the top 69% of ranked servers.
Server tags and lists
Where does THETESTER show up in Top Rust Servers lists and filters?
These Top Rust Servers lists count THETESTER among their servers: Best Rust community servers. It appears 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 2 weeks.
How should you read the tags on THETESTER?
gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival, as in Rust; mp500 (Max players): There are 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634 is required to join; your game must be on the same version; cs166586 (Build): The game build is 166586; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is standard for Rust; $r? (Region code): Region code not set are the tags THETESTER publishes, and the game's server browser reads them. Shown at the top of this page, and also in the tags: its players now, its queue, and the time its world was made.
Map and rules
What does THETESTER run for rules and settings?
The name THETESTER does not state a gather rate. Up to 8 players per group, as the game defaults. survival is the game mode, standard survival: gathering, building and raiding. Player versus player combat and raiding are enabled. It appears under Community in the server browser and is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is disabled.
Server details
What version is THETESTER running?
On Windows, THETESTER operates Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166586. Joining requires matching protocols, and Steam updates your game automatically.
What is the location of THETESTER?
No region is published by THETESTER. Top Rust Servers does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. It answers at 20.29.188.146:28015.
Is THETESTER currently online?
THETESTER is offline now; the last time it was seen was 12 days ago. It spent 0 of the last 168 hours online across 7 days, giving 0% uptime. It was first observed by Top Rust Servers on 2 October 2026.
Wipe schedule
On what schedule does THETESTER wipe?
The record holds too few wipes to determine THETESTER's pattern. The monthly force wipe applies to every Rust server; the next one is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its world was last replaced 12 days ago.
Connection
How can I connect to THETESTER?
Use the console: open Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 20.29.188.146:28015. Or simply click Launch Rust here; it opens the game through Steam and connects you.