RS-15961Community server
THETESTER
Offline 52.165.62.81:28015 checked 9d 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 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
| 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.
Population
How populated is THETESTER?
THETESTER is offline at this moment; the last signal was 9 days 19 hours ago.
What is the ranking of THETESTER?
On player hours across seven days, THETESTER is #15,961, inside the top 71% of all ranked servers.
Server tags and lists
Where does THETESTER show up in Top Rust Servers lists and filters?
These Top Rust Servers lists include THETESTER: Best Rust community servers. These are the filters that bring it up 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.
What is the meaning of the tags on THETESTER?
Published by THETESTER for the game's server browser to read: gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival, as in Rust; mp500 (Max players): Player slots: 500; ts8 (Group limit): At most 8 per team, as standard in the game; v2634 (Protocol): This server runs protocol 2634; match it to connect; cs166655 (Build): The game build is 166655; ptrak (Networking): This uses RakNet, Rust's default network layer; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank. 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. The group limit is the game's default of 8 players. survival is the game mode, standard survival: gathering, building and raiding. You can fight and raid other players. The server browser shows it under Community. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is disabled.
Server info
What version is THETESTER running?
On Linux, THETESTER operates Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166655. The protocol must match for you to join; Steam will update your game.
Where can THETESTER be found?
A region is not 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 52.165.62.81:28015.
What is the uptime of THETESTER?
Currently offline is THETESTER, last seen 9 days 19 hours 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 4 October 2026.
Wipe details
On what schedule does THETESTER wipe?
Not enough wipe data exists yet to identify the rhythm of THETESTER. 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 9 days 19 hours ago.
Joining the server
How can I connect to THETESTER?
To connect manually, open the console with F1 and type client.connect 52.165.62.81:28015. Or click Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect directly.