Test Server
Offline 176.253.26.226:28015 checked 25d ago
Li2Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Li3Server 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.
Li4Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 70% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Bx1Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
Bx2Wipes
newest first · each peak a flare-up, on one √ span to its biggest| 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.
Bx6Similar servers
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipesLogQuick answers
from the figures on this pageWipe day
What is the wipe schedule on Test Server?
Its rhythm cannot yet be told: too few of Test Server's wipes are on record. Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the next monthly force wipe, when every Rust server wipes. 26 days 11 hours ago the server made the world it is on now.
Population
How busy is Test Server?
Test Server went quiet 25 days 10 hours ago and is offline right now.
How does Test Server rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over seven days put Test Server at #15,998, in the top 70% of ranked servers.
Map and rules
Which map does Test Server run?
Test Server runs a procedural map, which the game generates.
What are the rules and settings on Test Server?
No gather rate appears in the name Test Server. The group limit is 8 players, which is the game's default. The server runs survival, standard play: gathering, building and raiding. Combat between players and raiding are both possible. In the server browser it appears under Community, as a community server. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, turned off.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Test Server run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166586 is the build Test Server runs, on Windows. Steam updates your game for you, and the protocol has to match for you to join.
Is Test Server online, and how reliable is it?
Offline at the moment: Test Server was last seen 25 days 10 hours ago. 0 of 168 hours up over the last 7 full days, which is 0%. The first record of it on Rust Heatmap is 2 October 2026.
Where is Test Server located?
Nothing about a region comes from Test Server. What Rust Heatmap shows is where a server says it is. Where the machine stands is not looked up. To connect, use 176.253.26.226:28015.
Lists and filters
Which Rust Heatmap lists and filters include Test Server?
Best Rust community servers are the Rust Heatmap lists that Test Server fits. These are the filters that return it on the list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Test Server mean?
gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, standard rules; mp10 (Max players): The slot count is 10; ts8 (Group limit): The game default applies: 8 per team at most; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must match protocol 2634 to get in; cs166586 (Build): Build 166586; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region code is set are the tags Test Server publishes, and the server browser reads them. The top of this page also shows the tags for players now, the queue and when the world was made.
How to join
How do I join Test Server?
To join by console, open it with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 176.253.26.226:28015. Or press Launch Rust on this page, which connects you through Steam.