testing
NA 153.66.141.225:28015 checked 7h 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
daily · 1 is bestTop 19% of all ranked servers, top 41% in NA, and #238 of the duo servers (top 55%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
from its schedule tagNext wipe Saturday 17 October, 15:49 UTC, in 3d 5h. Its weekly schedule tag · low confidence
Coming wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 1 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10 Oct, 15:49 UTC3d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
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
Quick answers
Rules and settings
Which settings and rules apply on testing?
No gather rate appears in the name testing. The limit on groups is 2 players (duo). survival is its mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. You can fight and raid other players here. The server browser lists it under Modded: the game is changed by plugins or settings. The plugins it runs number Carbon. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, from Valve.
Server population
How full is testing?
At present, testing is offline and its last appearance was 7 hours ago. Its weekly average is 1 players and its highest point was 1. The highest average over the last 48 hours came at 11:00 UTC, with 1 players.
Where does testing sit in the rankings?
In North America, testing is #758, and globally it is #4,248 for player hours over the last seven days, within the top 19% of all ranked servers. In the duo category, it ranks #238.
Tags and filters
How should you read the tags on testing?
What the game's server browser gets from testing is this tag list: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla mode; mp20 (Max players): It holds 20 players; ts2 (Group limit): Each team can have up to 2 players; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634—only players on that version can get in; cs166652 (Build): Build number: 166652; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): Region code left unset; ^w (Weekly): The server wipes weekly; ^z (Modded): The Modded listing means plugins or settings have changed the game; ^y (Carbon): This server uses Carbon for plugins; NA (North America): The server browser puts it in North America. At the top of this page you see its players now, its queue and the time its world was made, which are in the tags too.
Where does testing appear in Rust Zerg Life lists?
Duo Rust servers, listed straight, Modded Rust servers for clans and zergs and North American Rust servers: that is where you will find testing among the Rust Zerg Life rankings. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Weekly ^w, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: Duo; Wipe schedule: Weekly; Last wipe: In the last week.
Server info
Is testing currently online and stable?
Currently offline, testing was last seen 7 hours ago. Over the last 4 full days, uptime was 82%: 79 hours up out of 96. Rust Zerg Life has been tracking it since 9 October 2026.
What Rust version is testing on?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 is what testing runs, on Windows. You can only join if your game uses the same protocol, and Steam takes care of updating it.
Where can you find testing?
With its NA tag, testing lists itself in North America. The location shown by Rust Zerg Life is what a server says; it does not check where the machine stands. Connect to it at 153.66.141.225:28015.
Wipe schedule
What happens on wipe day on testing?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest times averaged 1 players. 1 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked.
How often does testing wipe, and on what days?
Its tag guides the prediction, as testing's wipe record is too sparse to confirm the schedule. Saturday 17 October at 15:49 UTC is when its next wipe is due. 3 days 18 hours ago is when its present world was created. A wipe every week is what its tags state.
How to join
How can I connect to testing?
Join by entering client.connect 153.66.141.225:28015 in the console (press F1 first). Or use Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
Published as mp20,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^z,^y,^w,NA,gmvanilla,cs166652,ts2
Game
gmvanilla
mp20
ts2
v2634
cs166652
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^w
Mods and access
^z
^y
Region
NA
Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.