Test Server
176.253.26.226:28015 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
daily · 1 is bestTop 70% 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
newest first| 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.
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Quick answers
Server rules
What settings does Test Server run?
You will not find a gather rate in the name Test Server. Up to 8 players can group, which is the game's default. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid: the standard game. Other players can be fought and raided. The server browser lists it under Community. VAC is off, Valve's anti-cheat.
Which map is active on Test Server?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Test Server runs.
Population
How many players are on Test Server?
At present, Test Server is offline and its last appearance was 12 days 2 hours ago.
Where does Test Server sit in the rankings?
For player hours over the last week, Test Server is #15,998, which puts it in the top 70% of all ranked servers.
Lists and tags
How should you read the tags on Test Server?
The game's server browser reads these tags from Test Server: gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival gameplay; mp10 (Max players): It holds 10 players; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the standard team limit of 8; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634—only players on that version can get in; cs166586 (Build): Build number: 166586; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): There's no region code here. Also in the tags: its players now, its queue and the time its world was made, and the top of this page shows them.
Which Rust Zerg Life filters and lists cover Test Server?
These Rust Zerg Life lists include Test Server: Rust community servers for clans. Under these filters it shows on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server details
Is Test Server currently online and stable?
No sign of Test Server at present: it was last seen 12 days 2 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, uptime was 0%: 0 hours up out of 168. Its first appearance in Rust Zerg Life records is 2 October 2026.
What version is Test Server using?
On Windows, Test Server runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166586. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam will update your game to that protocol.
Where can you find Test Server?
There is no region published by Test Server. Rust Zerg Life displays the location a server claims, not where the machine actually stands. Connect to it at 176.253.26.226:28015.
Wipe schedule
What schedule does Test Server follow for wipes?
So few of Test Server's wipes are recorded that its rhythm cannot be told yet. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC it is due next. The world it is running now dates from 13 days 3 hours ago.
Connect
What is the process to join Test Server?
You can join by opening the console with F1 and typing client.connect 176.253.26.226:28015. Or hit Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect.
Server tags
Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166586,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp10
ts8
v2634
cs166586
ptrak
$r?
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.