THETESTER
52.157.33.129:28015 checked 19d 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 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
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.
Similar servers
Quick answers
Map and rules
What settings does THETESTER run?
There is no gather rate in the name THETESTER. That is the game's default: groups of up to 8 players. It runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Raiding and fighting other players are allowed. The server browser lists it under Modded: the game is changed by plugins or settings. Carbon plugins are running on it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched off.
Population
How many players are on THETESTER?
Last seen 19 days 22 hours ago, THETESTER is offline at the moment.
Where does THETESTER sit in the rankings?
For player hours over the last week, THETESTER is #15,508, which puts it in the top 71% of all ranked servers.
Server tags
What do THETESTER's tags indicate?
For the game's server browser, THETESTER publishes these tags: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust mode; mp500 (Max players): Capacity: 500; ts8 (Group limit): Teams max out at 8—the default setting for Rust; v2633 (Protocol): You'll need protocol 2633 on your game to join; cs165528 (Build): Build number: 165528; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): Region code left unset; ^z (Modded): The Modded listing means plugins or settings have changed the game; ^y (Carbon): Carbon plugin framework is running. At the top of this page you see its players now, its queue and the time its world was made, which are in the tags too.
Which Rust Zerg Life filters and lists cover THETESTER?
Modded Rust servers for clans and zergs: that is where you will find THETESTER among the Rust Zerg Life rankings. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
About the server
How reliable is THETESTER, and is it up?
No sign of THETESTER at present: it was last seen 19 days 22 hours ago. Across the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, which is 0%. The first time Rust Zerg Life saw it was on 23 September 2026.
What Rust version is THETESTER on?
On Linux, THETESTER runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165528. You can only join if your game uses the same protocol, and Steam takes care of updating it.
What location does THETESTER use?
No region is published by THETESTER. The location shown by Rust Zerg Life is what a server says; it does not check where the machine stands. You can reach it at 52.157.33.129:28015.
Wipe schedule
What schedule does THETESTER follow for wipes?
With so few wipes on record for THETESTER, its pattern is not yet clear. Come Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, the monthly force wipe arrives for every Rust server. The world it is running now dates from 19 days 22 hours ago.
How to join
What steps do I take to join THETESTER?
Join by entering client.connect 52.157.33.129:28015 in the console (press F1 first). Or use Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165528,ts8,^z,^y
Game
gmrust
mp500
ts8
v2633
cs165528
ptrak
$r?
Mods and access
^z
^y
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.