THETESTER
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
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
Server rules
What is the setup on THETESTER when it comes to rules and settings?
No gather rate appears in the name THETESTER. Up to 8 players can group, which is the game's default. survival is its mode, gather, build, raid: the regular game. Raiding and fighting other players are allowed. Community is its section in the server browser. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched off.
Population
How full is THETESTER?
At present, THETESTER is offline and its last appearance was 9 days ago.
Where does THETESTER sit in the rankings?
For player hours over the last week, THETESTER is #15,961, which puts it in the top 71% of all ranked servers.
Server tags
How should you read the tags on THETESTER?
What the game's server browser gets from THETESTER is this tag list: gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival gameplay; mp500 (Max players): It holds 500 players; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the standard team limit of 8; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634—only players on that version can get in; cs166655 (Build): It runs build 166655; ptrak (Networking): Standard RakNet networking is in use here; $r? (Region code): There's no region code here. At the top of this page you see its players now, its queue and the time its world was made, which are in the tags too.
Where does THETESTER appear in Rust Zerg Life lists?
The Rust Zerg Life lists that include THETESTER are Rust community servers for clans. Under these filters it shows on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
About the server
What is the uptime and reliability of THETESTER?
No sign of THETESTER at present: it was last seen 9 days ago. Across the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, which is 0%. Rust Zerg Life has been tracking it since 4 October 2026.
Which Rust build does THETESTER use?
On Linux, THETESTER runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166655. You can only join if your game uses the same protocol, and Steam takes care of updating it.
Where can you find THETESTER?
No region is published by THETESTER. The location shown by Rust Zerg Life is what a server says; it does not check where the machine stands. You can reach it at 52.165.62.81:28015.
Wipe cycle
How often does THETESTER wipe, and on what days?
So few of THETESTER's wipes are recorded that its rhythm cannot be told yet. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC it is due next. 9 days ago is when its present world was created.
How to join
What is the process to join THETESTER?
You can join by opening the console with F1 and typing client.connect 52.165.62.81:28015. Or hit Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect.
Server tags
Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166655,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp500
ts8
v2634
cs166655
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.