Offline52.240.176.160:28015checked 21d ago
THETESTER
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 67% 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
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipesQuick answers
from the figures on this pageRules, map and settings
What are the server rules for THETESTER?
A gather rate is absent from the name of THETESTER. Up to 8 players per group, which is the game's default. The server runs survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Under Community in the server browser, it is a community server. VAC is off, Valve's anti-cheat.
Server tags
Where can THETESTER be found in Rust Player Count lists and filters?
These Rust Player Count lists include THETESTER: Best Rust PvE servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
How should you interpret the tags on THETESTER?
The game's server browser reads these tags from THETESTER: gmrust (Game mode): The usual Rust survival experience; mp500 (Max players): The server has 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams max out at 8, the standard game limit; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2633; cs165327 (Build): It runs on game build 165327; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the game's default networking; $r? (Region code): The region code field is empty. At the top of this page, its tags show its current players, queue and world creation time as well.
Player numbers
How full is THETESTER?
Currently offline, THETESTER was last seen 21 days 8 hours ago.
How does THETESTER compare in server rankings?
For player hours in the last seven days, THETESTER ranks #15,470 and is in the top 67% of all ranked servers.
About the server
What is the online status and reliability of THETESTER?
Last seen 21 days 8 hours ago, THETESTER is offline right now. For the last 7 full days, it was online for 0 of 168 hours, a 0% uptime. Rust Player Count recorded it for the first time on 22 September 2026.
What Rust version is used on THETESTER?
Windows hosts THETESTER, which runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165327. The protocol has to match for you to join, but Steam updates it without any action from you.
What region does THETESTER serve?
A region is not published by THETESTER. The location shown by Rust Player Count is the one a server provides; it does not verify where the machine actually is. You can reach it at 52.240.176.160:28015.
Wipe schedule
How often does THETESTER wipe?
Too few wipes are recorded for THETESTER to reveal its pattern. Next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, the monthly force wipe applies to all Rust servers. It has been running its current world for 21 days 8 hours.
How to join
What steps are needed to join THETESTER?
Joining is done by opening the console (F1) and running client.connect 52.240.176.160:28015. Another way is the Launch Rust option on this page, which uses Steam to start Rust and put you in.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165327,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp500
ts8
v2633
cs165327
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.