Test Server
78.17.117.14:28015 checked 2d 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
Top 11% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
- usual gap
- 5.6 days between real wipes
- on rhythm
- 100% of its recent wipes
- wipe-day peak
- 50 players, last three wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 50, 7 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 7 Oct, 12:09 UTC 7d ago | 50 | – | running | 50 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 19:17 UTCFW 12d ago | – | – | 5.7 days | 50 |
| Sat 26 Sep, 09:22 UTC 18d ago | – | – | 5.4 days | 0 |
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
Player Numbers
Test Server ranking: what position does it hold?
Rank #2,507 over the last seven days in player hours: Test Server, inside the top 11% of ranked servers.
Is Test Server busy?
Test Server is not online at the moment; its last appearance was 2 days 3 hours ago. Averaged across the last seven days: 50 players, peaking at 50.
Server Tags
How should the tags on Test Server be interpreted?
The game's server browser reads these tags from Test Server: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard in Rust; mp50 (Max players): Slot count is 50; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size: 8; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2634 to connect; cs167398 (Build): Build 167398; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer in use; $r? (Region code): Region code missing; ^z (Modded): Under Modded, because plugins or settings modify play; ^y (Carbon): Carbon provides the plugin framework here. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and the time its world was made, all from the tags.
Where does Test Server appear in BestRustServers.xyz lists and filters?
The BestRustServers.xyz lists that include Test Server are: Best modded Rust servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks; Players now: At least 50; Average players: 50+ on average.
Server Information
Test Server Rust version: which one?
On Windows, Test Server runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398. Your game has to match the protocol to connect; Steam takes care of updating it.
Test Server uptime and reliability: what are they?
Last seen 2 days 3 hours ago, Test Server is currently offline. Over the past 7 full days, it was online 6 of 168 hours, 4% of the time. It was first seen by BestRustServers.xyz on 15 September 2026.
Test Server location: where is it?
No region is published by Test Server. BestRustServers.xyz shows the stated location of a server; the actual location of the machine is not looked up. You can reach it at 78.17.117.14:28015.
Rules and Settings
What rules and configuration does Test Server have?
No gather rate appears in the name of Test Server. No group limit is stated; the game's default of 8 players applies. It runs survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Player combat and raiding are enabled. Plugins or settings change the game, so it appears under Modded. Plugin count: Carbon. The server has VAC off.
Wipe Schedule
Test Server wipe schedule: what does it show?
The wipe times of Test Server are irregular, so no next wipe can be predicted. The monthly force wipe applies to every Rust server, and the next is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world in play was made 7 days 2 hours.
On Test Server, what occurs on wipe day?
An average peak of 50 players was drawn by its recent wipes. 7 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak.
Connect
What is the process to join Test Server?
Use the F1 console: client.connect 78.17.117.14:28015. Launch Rust on this page does the same by opening Rust through Steam and connecting.
Server tags
Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167398,ts8,^z,^y
Game
gmrust- Game mode Survival as standard in Rust.
mp50- Max players Slot count is 50.
ts8- Group limit Default team size: 8.
v2634- Protocol Your game must be on protocol 2634 to connect.
cs167398- Build Build 167398.
ptrak- Networking RakNet is the network layer in use.
$r?- Region code Region code missing.
Mods and access
^z- Modded Under Modded, because plugins or settings modify play.
^y- Carbon Carbon provides the plugin framework here.
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.