tester
OVR is 100 less its top share among ranked servers: top 69%.
Power level
Players on it, from the Steam server list.
Every five minutes.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Tale of the tape
Against its closest rival: the most similar server we track.
Wipe receipt
138.229.18.147:28021
THANK YOU · COME AGAIN NEXT WIPE
The map
Under the hood
Asked of the server directly. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
The ranking
Down 8074 places on last week. Top 69% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 138.229.18.147:28021
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 10
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 4 Oct 2026, 19:42 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 13 Sep 2026
Other contenders
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Map and rules
What are tester's rules and configuration?
The name of tester does not include a gather rate. It uses the default group size of 8 players. survival is the game mode, the default game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. Oxide plugins are running on it. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is running.
What's the map on tester?
A procedural map is in use on tester, made by the game.
Tags
What are the tags on tester for?
The game's server browser reads the tags tester publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The usual Rust survival setup; mp10 (Max players): Slot count: 10; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size is 8; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: match it or you cannot join; cs166586 (Build): Running build 166586; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): No region code on record; ^o (Oxide): Plugin framework: Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): It is Modded: plugins or settings make the difference. From the tags, this page also pulls its live player count, its queue and its world's creation time, and puts them at the top.
Where does tester appear in Boongarust lists?
These Boongarust lists are a fit for tester: Top modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
Server details
Where can you find tester?
From tester, there is no region. Where a server says it is, that is what Boongarust shows. Where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 138.229.18.147:28021.
How often is tester online?
Last seen 2 days 13 hours ago, tester is offline at the moment. 19 hours out of 168 across the last 7 full days. 11% uptime. The first record Boongarust has is 13 September 2026.
What Rust version is tester using?
On Windows, tester runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166586. You must match the protocol to join; Steam updates it automatically.
Wipe times
Wipe day at tester: what's it like?
Recent wipes peaked at 0 players on average. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 0 hours in.
When does tester wipe?
tester's wipes are too few on record to show a rhythm. All Rust servers wipe at the force wipe, monthly. The next is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 3 days 20 hours ago this server built its current world.
Population
Where does tester sit in the rankings?
In the top 69% of all ranked servers, tester is #16,330 on player hours over the last seven days.
Is tester busy?
Offline. tester was last seen 2 days 13 hours ago. It pulled in 0 players on average over the past seven days.
Join the server
How can you get into tester?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 138.229.18.147:28021. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166586,ts8,^o^z.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.