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
176.116.166.37:28015
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
Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 176.116.166.37:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 2
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 19 Sep 2026, 04:29 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 19 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 Test's rules and configuration?
There is no gather rate in the name of Test. It uses the default group size of 8 players. It plays as survival, gather, build and raid in the standard game. You can fight and raid other players. You see it under Community in the browser: it is a community server. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is running.
What's the map on Test?
A procedural map is in use on Test, made by the game.
Tags
What do Test's tags signify?
gmrust (Game mode): The usual Rust survival setup; mp2 (Max players): 2 players fit in; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Your game version must equal protocol 2633 to get in; cs164530 (Build): Build 164530; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank are the tags Test puts out, and the game's server browser takes them in. The tags carry its current players, its queue and its world's creation time, and this page puts them up top.
Which Boongarust filters show Test?
On these Boongarust lists you will find Test: The busiest community servers in Rust. It appears on the server list when you filter by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server info
What's the location of Test?
No region comes from Test. Where a server says it is, that is what Boongarust shows. Where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 176.116.166.37:28015.
How often is Test online?
Test is down, with the last sighting 18 days 21 hours ago. Uptime over the last 7 full days came to 0%, 0 hours from 168. The first record Boongarust has is 19 September 2026.
What Rust version is Test using?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530 on Windows: that is Test. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
When does Test wipe?
Test's wipes are too few on record to show a rhythm. All Rust servers wipe at the force wipe, monthly. The next is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its world is 18 days 21 hours old.
Player counts
Ranking wise, where does Test place?
In the top – of all ranked servers, Test is #15,454 on player hours over the last seven days.
Is Test busy?
Down right now: Test, last spotted 18 days 21 hours back.
How to join
How can you get into Test?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 176.116.166.37:28015. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp2,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs164530,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.