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
176.241.20.93:28088
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 927 places on last week. Top 71% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 176.241.20.93:28088
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 10
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 5 Sep 2026, 16:20 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 22 Sep 2026
Other contenders
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server rules
What are Test Server's rules and configuration?
There is no gather rate in the name of Test Server. Up to 8 players per group, the standard default. It plays as survival, the default game of gathering, building and raiding. PvP and raiding are enabled. The server browser lists it under Community as a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Server tags
How should you read the tags on Test Server?
gmrust (Game mode): The usual Rust survival setup; mp10 (Max players): 10 players fit in; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Get on protocol 2633 or the door stays shut; cs163207 (Build): Game build is 163207; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which the game uses as standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank are the tags Test Server puts out, and the game's server browser takes them in. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all taken from the tags.
What Boongarust lists feature Test Server?
The Boongarust lists that take Test Server are: The busiest community servers in Rust. It appears on the server list when you filter by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server info
Where can you find Test Server?
No region is published by Test Server. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. You can reach it at 176.241.20.93:28088.
How often is Test Server online?
Last seen 11 days 12 hours ago, Test Server is offline at the moment. 0 hours out of 168 across the last 7 full days. 0% uptime. The first record Boongarust has is 22 September 2026.
What Rust version is Test Server using?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163207 on Linux: that is Test Server. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe times
When does Test Server wipe?
With so few of Test Server's wipes on record, its rhythm is unclear. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server goes down for it, every month. The world you are on was made 32 days 12 hours.
Player counts
What's Test Server's rank among Rust servers?
Player hours over seven days put Test Server at #16,758, in the top 71% of all ranked servers.
What's the player count on Test Server?
Down right now: Test Server, last spotted 11 days 12 hours back.
Join the server
What's the process to join Test Server?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 176.241.20.93:28088. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs163207,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.