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
178.168.43.230:28015
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
Down 326 places on last week. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 178.168.43.230:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 4
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 13 Sep 2026, 10:32 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 20 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 settings does Oxide Test Server use?
No gather rate appears in the name of Oxide Test Server. The group limit is 8 players, as the game defaults. 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. The server has VAC off.
What's the map on Oxide Test Server?
Oxide Test Server uses a procedural map that the game generates.
Server tags
What do Oxide Test Server's tags signify?
These tags come from Oxide Test Server and go straight into the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as Rust normally plays; mp4 (Max players): Slot count: 4; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Get on protocol 2633 or the door stays shut; cs164530 (Build): Game build is 164530; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network here, the game's usual choice; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all taken from the tags.
Which Boongarust filters show Oxide Test Server?
On these Boongarust lists you will find Oxide Test Server: The busiest community servers in Rust. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server details
What's the location of Oxide Test Server?
From Oxide Test Server, there is no region. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. Connect at 178.168.43.230:28015.
How reliable is Oxide Test Server?
Last seen 17 days 19 hours ago, Oxide Test Server is offline at the moment. 0 hours out of 168 across the last 7 full days. 0% uptime. The first record Boongarust has is 20 September 2026.
What Rust version is Oxide Test Server using?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530 on Linux: that is Oxide Test Server. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
When does Oxide Test Server wipe?
With so few of Oxide Test Server's wipes on record, its rhythm is unclear. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its world is 24 days 16 hours old.
Player counts
What's Oxide Test Server's rank among Rust servers?
Player hours over seven days put Oxide Test Server at #13,324, in the top – of all ranked servers.
What's the player count on Oxide Test Server?
Offline. Oxide Test Server was last seen 17 days 19 hours ago.
Join the server
How do you connect to Oxide Test Server?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 178.168.43.230:28015. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp4,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs164530,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.