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
209.97.185.252:28015
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
Top 47% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 209.97.185.252:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 4
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 8 Oct 2026, 20:40 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 8 Oct 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 TEST SERVER use?
The name of TEST SERVER does not include a gather rate. It uses the default group size of 8 players. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid in the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Listed under Community in the server browser, it is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is disabled.
What's the map on TEST SERVER?
A procedural map is in use on TEST SERVER, made by the game.
Server tags
What do TEST SERVER's tags signify?
The game's server browser reads the tags TEST SERVER publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The usual Rust survival setup; mp4 (Max players): Slot count: 4; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size is 8; v2634 (Protocol): Your game version must equal protocol 2634 to get in; cs167231 (Build): Game build is 167231; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which the game uses as standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. From the tags, this page also pulls its live player count, its queue and its world's creation time, and puts them at the top.
Where does TEST SERVER appear in Boongarust lists?
These Boongarust lists are a fit for TEST SERVER: The busiest community servers in Rust. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours.
Server info
What's the physical location of TEST SERVER?
From TEST SERVER, there is no region. Where a server says it is, that is what Boongarust shows. Where the machine actually stands is not looked up. You can reach it at 209.97.185.252:28015.
How often is TEST SERVER online?
TEST SERVER is down, with the last sighting 16 hours ago. The first record Boongarust has is 8 October 2026.
Which Rust build does TEST SERVER have?
On Linux, TEST SERVER runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167231. You must match the protocol to join; Steam updates it automatically.
Wipe times
How often does TEST SERVER wipe?
With so few of TEST SERVER's wipes on record, its rhythm is unclear. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server goes down for it, every month. 17 hours ago this server built its current world.
Population
Where does TEST SERVER sit in the rankings?
In the top 47% of all ranked servers, TEST SERVER is #10,637 on player hours over the last seven days.
Is TEST SERVER busy?
Offline. TEST SERVER was last seen 16 hours ago. It averaged 1 players over the last seven days and peaked at 2. The busiest time in the last 48 hours was 20:00 UTC, with an average of 2 players.
Join the server
How do you connect to TEST SERVER?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 209.97.185.252:28015. Or click Launch Rust here, which uses Steam to open the game and join.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp4,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167231,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.