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
64.236.200.113:28015
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 70% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 64.236.200.113:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 500
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 2 Oct 2026, 08:25 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 2 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 THETESTER use?
No gather rate appears in the name of THETESTER. It uses the default group size of 8 players. 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 disabled.
Tags
What are the tags on THETESTER for?
These tags come from THETESTER and go straight into the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The usual Rust survival setup; mp500 (Max players): Room for 500; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size is 8; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: match it or you cannot join; cs166601 (Build): Game build is 166601; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which the game uses as standard; $r? (Region code): No region code on record. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all taken from the tags.
What Boongarust lists feature THETESTER?
These Boongarust lists are a fit for THETESTER: The busiest community servers in Rust. It appears on the server list when you filter by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
Server info
What's the physical location of THETESTER?
No region comes from THETESTER. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. Connect at 64.236.200.113:28015.
How often is THETESTER online?
Last seen 5 days 20 hours ago, THETESTER is offline at the moment. Uptime over the last 5 full days came to 0%, 0 hours from 120. It entered Boongarust's records on 2 October 2026.
What Rust version is THETESTER using?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166601 on Windows: that is THETESTER. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe info
When does THETESTER wipe?
With so few of THETESTER's wipes on record, its rhythm is unclear. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server goes down for it, every month. 5 days 20 hours ago this server built its current world.
Population
What's THETESTER's rank among Rust servers?
Ranked #16,629 on seven-day player hours, THETESTER is in the top 70% overall.
How many players are on THETESTER?
Offline. THETESTER was last seen 5 days 20 hours ago. It pulled in 0 players on average over the past seven days.
Join the server
How can you get into THETESTER?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 64.236.200.113:28015. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166601,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.