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
85.172.91.31:28015
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 36% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 85.172.91.31:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 2
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 6 Oct 2026, 18:33 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 6 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?
There is no gather rate in the name of Test Server. The group limit is 8 players, as the game defaults. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid in the standard game. You can fight and raid other players. Listed under Community in the server browser, it is a community server. The server has VAC on.
What's the map on Test Server?
Test Server uses a procedural map that the game generates.
Server tags
How should you read the tags on Test Server?
gmrust (Game mode): The usual Rust survival setup; mp2 (Max players): Room for 2; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2634 (Protocol): Your game version must equal protocol 2634 to get in; cs166988 (Build): Game build is 166988; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): No region code on record are the tags Test Server 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.
Where does Test Server appear in Boongarust lists?
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; Last wipe: In the last 3 days.
Server info
What's the physical location of Test Server?
No region comes from Test Server. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. You can reach it at 85.172.91.31:28015.
What's the uptime like on Test Server?
Test Server is down, with the last sighting 14 hours ago. 6 of 24 hours up in the last 1 full day, putting it at 25%. The first record Boongarust has is 6 October 2026.
Which Rust build does Test Server have?
On Windows, Test Server runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166988. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe info
When does Test Server wipe?
Test Server's wipes are too few on record to show a rhythm. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its world is 33 hours old.
Population
Where does Test Server sit in the rankings?
Ranked #8,453 on seven-day player hours, Test Server is in the top 36% overall.
How many players are on Test Server?
Test Server last showed life 14 hours ago; it is offline now. The average over the last seven days was 1 players, with a peak of 1. It was busiest at 12:00 UTC in the last 48 hours, with 1 players on average.
How to join
What's the process to join Test Server?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 85.172.91.31:28015. 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 mp2,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166988,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.