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
88.153.199.187:28015
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 57% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 88.153.199.187:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 5
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 3 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 3 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 are TestServer's rules and configuration?
The name of TestServer does not include a gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, as the game defaults. survival is the game mode, the default game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it under Community as a community server. The server has VAC on.
What's the map on TestServer?
TestServer uses a procedural map that the game generates.
Server tags
What are the tags on TestServer for?
The game's server browser reads the tags TestServer publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as Rust normally plays; mp5 (Max players): Room for 5; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size is 8; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: match it or you cannot join; cs166652 (Build): Running build 166652; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): No region code on record. From the tags, this page also pulls its live player count, its queue and its world's creation time, and puts them at the top.
Where does TestServer appear in Boongarust lists?
The Boongarust lists that take TestServer are: The busiest community servers in Rust. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
Server details
What's the physical location of TestServer?
From TestServer, there is no region. What you see on Boongarust is where a server says it is, not where the machine is found to stand. You can reach it at 88.153.199.187:28015.
How reliable is TestServer?
Last seen 4 days 17 hours ago, TestServer is offline at the moment. Last 4 full days: 0% uptime, with 0 hours up out of 96. 3 October 2026 is when Boongarust first spotted it.
What Rust version is TestServer using?
On Windows, TestServer runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe info
When does TestServer wipe?
The record holds too few of TestServer's wipes to tell its rhythm. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server goes down for it, every month. 4 days 17 hours ago this server built its current world.
Population
Where does TestServer sit in the rankings?
In the top 57% of all ranked servers, TestServer is #13,600 on player hours over the last seven days.
What's the player count on TestServer?
Down right now: TestServer, last spotted 4 days 17 hours back. It averaged 1 players over the last seven days and peaked at 1.
How to join
How do you connect to TestServer?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 88.153.199.187:28015. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp5,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.