Off air · chart position #16,010
THETESTER
Offline 20.169.53.178:28015 checked 24d ago
Players
THETESTER
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 71% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Similar servers
Quick answers
Host and version
Is THETESTER online, and how reliable is it?
THETESTER is down at the moment, having last been seen 24 days ago. It stayed up 0% of the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours. The first record Rust Charts holds of it is 3 October 2026.
Where is THETESTER located?
From THETESTER, no region is published. Where a server says it is — that's what Rust Charts shows, without checking the machine's real location. 20.169.53.178:28015 is its address.
Which version of Rust does THETESTER run?
The build behind THETESTER is Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166655, hosted on Windows. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update.
Player counts
How busy is THETESTER?
THETESTER is offline at the moment; the last sighting was 24 days ago.
How does THETESTER rank against other Rust servers?
The top 71% of ranked servers includes THETESTER, at #16,010 on player hours for the last week.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on THETESTER?
Too few wipes on record for THETESTER to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe arrives, and it covers every Rust server. The world in play was made 24 days.
Settings and map
What are the rules and settings on THETESTER?
The name THETESTER carries no gather rate. Up to 8 players per group, as the game sets by default. survival is the game mode, raid, build and gather: the standard game. PvP is on: players fight and raid. The server browser shows it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. The plugins it runs number Carbon. VAC is off: that is Valve's anti-cheat.
Lists and filters
Which Rust Charts lists and filters include THETESTER?
The Rust Charts lists that carry THETESTER are: Modded Rust servers. These filters on the server list bring it up: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on THETESTER mean?
gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival rules apply; mp500 (Max players): 500 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Team size is capped at 8, the default; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634 to get in; cs166655 (Build): This server reports build 166655; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's usual one; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^z (Modded): Plugins or changed settings put this server under Modded; ^y (Carbon): This server's plugin framework is Carbon — that's the set of tags THETESTER publishes for the server browser. Player numbers now, queue size and world creation time sit in the tags as well, shown at the top of this page.
Join details
How do I join THETESTER?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and type client.connect 20.169.53.178:28015. Joining on this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.