THETESTER
Key statistics
the figures behind the quote- Players now
- 0/ 500 0% full
- Change · 24h
- ▪n/a no reading a day ago
- 7-day average
- 0 peak –
- Rank
- #15,961 top 71%
- Rank · 7d ago
- #16,953 ▲992 places up
- Last wipe
- 9d ago no schedule published
- Next wipe
- – no wipe seen yet
- Group limit
- 8 8, the default
- Gather rate
- – no rate in the name
- Score
- 0 player hours, last seven days
- Map
- – CraggyIsland
- First seen
- 4 Oct 2026 no hostname published
Players
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
daily · 1 is bestTop 71% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Wipes
newest first| 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
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes| # | Server | Last | Chg 24h | Players over the last 24 hours24h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 409 on average | 166/225 | ▼−6−3.6% | |
| 2 | Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 359 on average | 119/200 | ▲+17+16.9% | |
| 3 | Rusty Moose |US Monthly|NA · groups of 12+ · monthly · 341 on average | 427/425 | ▲+30+7.6% | |
| 4 | Rustoria.co - EU LongEU · groups of 14+ · monthly · 336 on average | 142/200 | ▲+51+56.8% | |
| 5 | Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 299 on average | 25/250 | ▼−1−3.2% | |
| 6 | Rustafied.com - EU Long - LargeEU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 282 on average | 126/175 | ▲+39+45.0% |
Quick answers
from the figures on this pageMap and Rules
What settings and rules are in place on THETESTER?
No gather rate appears in the name of THETESTER. The default group size of 8 players applies here. It runs survival, gather, build and raid in the standard game. Combat and raiding between players are allowed. Community is its listing in the server browser. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is disabled.
Activity
Where does THETESTER sit in the rankings?
In the top 71% of all ranked servers, THETESTER is #15,961 on player hours over the last seven days.
What is the population on THETESTER?
At present, THETESTER is offline; the last sighting was 9 days 3 hours ago.
Wipe Cycle
How often does THETESTER wipe?
The record holds too few of THETESTER's wipes to establish its rhythm. The monthly force wipe applies to every Rust server. The next one falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its world now is 9 days 3 hours old.
Server Info
What is the server location for THETESTER?
There is no region published for THETESTER. Rust Analytics reports the location a server claims, not the machine's actual location. You can reach it at 52.165.62.81:28015.
THETESTER runs which version of Rust?
The build is Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166655 on Linux, running on THETESTER. Joining requires the same protocol on your game, which Steam updates.
What is the uptime and reliability of THETESTER?
THETESTER is down. The last time we saw it was 9 days 3 hours ago. 7 full days have passed with 0% uptime, 0 of 168 hours. First sighting by Rust Analytics: 4 October 2026.
Tags & Filters
What is the meaning of the tags on THETESTER?
Published by THETESTER for the game's server browser to read: gmrust (Game mode): Rust's standard survival mode; mp500 (Max players): It holds 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team: the default setting, unchanged; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game needs protocol 2634; cs166655 (Build): It runs build 166655; ptrak (Networking): RakNet, the network layer the game ships with; $r? (Region code): Region code: none set. Also in the tags and at the top of this page: current players, queue and world creation time.
THETESTER appears in which of the lists and filters on Rust Analytics?
These Rust Analytics lists include THETESTER: Rust community servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
How to Join
What steps do I take to join THETESTER?
Type client.connect 52.165.62.81:28015 after pressing F1 in Rust to open the console. The Launch Rust button on this page does the same, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166655,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp500
ts8
v2634
cs166655
ptrak
$r?
Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.