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Exhibit no. 12,420Acc. 2026.12420
Kitchen Test Server
Rust server · in the archive since 13 September 2026
Online 157.85.87.183:27291 checked 13m ago
The timeline
Wipes
Every wipe on record as a dated marker, the force wipes among them, and the wipes expected next. Newest first in the record below.
13 Sep Now 15 Oct15:40
a wipe on recordthe monthly force wipeexpectednow, 29 Oct 2026, 15:25 UTCAll times UTC.
The record of each wipe
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Thu 15 Oct 202615:40 UTC13d ago
- Peak
- 1
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- running
- Players before
- 0
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.
The rhythm
Wipe schedule
too few wipes seen yet
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.
The record
Population, performance and rank
Kept in folders: players every five minutes, every hour and every day; the server answering for itself; its rank among every server ranked.
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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 56% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Related exhibits
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Visitors' questions about this exhibit
Quick answers
Answered from the figures on this page.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Kitchen Test Server mean?
The game's server browser reads these tags published by Kitchen Test Server: gmrust (Game mode): This server runs standard Rust survival; mp40 (Max players): Slot count: 40; ts8 (Group limit): The game default caps teams at 8; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game has to be on protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Build number: 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): The region code field is empty; ^o (Oxide): Plugins run through Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Under Modded: the game is changed by plugins or settings. At the top of this page you also see the current players, the queue and when the world was made, all from the tags.
Which Rust Server History lists and filters include Kitchen Test Server?
The Rust Server History lists that feature Kitchen Test Server are: Modded Rust servers: the record. These filters on the server list bring it up: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server record
Does Kitchen Test Server run smoothly?
Averaged over the last 48 hours: 117 server fps, with 98 the lowest. Buildings, deployables and everything else in the world came to as many as 67,754 entities. Memory use peaked at 4,303 MB. Players feel lag when fps drop and the entity count climbs.
Which version of Rust does Kitchen Test Server run?
On Linux, Kitchen Test Server runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam keeps it updated for you.
Is Kitchen Test Server online, and how reliable is it?
The live count shows Kitchen Test Server online right now. Going by its reported uptime, it restarted about 11 hours ago. 159 of 168 hours, or 95% of the time, over the last 7 full days. First seen by Rust Server History on 13 September 2026.
Where is Kitchen Test Server located?
There is no region published by Kitchen Test Server. Where a server says it is is shown on Rust Server History; where the machine stands is not looked up. You can reach it at 157.85.87.183:27291.
Wipe history
What does wipe day look like on Kitchen Test Server?
An average peak of 1 players was drawn by its recent wipes. On the latest wipe, 0 hours after the wipe, the crowd peaked.
What is the wipe schedule on Kitchen Test Server?
The record holds too few of Kitchen Test Server's wipes to tell its rhythm. Next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the monthly force wipe, when every Rust server wipes. The world it runs now dates from 13 days 23 hours ago.
Player record
How does Kitchen Test Server rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Kitchen Test Server at #12,420, among the top 56% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Kitchen Test Server?
0 players are on Kitchen Test Server at present, from 40 slots. The seven-day average stands at 0 players; the peak is 1. Stored history puts the busiest hour of the past 48 at 19:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
Rules, map
What are the rules and settings on Kitchen Test Server?
You will not find a gather rate in the name of Kitchen Test Server. The limit of 8 players per group is the game's default. Under game mode, the entry reads survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players are permitted. Under Modded in the server browser, the game is changed by plugins or settings. Plugins in use: Oxide. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is active.
Which map does Kitchen Test Server run?
A procedural map of size 3,500 with seed 96892806 is what Kitchen Test Server runs, generated by the game. From this page you can view the map on RustMaps: the same size and seed give the same map.
Joining the server
How do I join Kitchen Test Server?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console, then enter client.connect 157.85.87.183:27291 to connect. Launch Rust from this page instead and you join through Steam with the connect already made.
The label explained
Server tags
What each tag this server publishes means.
Published as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp40
ts8
v2635
cs168909
ptrak
$r?
Mods and access
^o
^z
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.