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Exhibit no. 15,917Acc. 2026.15917
THETESTER
Rust server · in the archive since 2 October 2026
Offline 20.29.188.146:28015 checked 27d 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.
The record of each wipe
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.
The rhythm
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 69% 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.
Tags and filters
What do the server tags on THETESTER mean?
These tags from THETESTER, read by the game's server browser, are: gmrust (Game mode): This server runs standard Rust survival; mp500 (Max players): Slot count: 500; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default the game ships; v2634 (Protocol): The server runs game protocol 2634; matching it is required to join; cs166586 (Build): Build number: 166586; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): No region code is set. The tags also carry the current player count, the queue and the world's creation time, shown at the top of this page.
Which Rust Server History lists and filters include THETESTER?
These Rust Server History lists include THETESTER: Rust community servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server entry
Which version of Rust does THETESTER run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166586 is the build THETESTER runs, on Windows. The protocol must match to join, and Steam handles that update.
Is THETESTER online, and how reliable is it?
THETESTER was last seen 27 days 3 hours ago and is offline right now. 0 of 168 hours, or 0% of the time, over the last 7 full days. The first sighting by Rust Server History was on 2 October 2026.
Where is THETESTER located?
You will find no region published by THETESTER. The location on Rust Server History is what a server says, not a lookup of where the machine stands. You can reach it at 20.29.188.146:28015.
Wipe record
What is the wipe schedule on THETESTER?
The rhythm of THETESTER cannot be told yet, as too few of its wipes are on record. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, when every Rust server wipes. The world it runs now dates from 27 days 3 hours ago.
Player record
How does THETESTER rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last seven days put THETESTER at #15,917: a place in the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How busy is THETESTER?
The last sighting of THETESTER in the live count was 27 days 3 hours ago; it is offline now.
Rules, map
What are the rules and settings on THETESTER?
The name of THETESTER carries no gather rate. At 8 players, the group limit matches the game's default. Under game mode, the entry reads survival, gathering, building and raiding: the standard game. You may fight and raid other players. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is disabled.
How to join
How do I join THETESTER?
Entering client.connect 20.29.188.146:28015 in the console (F1) connects you to this server. The Launch Rust button on this page does the same: it opens the game via Steam and connects on your behalf.
The label explained
Server tags
What each tag this server publishes means.
Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166586,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp500
ts8
v2634
cs166586
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.