Testing Grounds
45.45.239.176:28015NAUp, checked 10m agoMonitored since 13 Sep 2026
Health checks
from the latest readings- ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 10m agoPassing
- Capacity20% of 15 slots in usePassing
- Queuenobody waitingPassing
- Performancerunning at 30 fpsPassing
- Fresh mapwiped 5d agoPassing
- Next wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC, in 28d 19hPassing
Activity
players each hour, last 48- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- monthly
- Map
- Procedural Map · 1200
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Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 10% of all ranked servers, top 21% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Performance
48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: a point a day, measured since 17 Sep. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Wipe calendar
1 day with a wipe in the last 16 weeksIn 28d 19h. The force wipe · high confidence
- wipe-day peak
- 5 players, last three wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
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2 Oct
Fri 01:18 UTC peak 5 · running
- Address
- 45.45.239.176:28015
- Region
- NA
- Max players
- 15
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- monthly
- Last wipe
- 2 Oct 2026, 01:18 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 13 Sep 2026
Server tags
What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp15,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^v,NA,gmvanilla,cs166652,ts8,^o^z.
gmvanillaGame mode Survival in the vanilla style.mp15Max players The slot count is 15.ts8Group limit Teams are capped at 8, which is the game default.v2634Protocol The game protocol is 2634; your game must match to join.cs166652Build Build: 166652.ptrakNetworking RakNet is the network layer, as standard for the game.$r?Region code A region code is not set.^mMonthly A monthly wipe happens, together with Facepunch's force wipe.^vVanilla Rates, kits and rules are as Facepunch ships them: no changes.^oOxide The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) is installed.^zModded This server is listed as Modded, with plugins or settings that change the game.NANorth America The server browser lists it under North America.Flag meanings are Facepunch's.
Player count
What position does Testing Grounds hold?
The seven-day player hours rank for Testing Grounds is #2,451, in the top 10% of ranked servers and #411 in North America.
What is the player count on Testing Grounds?
With 15 slots, Testing Grounds holds 3 players at present. In the past week, the average is 2 players and the peak is 9. The busiest time in the last 48 hours was 02:00 UTC, with an average of 6 players.
Rules and settings
Which map is active on Testing Grounds?
A procedural map of size 1,200 with seed 2147483647 runs on Testing Grounds, produced by the game. You can look at the map on RustMaps from this page, as the same size and seed give the same result.
What are the settings and rules for Testing Grounds?
The name of Testing Grounds carries no gather rate. Group size follows the game default of 8 players. survival is the mode, gather, build, raid: the standard mode. Raiding and player-versus-player fighting are enabled. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings change gameplay. Its plugins include Oxide. Vanilla is how it labels itself: rates, kits and rules are as Facepunch ships them: no changes. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, inactive.
Wipe details
What can you expect from wipe day on Testing Grounds?
The average busiest count over recent wipes was 5 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 13 hours in.
What wipe pattern does Testing Grounds follow?
The force wipe is the only wipe Testing Grounds takes, once a month. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it. That is the next wipe. The present world dates from 5 days 21 hours. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
Tags and filters
What is the meaning of the tags on Testing Grounds?
These tags are published by Testing Grounds and read by the game's server browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in the vanilla style; mp15 (Max players): The slot count is 15; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your game must match to join; cs166652 (Build): Build: 166652; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): A region code is not set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe happens, together with Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Rates, kits and rules are as Facepunch ships them: no changes; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) is installed; ^z (Modded): This server is listed as Modded, with plugins or settings that change the game; NA (North America): The server browser lists it under North America. The tags also carry its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all shown at the top of this page.
What lists and filters on Best Rust Servers hold Testing Grounds?
Included in these Best Rust Servers lists is Testing Grounds: Best modded Rust servers and North America Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla and Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last week.
Server details
What is the Rust version on Testing Grounds?
The Rust version on Testing Grounds is network protocol 2634 and build 166652, running on Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.
What is the location of Testing Grounds?
The NA tag places Testing Grounds in North America, according to its own listing. Where a server says it is, that is what Best Rust Servers shows; it does not look up the machine's location. You can reach it at 45.45.239.176:28015.
How smooth is Testing Grounds?
The 48-hour average was 30 fps, with 30 as the lowest point. A maximum of 6,308 entities were present, comprising buildings, deployables and all else. Memory peaked at 1,273 MB. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.
How reliable is Testing Grounds and is it online?
Testing Grounds is online at the moment. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart was roughly 11 hours ago. In the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours were online, an uptime of 100%. Its earliest observation by Best Rust Servers was on 13 September 2026.
Join the server
How do you connect to Testing Grounds?
Use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect, or press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 45.45.239.176:28015 in the console.