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Paul's Test Server
Offline 51.6.180.196:28015 checked 30d ago
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
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
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.
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01COMPlayers 470/575
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02COMPlayers 451/475
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03COMPlayers 847/250
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04COMPlayers 58/100
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05COMPlayers 950/250
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06COMPlayers 26/250
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Tags
Which Rust Tracker filters and lists carry Paul's Test Server?
These Rust Tracker lists carry Paul's Test Server: Community servers, no tags. These filters surface it on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Which tags does Paul's Test Server carry, and what do they mean?
Listed for the server browser to read, Paul's Test Server publishes these tags: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, standard mode; mp2 (Max players): Slots: 2; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size: 8; v2633 (Protocol): Join only if your game is on protocol 2633; cs165217 (Build): This server runs game build 165217; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set. Current players, queue length and world creation time sit in the tags as well, shown at the top of this page.
Wipe Schedule
Which wipe times are confirmed for Paul's Test Server?
Too few wipes on record for Paul's Test Server to show its rhythm. Next monthly force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server goes with it. This world has been running 32 days 3 hours.
Location and Status
Is Paul's Test Server up, and how does its uptime hold?
Offline: Paul's Test Server confirmed offline, last seen 30 days ago. 0 of 168 hours up over the last 7 full days: 0% uptime. The first sighting by Rust Tracker was 27 September 2026.
Which Rust build is Paul's Test Server running?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Windows is what Paul's Test Server runs. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Which location is Paul's Test Server in?
Nothing on region from Paul's Test Server; none is published. The location shown by Rust Tracker is the server's own claim; no lookup of the machine's position is made. Connect on 51.6.180.196:28015.
Player Count
How many players are on Paul's Test Server right now?
Offline now for Paul's Test Server, last seen 30 days ago.
What rank does Paul's Test Server carry among Rust servers?
Seven-day player hours put Paul's Test Server at #16,880, within the top 71% of all ranked servers.
Settings
Which settings and rules are confirmed on Paul's Test Server?
Nothing in Paul's Test Server's name states a gather rate. 8 players per group is the game's default, and the cap holds. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players are on. Listed under Community in the server browser, it is a community server. VAC is on, Valve's anti-cheat.
Which map is confirmed for Paul's Test Server?
A procedural map runs on Paul's Test Server, generated by the game.
How to Join
How do you get onto Paul's Test Server?
To connect: start Rust, press F1, enter client.connect 51.6.180.196:28015 in the console. Or use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and join.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp2,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp2
ts8
v2633
cs165217
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.