private test (do not join)

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server private test (do not join), reached at 15.204.105.172:28015 and hosted in NA. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 4 and a peak of 12¹. It ranks #2,607 of all servers, the top 12%, and #424 in NA. It last wiped 7d ago on a published weekly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

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1Summary statistics

Plate 1: The server's own banner, as it publishes it. Table 1 gives its figures at the last check.

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.

Measure	Value	Note
Players now	0/1	0% full
In the queue	0	no queue
Seven-day mean	4	peak 12
Rank²	#2,607	top 12%; #424 in NA
Last wipe	7d ago	weekly schedule
Next wipe³	6d 17h	Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCfw

2Population

Figure 1 follows the players on the server at three scales: every five minutes over two hours, the hourly mean and peak over 48 hours, and the daily mean and peak over 90 days. Dashed uprights mark its wipes.

No hourly history yet.

Figure 1: Players on the server, UTC: (a) every five minutes, from the Steam server list; (b) hourly mean and peak; (c) daily mean and peak.

3Performance

We query the server directly for its frame rate, entity count and memory⁴. Low frames per second and a climbing entity count are what players feel as lag (Figure 2).

measure

range

This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.

Figure 2: 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.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 12% of all ranked servers, the top 23% in NA. Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.

RankRank in region

Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: fixed weekdays

The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 6d 17h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.

Measure	Value	Note
Usual gap	7 days	between real wipes
On rhythm	100%	of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak	13	players, last three wipes
Crowd held	0%	else halves by day 3

Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.

When (UTC)	In	Kind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00	6d 17h	force wipefw
Thu 12 Nov, 18:13	13d 16h	its own schedule
Thu 19 Nov, 18:13	20d 16h	its own schedule
Thu 26 Nov, 18:13	27d 16h	its own schedule
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00	34d 17h	force wipefw
Thu 10 Dec, 18:13	41d 16h	its own schedule

Thu 22 OctThu 15 OctThu 8 Oct

Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 12, 7 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.

Wiped (UTC)	Peak	Crowd	Lasted	Before
Thu 22 Oct, 18:137d ago	12	–	running	1
Thu 15 Oct, 18:0514d ago	14	halved by day 6	7 d	2
Thu 8 Oct, 18:0421d ago	13	halved by day 2	7 d	2
Thu 1 Oct, 17:56fw28d ago	9	halved by day 3	7 d	1
Thu 24 Sep, 18:0435d ago	14	halved by day 3	7 d	2
Thu 17 Sep, 18:0542d ago	17	halved by day 3	7 d	1

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. Before: players just before it wiped. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.

6Map and settings

Map of private test (do not join) — Figure 5: The map: Custom Map, size 3500, seed 1337.

Table 5: The server's published settings.

Address	`15.204.105.172:28015`
Region	NA
Max players	1
Group limit	8, the default
Wipe schedule	weekly
Last wipe	22 Oct 2026, 18:13 UTC
Hostname	game.thecouch.lol:28015
First seen	13 Sep 2026
Map	Custom Map
Size	3500
Seed	1337

7Operator

2 servers publish a thecouch.lol hostname.

Table 6: Other servers of the same operator, thecouch.lol.

Server	Status	Players
The Couch • Wiped Today! • Active Admins ✓	online	14/100

8Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are North America server population [2], tutorial server list [3], unmodded rust community servers [4], live vanilla server list [5] and predicted wipe schedule [6].

Table 7: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.

Server	Players
Rusty Moose \|US Main\|NA · groups of 12+ · weekly · 240 on average	760/775
Rustoria.co - US MainNA · groups of 16+ · weekly · 230 on average	720/775
Rusty Moose \|US Mondays\|NA · groups of 12+ · weekly · 210 on average	121/250
Rustoria.co - US MondaysNA · groups of 12+ · weekly · 163 on average	75/200
Rustafied.com - US FridayNA · groups of 16+ · weekly · 155 on average	12/100
Rustopia.gg - US Main PremiumNA · groups of 16+ · weekly · 140 on average	373/425

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1What location does private test (do not join) have?

The NA tag places private test (do not join) in North America, as it lists itself. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 15.204.105.172:28015 is its address.

A.2What is the online status and reliability of private test (do not join)?

private test (do not join) is currently offline, with the last sighting 4 days 6 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 35%, with 58 of 168 hours online. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.3What is the Rust version for private test (do not join)?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that private test (do not join) runs, on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe timing

A.4What schedule does private test (do not join) follow for wipes?

private test (do not join) follows a wipe rhythm of every Thursday at 18:13 UTC. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe occurs, and that is when every Rust server, including this one, next wipes. The current world has been running for 7 days 7 hours. The tags state that wipes occur weekly.

A.5What characterises wipe day on private test (do not join)?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 13 players. The crowd reached its maximum 7 hours after the latest wipe. The crowd stayed above half its peak until the next wipe in 0% of recent wipes. If not, the population dropped below half by day 3.

Population

A.6What position does private test (do not join) occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking gives private test (do not join) #2,607, in the top 12% of ranked servers and #424 in North America.

A.7What is the population level of private test (do not join)?

The last recorded sighting of private test (do not join) was 4 days 6 hours ago; it is offline now. Averaged over the last seven days: 4 players; the same period peaks at 12.

Tags, lists

A.8Who is responsible for running private test (do not join)?

The same operator most likely runs private test (do not join) and 1 other server we track, since both publish a thecouch.lol hostname.

A.9What is the meaning of the tags on private test (do not join)?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp1 (Max players): It offers 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset; ^w (Weekly): Wipes happen every week; ^v (Vanilla): This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial is available to new players on this server; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server; NA (North America): The server browser lists this server under North America; sc1 (Custom tag): The owner or a plugin set this tag; it is not one of Rust's standard tags, which private test (do not join) publishes as its tags. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.10Where can private test (do not join) be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Rust servers with the tutorial tag, Rust community servers, measured, North American server statistics and Vanilla Rust servers are the Rust Statistics lists that private test (do not join) fits. These filters on the server list return it: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla, Community (not modded, not official) and Plugins, not modded; Server tag: Weekly ^w, Vanilla ^v, Tutorial on ^t and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Weekly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Rules, settings, map

A.11Under what rules and settings does private test (do not join) operate?

No gather rate appears in the name of private test (do not join). At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. Listed as survival, the game mode is gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. Community is its category in the server browser. The plugin count is Oxide. It describes itself as vanilla, which is to say this is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.12What is the map for private test (do not join)?

Size 3,500 and seed 1337 define the procedural, game-generated map on private test (do not join). Equal size and seed yield an identical map, which this page offers to view on RustMaps. The name of the map is Custom Map.

Connection

A.13What is the process for joining private test (do not join)?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 15.204.105.172:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection. The website for this server is https://thecouch.lol.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^w,^v,NA,^t,gmrust,cs168909,sc1,ts8,^o.

Table 8: The server's tags and their meanings.

Tag	Meaning
Game
`gmrust`	Game mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
`mp1`	Max players. It offers 1 slots.
`ts8`	Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
`v2635`	Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join.
`cs168909`	Build. This server runs game build 168909.
`ptrak`	Networking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
`$r?`	Region code. The region code is unset.
Wipe schedule
`^w`	Weekly. Wipes happen every week.
Difficulty
`^v`	Vanilla. This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered.
Gameplay
`^t`	Tutorial on. Facepunch's tutorial is available to new players on this server.
Mods and access
`^o`	Oxide. Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server.
Region
`NA`	North America. The server browser lists this server under North America.
Other
`sc1`	Custom tag. The owner or a plugin set this tag; it is not one of Rust's standard tags.

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.

Appendix CAbout this server, in its own words

The Couch is the only weekly vanilla server that requires all players to enable Secure Boot, which stops many cheats from working. If you want fewer cheaters, hop on and bring a friend. • Map wipe every Thursday at 11:00 AM Pacific • Blueprint wipe monthly at force-wipe • Map kept secret until wipe, so nobody knows it in advance • Vanilla Rust, no gameplay modifications • No group limit • No paid perks, no VIP, no kits • All players must have Secure Boot and TPM enabled • Private Steam profiles are allowed, but you may be required to temporarily make it public • Hosted on a dedicated server • Zero tolerance for racism, antisemitism, harassment, and slurs • Player names hidden from BattleMetrics • Private stats pages, type /stats in game for your code • More info and the Discord link at www.thecouch.lol Photo Credit: Miguel Delvillar (@theconcavelens) rs001L)5dsqskMQ{u0rAi400<nw

References

[1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
[2]Rust Statistics. North America server population. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
[3]Rust Statistics. Tutorial server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-tutorial-servers.
[4]Rust Statistics. Unmodded rust community servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
[5]Rust Statistics. Live vanilla server list. ruststatistics.org/top-vanilla-rust-servers.
[6]Rust Statistics. Predicted wipe schedule. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.