Test Server Alpha
169.0.232.208:28015 checked 7d 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
Top 72% 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.
- wipe-day peak
- 1 players, last three wipes
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.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 4 Oct, 10:56 UTC 9d ago | 1 | – | running | 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. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Similar servers
Quick answers
Population
How busy is Test Server Alpha?
Right now Test Server Alpha is offline; the last sighting was 7 days 3 hours ago. The past week gives an average of 0 players.
How does Test Server Alpha rank against other Rust servers?
Over the last seven days, Test Server Alpha is #16,008 for player hours, placing it in the top 72% of ranked servers globally.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Test Server Alpha?
The busiest points of its recent wipes drew 1 players on average. The crowd reaches its peak 0 hours after the latest wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on Test Server Alpha?
Its rhythm is not yet clear from the wipes of Test Server Alpha on record. The monthly force wipe, next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, wipes every Rust server. 9 days 11 hours ago the current world was made.
Server
Is Test Server Alpha online, and how reliable is it?
The server Test Server Alpha is offline as of the latest check; last seen 7 days 3 hours ago. In the last 7 full days, it was up for 1 of 168 hours, or 1% of the time. The earliest record When Is Wipe has is 4 October 2026.
Which version of Rust does Test Server Alpha run?
On Test Server Alpha, the Rust version is network protocol 2634 and build 166652 and the OS is Windows. Your game must match the protocol to connect, and Steam keeps it updated.
Where is Test Server Alpha located?
No region is published by Test Server Alpha. What When Is Wipe shows is where a server says it is, not where the machine stands, which it does not look up. 169.0.232.208:28015 is its address.
Tags, lists
Which When Is Wipe lists include Test Server Alpha? And filters?
The When Is Wipe lists Test Server Alpha fits are: Best modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What do the server tags on Test Server Alpha mean?
gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode is vanilla survival; mp100 (Max players): The server holds 100 players; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, as shipped by default; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: to join, your game must match this version; cs166652 (Build): The game build is 166652; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer in use here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) is installed as the plugin framework; ^z (Modded): Modded category: the game is altered by plugins or settings are the tags Test Server Alpha publishes, and the game's server browser reads them. Also in the tags, and displayed at the top of this page, are its players now, its queue and when its world was made.
Rules, map
What rules does Test Server Alpha enforce? And settings?
Test Server Alpha's name makes no mention of a gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, the default. gather, build and raid, as standard That is the game mode: survival. Combat and raiding between players are allowed. Listed as Modded, it uses plugins or settings that change the game. Oxide plugins are used. VAC is on.
Which map does Test Server Alpha run?
The map on Test Server Alpha is procedural, created by the game.
How to join
How do I join Test Server Alpha?
Open Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 169.0.232.208:28015 in the console. Alternatively, use Launch Rust on this page to open the game via Steam and connect.
Server tags
Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmvanilla,cs166652,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmvanilla- Game mode The mode is vanilla survival.
mp100- Max players The server holds 100 players.
ts8- Group limit Teams are capped at 8, as shipped by default.
v2634- Protocol Protocol 2634: to join, your game must match this version.
cs166652- Build The game build is 166652.
ptrak- Networking RakNet is the network layer in use here, as standard for the game.
$r?- Region code No region code has been set.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide Oxide (uMod) is installed as the plugin framework.
^z- Modded Modded category: the game is altered by plugins or settings.
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.