Alpha: players, wipe times and rank

Health checks

from the latest readings

ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 1d ago
Failing
Capacity100% of 1 slots in use
Warning
Queuenobody waiting
Passing
Performancehas not answered a direct query
No data
Fresh mapwiped 2d ago
Passing
Next wipetoo few wipes seen yet
No data

Activity

players each hour, last 48

48 hours agonow

Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: not published
Map: Procedural Map

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Players

AveragePeak

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Rank

daily · 1 is best

RankRank in region

Top 34% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Performance

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

48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: a point a day. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

Wipe calendar

1 day with a wipe in the last 16 weeks

JunJulAugSepOct MonWedFriSun

no wipe wiped force wipe today

Next wipe

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

wipe-day peak: 1

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

History

5 Oct
Mon 21:59 UTC peak 1 · running

No map picture published

Map: Procedural Map
Size: –
Seed: –

Address: 138.74.237.80:28015
Region: –
Max players: 1
Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: –
Last wipe: 5 Oct 2026, 21:59 UTC
Hostname: –
First seen: 29 Sep 2026

Server tags

What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmvanilla,cs166652,ts8.

Game

gmvanillaGame mode Survival in the vanilla style.

mp1Max players The slot count is 1.

ts8Group limit The game default applies: teams are limited to 8 players.

v2634Protocol To join, your game needs to run protocol 2634.

cs166652Build This server runs game build 166652.

ptrakNetworking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.

$r?Region code A region code is not set.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Player count

Where does Alpha sit in the rankings?

The seven-day player hours rank for Alpha is #8,028, in the top 34% of ranked servers.

What is the player count on Alpha?

Alpha is not online now; the last time it was seen was 29 hours ago. The seven-day average is 1 players, with a peak of 1. The busiest time in the last 48 hours was 14:00 UTC, with an average of 1 players.

Settings and rules

What is the map on Alpha?

A procedural map runs on Alpha, produced by the game.

What are the settings and rules for Alpha?

A gather rate is absent from the name Alpha. Group size follows the game default of 8 players. It runs survival, gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat between players is allowed, and bases can be raided. In the server browser, it is found under Community. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, active.

Wipe details

What happens on Alpha during wipe day?

On average, the peak across recent wipes was 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 1 hours in.

When does Alpha wipe?

Alpha's wipes are too few on record to make its rhythm clear. The monthly force wipe applies to every Rust server. The next one is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. It has been 2 days 12 hours since the current world was made.

Server tags

What is the meaning of the tags on Alpha?

These tags are published by Alpha and read by the game's server browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in the vanilla style; mp1 (Max players): The slot count is 1; ts8 (Group limit): The game default applies: teams are limited to 8 players; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game needs to run protocol 2634; cs166652 (Build): This server runs game build 166652; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): A region code is not set. 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 Alpha?

Included in these Best Rust Servers lists is Alpha: Community servers, no training or build tags. You will find it on the server list under: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 3 days.

About the server

What Rust version does Alpha run?

The Rust version on Alpha is network protocol 2634 and build 166652, running on Windows. Steam updates your game to the same protocol required for joining.

Where can Alpha be found?

For Alpha, no region is published. Where a server says it is, that is what Best Rust Servers shows; it does not look up the machine's location. 138.74.237.80:28015 is its address.

How reliable is Alpha and is it online?

Down right now, Alpha was last seen 29 hours ago. 8% uptime for the last 7 full days: 13 of 168 hours. Best Rust Servers recorded its first appearance on 29 September 2026.

How to join

What are the steps to join Alpha?

Use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect, or press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 138.74.237.80:28015 in the console.