Test Server Alpha
Offline 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
daily · 1 is bestTop 72% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
too few wipes seen yetNot enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
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
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 4 Oct, 10:56 UTC9d 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
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
Can you explain the tags on Test Server Alpha?
The server browser reads these tags that Test Server Alpha publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival, vanilla style; mp100 (Max players): Room for 100; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the standard game limit; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: your game must match to get in; cs166652 (Build): Game build: 166652; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): Region code not set; ^o (Oxide): It uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Modded is its category, with plugins or settings changing the game. Player numbers, queue length and world age are tagged as well, and they sit at the top of this page.
On Rust Vending Machine, which lists and filters can you find Test Server Alpha in?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature Test Server Alpha are: 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.
Rules & map
What map is in play on Test Server Alpha?
Generated by the game, the map on Test Server Alpha is procedural.
Which settings and rules apply on Test Server Alpha?
The name of Test Server Alpha gives no gather rate. 8 players is the default group size, and that is the cap here. You play survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. You can fight and raid other players. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. You will find Oxide plugins running here. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched on.
Server details
What is the location of Test Server Alpha?
There is no region listed for Test Server Alpha. A server's stated location is what Rust Vending Machine shows; the actual machine location is not looked up. The endpoint is 169.0.232.208:28015.
How reliable is Test Server Alpha, and is it online now?
No stock at present: Test Server Alpha is offline, last seen 7 days 11 hours ago. Over 7 full days, the shelves were stocked for 0 of 168 hours (0%). Its first record on Rust Vending Machine is dated 4 October 2026.
What Rust version does Test Server Alpha run?
On Windows, Test Server Alpha is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652. The protocol has to line up on your side to join, and Steam does the updating.
Live players
Where does Test Server Alpha sit in the rankings?
The last seven days of player hours place Test Server Alpha at #16,008, in the top 72% of all ranked servers.
What is the current player count on Test Server Alpha?
Current status for Test Server Alpha: offline, last seen 7 days 11 hours ago.
Wipe details
When does Test Server Alpha wipe?
The wipes of Test Server Alpha on record are too few to show its rhythm. The next force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, when every Rust server wipes. 9 days 19 hours ago it made the world it is using now.
What can you expect on Test Server Alpha when wipe day comes?
An average of 1 players turned up at the peak of its recent wipes. Peak crowd on the latest wipe came 0 hours in.
Join the server
What is the way to join Test Server Alpha?
In the Rust console (F1), type client.connect 169.0.232.208:28015. You can also press Launch Rust on this page, which opens Steam and connects.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmvanilla,cs166652,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmvanilla
mp100
ts8
v2634
cs166652
ptrak
$r?
Mods and access
^o
^z
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.