Local Preview
Offline 172.56.244.249:28015 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 bestWipe 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.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Lists and tags
What is the meaning of the tags on Local Preview?
gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard Rust plays; mp2 (Max players): Room for 2; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the standard game limit; v2633 (Protocol): You need protocol 2633 to join, matching your game version; cs163794 (Build): It runs on build 163794; ptrak (Networking): Network runs on RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): It uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Modded: plugins or settings change how it plays is what Local Preview tags itself with, and the server browser takes note. You will find its live player count, queue and world creation time in the tags too, displayed at the top here.
On Rust Vending Machine, which lists and filters can you find Local Preview in?
These Rust Vending Machine lists include Local Preview: Modded Rust servers. It shows under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Settings and rules
What rules does Local Preview enforce, and what settings does it run?
There is no gather rate in the name Local Preview. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. This server runs survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. You can fight and raid other players. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. The plugins it runs number Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
About the server
Where can you find Local Preview?
You will find no region published for Local Preview. Rust Vending Machine displays the location a server gives and does not look up the machine's true place. You can reach it at 172.56.244.249:28015.
How reliable is Local Preview, and is it online now?
Right now Local Preview is not in stock, last seen 30 days 10 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 13 September 2026.
Which Rust build is Local Preview running?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794 on Windows is what powers Local Preview. The protocol has to line up on your side to join, and Steam does the updating.
Player count
Where does Local Preview sit in the rankings?
Over the last seven days Local Preview ranks #15,138 on player hours, among the top – of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Local Preview right now?
Current status for Local Preview: offline, last seen 30 days 10 hours ago.
Wipe details
How often does Local Preview wipe?
There are not yet enough recorded wipes from Local Preview to reveal its rhythm. The next force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, when every Rust server wipes. 30 days 14 hours ago it made the world it is using now.
Join the server
What is the way to join Local Preview?
Open Rust and press F1 for the console, then type client.connect 172.56.244.249:28015. Or use the Launch Rust button here to open the game through Steam and connect.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp2,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs163794,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp2
ts8
v2633
cs163794
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.