Alpha
Offline 138.74.237.80:28015 checked 20d ago
Vital stats
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 62% 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.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 5 Oct, 21:59 UTC22d 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.
Lists and tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Alpha?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include Alpha: Community servers, by the numbers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Alpha mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from Alpha: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp1 (Max players): Slots: 1; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2634; cs166652 (Build): The game build is 166652; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does Alpha rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #13,758 puts Alpha in the top 62% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Alpha right now?
Offline now, Alpha was last spotted 20 days 17 hours ago.
Server facts
Is Alpha online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Alpha was last seen 20 days 17 hours ago. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 0%, with 0 out of 168 hours online. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 29 September 2026.
Where is Alpha located?
No region is published by Alpha. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. You'll find it at 138.74.237.80:28015.
Which Rust version is Alpha on?
On Windows, Alpha runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe days
What happens on Alpha when wipe day comes around?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 1 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on Alpha?
Too few wipes are on record for Alpha to reveal its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. Its current world has been live for 22 days.
Map and rules
Which map does Alpha run?
Alpha uses a procedural map, which the game generates.
What are the rules and settings on Alpha?
No gather rate appears in the name of Alpha. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. It runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Raids and PvP are both on the table. The server browser lists it under Community. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
Getting in
How do I join Alpha?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 138.74.237.80:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.