Test Server Alpha
Offline 169.0.232.208:28015 checked 23d ago
Players now
- Full
- 0%
- In queue
- 0
- Peak, 48 hours
- –
- Peak, 7 days
- –
0% full
Rank
top 72%
7-day average
peak –
Last wipe
no schedule published
Next wipe
too few wipes seen yet
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 UTC25d 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- 1 37/ 500
- 2 120/ 100
- 3 44/ 225
- 4 10/ 700
- 5 43/ 700
- 6 42/ 200
Quick answers
from the figures on this pageAbout
Is Test Server Alpha online, and how reliable is it?
The server is down at the moment. Its last sighting was 23 days 11 hours ago: Test Server Alpha. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online: 0%. Rust Dashboard logged it for the first time on 4 October 2026.
Which version of Rust does Test Server Alpha run?
Test Server Alpha runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652, and Windows is the system under it. You need the same protocol as the server to join. Steam updates your game for you.
Where is Test Server Alpha located?
No region tag comes from Test Server Alpha. The location shown at Rust Dashboard is the one the server states; no lookup of the machine's position happens. Connect to it at 169.0.232.208:28015.
Tags, lists
Which Rust Dashboard lists and filters include Test Server Alpha?
You'll find Test Server Alpha on these themed lists at Rust Dashboard: Modded Rust servers, live now. It appears under these filters when you browse the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Test Server Alpha mean?
These are the tags Test Server Alpha publishes, read by the game's server browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode is vanilla survival; mp100 (Max players): The server has 100 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game's own limit of 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must run protocol 2634; cs166652 (Build): This one runs game build 166652; ptrak (Networking): The game's standard network layer, RakNet, carries this server; $r? (Region code): This server sets no region code; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugins here; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings; the listing is Modded. Current players, queue length and world creation time sit in the tags as well, and appear at the top of this page.
Population
How busy is Test Server Alpha?
The last sighting of Test Server Alpha was 23 days 11 hours ago; it is offline right now.
How does Test Server Alpha rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over seven days put Test Server Alpha at #16,008, in the top 72% of all ranked servers.
Reset times
What does wipe day look like on Test Server Alpha?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 1 players on average. 0 hours into the latest wipe the crowd peaked.
What is the wipe schedule on Test Server Alpha?
The record holds too few of Test Server Alpha's wipes to show a rhythm. A force wipe comes once a month for all Rust servers, next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world now in play was generated 25 days 18 hours ago.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on Test Server Alpha?
You will not find a gather rate in the name of Test Server Alpha. Groups hold up to 8 players, the default for the game. It runs survival, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. You can fight other players and raid their bases. Plugins or settings alter the game, so the browser puts it under Modded. Oxide plugins run on it. The anti-cheat from Valve, VAC, is active.
Which map does Test Server Alpha run?
The game generates the map on Test Server Alpha, which is procedural.
How to join
How do I join Test Server Alpha?
Type client.connect 169.0.232.208:28015 in the Rust console, which F1 opens. Launch Rust on this page also works: Steam opens Rust and connects you.