ALFA
Offline 5.18.253.158:28015 checked 11d ago
Measurements
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 64% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 14 Oct, 15:33 UTC13d 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.
Quick answers
Player counts
How does ALFA rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, ALFA places at #13,766, within the top 64% of ranked servers.
How busy is ALFA?
At this count ALFA is offline, with its last sighting 11 days 9 hours ago.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on ALFA mean?
These are the tags ALFA publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp500 (Max players): The server has 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2634, to join; cs167781 (Build): Game build: 167781; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank. You will see the player count, queue and world creation time at the top of this page, because the tags carry them too.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include ALFA?
These Rust Population lists include ALFA: Community servers, field-listed. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on ALFA?
Averaged over recent wipes, 1 players were counted at the busiest point. 1 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked.
What is the wipe schedule on ALFA?
Too few wipes are on record for ALFA to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. The world it runs now dates from 13 days 6 hours ago.
Settings
What are the rules and settings on ALFA?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: ALFA states none. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. This server runs survival, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. You can raid and fight other players here. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.
Server details
Which version of Rust does ALFA run?
On Windows, ALFA runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is ALFA online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, ALFA was last seen 11 days 9 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 out of 168 hours. It was first seen by Rust Population on 25 September 2026.
Where is ALFA located?
No region is published by ALFA. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. You will find it at 5.18.253.158:28015.
Getting in
How do I join ALFA?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 5.18.253.158:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.