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ALFA

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Offline · checked 10d ago · 5.18.251.158:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server ALFA, reached at 5.18.251.158:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #14,578 of all servers, the top 66%. It last wiped 14d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now1/5000% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#14,578top 66%
Last wipe14d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–no wipe seen yet

2Population

Figure 1 follows the players on the server at three scales: every five minutes over two hours, the hourly mean and peak over 48 hours, and the daily mean and peak over 90 days. Dashed uprights mark its wipes.

No hourly history yet.
Figure 1: Players on the server, UTC: (a) every five minutes, from the Steam server list; (b) hourly mean and peak; (c) daily mean and peak.

3Performance

We query the server directly for its frame rate, entity count and memory4. Low frames per second and a climbing entity count are what players feel as lag (Figure 2).

measure
range
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
Figure 2: 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.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 66% of all ranked servers. Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.

RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k18 Oct19 Oct21 Oct22 Oct24 Oct25 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

5.2History

Table 2: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
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. Before: players just before it wiped. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.

6Map and settings

Custom map, no picture published
Figure 4: The map: Custom Map.
Table 3: The server's published settings.
Address5.18.251.158:28015
Region–
Max players500
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe14 Oct 2026, 15:33 UTC
Hostname–
First seen18 Oct 2026
MapCustom Map
Size–
Seed–

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are community tab servers measured [2] and upcoming Rust wipes [3].

Table 4: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 552 on average636/675
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average485/525
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 299 on average59/250
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 298 on average36/250
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 270 on average138/200
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 256 on average255/300

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1What is the location of ALFA?

No region is published by ALFA. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. 5.18.251.158:28015 is its address.

A.2What is the reliability of ALFA, and is it online?

At the present moment, ALFA is offline; it was last seen 10 days 6 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 0%, with 0 of 168 hours online. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 18 October 2026.

A.3What version of Rust is run on ALFA?

The version of Rust on ALFA is network protocol 2634 and build 167781, and the operating system is Windows. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe timing

A.4When are wipes carried out on ALFA?

Too few wipes by ALFA have been recorded to determine the pattern. Wiping is compulsory for every Rust server at the monthly force wipe, the next of which is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The current world has been running for 14 days 3 hours.

Player count

A.5How does ALFA compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, ALFA holds #14,578, in the top 66% of all ranked servers.

A.6What is the population level of ALFA?

The last recorded sighting of ALFA was 10 days 6 hours ago; it is offline now.

Tags and filters

A.7What do the tags associated with ALFA signify?

gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp500 (Max players): The slot count is 500; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2634 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634; cs167781 (Build): This server runs game build 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset: these are the tags ALFA publishes, and the server browser reads them. Also in the tags: players now, the queue, and when the world was made; these appear at the top of this page.

A.8Where can ALFA be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Rust community servers, measured are the Rust Statistics lists that ALFA fits. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.

Rules, settings, map

A.9Under what rules and settings does ALFA operate?

The name of ALFA states no gather rate. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. Listed as survival, the game mode is gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Fighting and raiding between players are both permitted. Community is its category in the server browser. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

Connection

A.10What steps are required to join ALFA?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 5.18.251.158:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts8.

Table 5: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
mp500Max players. The slot count is 500.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
v2634Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634.
cs167781Build. This server runs game build 167781.
ptrakNetworking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game.
$r?Region code. The region code is unset.

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.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Community tab servers measured. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Upcoming Rust wipes. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.