Local Preview
OVR is 100 less its top share among ranked servers.
Power level
Players on it, from the Steam server list.
Every five minutes.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Tale of the tape
Against its closest rival: the most similar server we track.
Wipe receipt
172.56.244.249:28015
THANK YOU · COME AGAIN NEXT WIPE
The map
Under the hood
Asked of the server directly. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
The ranking
Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 172.56.244.249:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 2
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 13 Sep 2026, 17:22 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 13 Sep 2026
Other contenders
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server rules
What settings does Local Preview use?
The name of Local Preview does not include a gather rate. It uses the default group size of 8 players. It plays as survival, the default game of gathering, building and raiding. PvP and raiding are enabled. Modded in the browser is where it appears: plugins or settings change how the game plays. Plugins running: Oxide. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is running.
Tags
How should you read the tags on Local Preview?
The game's server browser reads the tags Local Preview publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as Rust normally plays; mp2 (Max players): Room for 2; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: match it or you cannot join; cs163794 (Build): Running build 163794; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): No region code on record; ^o (Oxide): Plugin framework: Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): It is Modded: plugins or settings make the difference. The tags carry its current players, its queue and its world's creation time, and this page puts them up top.
What Boongarust lists feature Local Preview?
The Boongarust lists that take Local Preview are: Top modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server info
What's the location of Local Preview?
No region is published by Local Preview. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. Connect at 172.56.244.249:28015.
What's the uptime like on Local Preview?
Last seen 24 days 15 hours ago, Local Preview is offline at the moment. Last 7 full days: 0% uptime, with 0 hours up out of 168. It entered Boongarust's records on 13 September 2026.
Which Rust build does Local Preview have?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794 on Windows: that is Local Preview. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe info
How often does Local Preview wipe?
With so few of Local Preview's wipes on record, its rhythm is unclear. All Rust servers wipe at the force wipe, monthly. The next is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world you are on was made 24 days 18 hours.
Player counts
What's Local Preview's rank among Rust servers?
Ranked #15,138 on seven-day player hours, Local Preview is in the top – overall.
Is Local Preview busy?
Local Preview last showed life 24 days 15 hours ago; it is offline now.
How to join
How can you get into Local Preview?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 172.56.244.249:28015. Or click Launch Rust here, which uses Steam to open the game and join.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp2,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs163794,ts8,^o^z.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.