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
5.18.253.158:28015
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
Down 2783 places on last week. Top 67% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 5.18.253.158:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 500
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 25 Sep 2026, 06:59 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 25 Sep 2026
Other contenders
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Map and rules
What are ALFA's rules and configuration?
The name of ALFA does not include a gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, as the game defaults. It plays as survival, gather, build and raid in the standard game. You can fight and raid other players. You see it under Community in the browser: it is a community server. The server has VAC on.
Server tags
What are the tags on ALFA for?
These tags come from ALFA and go straight into the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as Rust normally plays; mp500 (Max players): Slot count: 500; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Get on protocol 2633 or the door stays shut; cs165217 (Build): Running build 165217; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network here, the game's usual choice; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. From the tags, this page also pulls its live player count, its queue and its world's creation time, and puts them at the top.
Which Boongarust filters show ALFA?
These Boongarust lists are a fit for ALFA: The busiest community servers in Rust. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server info
What's the location of ALFA?
No region comes from ALFA. Where a server says it is, that is what Boongarust shows. Where the machine actually stands is not looked up. You can reach it at 5.18.253.158:28015.
How often is ALFA online?
Last seen 11 days 7 hours ago, ALFA is offline at the moment. 0 hours out of 168 across the last 7 full days. 0% uptime. The first record Boongarust has is 25 September 2026.
What Rust version is ALFA using?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Windows: that is ALFA. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
When does ALFA wipe?
The record holds too few of ALFA's wipes to tell its rhythm. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 13 days ago this server built its current world.
Player counts
Ranking wise, where does ALFA place?
Ranked #15,857 on seven-day player hours, ALFA is in the top 67% overall.
How many players are on ALFA?
Down right now: ALFA, last spotted 11 days 7 hours back.
How to join
How can you get into ALFA?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 5.18.253.158:28015. Or click Launch Rust here, which uses Steam to open the game and join.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.