Vanilla Server
Offline 104.234.212.103:28025 checked 2d ago
Vital stats
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 43% of all ranked servers, and #495 of the quad servers (top 59%). 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.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. 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.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Vanilla Server?
These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include Vanilla Server: Community servers, by the numbers and Rust PvE servers, ranked by who's hot. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Game mode: PvE and Softcore; Server tag: PvE ^p; Group limit: Quad; Last wipe: In the last week.
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from Vanilla Server: gmsoftcore (Game mode): An easier ruleset, softcore; mp1 (Max players): There are 1 slots; ts4 (Group limit): No team can exceed 4 players; v2635 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): It's on game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^p (PvE): The danger is the world, not other players: no PvP here. You'll find players now, queue length and world creation time in the tags, printed at the top of this page.
The players
How does Vanilla Server rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank Vanilla Server at #9,565, within the top 43% of ranked servers. It comes in at #495 among quad servers.
How many players are on Vanilla Server right now?
Offline now, Vanilla Server was last spotted 2 days ago. Peak for the week was 1, against an average of 1 players.
Server details
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Vanilla Server shows as offline, last spotted 2 days ago. It was up 7% of the time over the last 3 full days, 5 of 72 hours in total. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 25 October 2026.
Where is Vanilla Server located?
There is no region from Vanilla Server. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 104.234.212.103:28025.
Which Rust version is Vanilla Server on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version Vanilla Server runs on Windows. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
The wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Server?
Too few wipes are on record for Vanilla Server to reveal its rhythm. The monthly force wipe takes every Rust server down for a new world, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world it is running now dates from 4 days 20 hours.
Rules and settings
Which map does Vanilla Server run?
The map on Vanilla Server is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Vanilla Server?
No gather rate appears in the name of Vanilla Server. quad is the group rule, capping teams at 4 players. Facepunch's easier setting, with part of your loot kept: that is the softcore mode. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. It appears under Community in the browser. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
Join up
How do I join Vanilla Server?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 104.234.212.103:28025. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.