Vanilla Server
Offline 104.234.212.95:28025 checked 6h 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 50% of all ranked servers, and #542 of the quad servers (top 65%). 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.
Lists and 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. These filters bring it up 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?
For the server browser, Vanilla Server lists these tags: gmsoftcore (Game mode): Softcore rules make it easier; mp1 (Max players): It has 1 slots; ts4 (Group limit): Each team is capped at 4; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^p (PvE): No fighting between players: the world supplies the danger. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
Population
How does Vanilla Server rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Vanilla Server at #11,239, in the top 50% of all ranked servers. The quad field places it at #542.
How many players are on Vanilla Server right now?
Vanilla Server went quiet 6 hours ago and is offline at the moment. Averaging 0 players across seven days, it topped out at 1. Look at 16:00 UTC: that was the busiest point of the last 48 hours, at 1 players on average.
Server details
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
The server Vanilla Server is not online now; 6 hours have passed since it was last seen. Out of 72 hours in the last 3 full days, it was online for 3, a 4% uptime. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 25 October 2026.
Where is Vanilla Server located?
No region is published by Vanilla Server. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 104.234.212.95:28025.
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?
The record of Vanilla Server's wipes is still too thin to show 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. 4 days 7 hours is when the present world was made.
The rules
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?
The name of Vanilla Server says nothing about gather rate. 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. Players can raid and fight one another. It appears under Community in the browser. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
How to join
How do I join Vanilla Server?
Enter client.connect 104.234.212.95:28025 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.