Vanilla Server
Offline 149.88.18.197:28025 checked 3d 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 64% of all ranked servers, and #587 of the quad servers (top 71%). 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. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Game mode: Softcore; Group limit: Quad.
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
These are the tags Vanilla Server publishes for the browser: gmsoftcore (Game mode): Softcore rules make it easier; mp1 (Max players): There are 1 slots; ts4 (Group limit): Each team is capped at 4; v2635 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does Vanilla Server rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank Vanilla Server at #14,244, within the top 64% of ranked servers. It comes in at #587 among quad servers.
How many players are on Vanilla Server right now?
Vanilla Server went quiet 3 days 20 hours ago and is offline at the moment. Averaging 1 players across seven days, it topped out at 1.
About the server
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Vanilla Server shows as offline, last spotted 3 days 20 hours ago. Out of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was online for 1, a 1% uptime. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 11 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 149.88.18.197:28025.
Which Rust version is Vanilla Server on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version Vanilla Server runs on Windows. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Wipe times
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Server?
Too few wipes are on record for Vanilla Server to reveal its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. The world it is running now dates from 18 days 22 hours.
Map and 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?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on Vanilla Server. A group can hold 4 players at most (quad). Facepunch's easier setting, with part of your loot kept: that is the softcore mode. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Community is its listing in the server browser. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Getting in
How do I join Vanilla Server?
Enter client.connect 149.88.18.197:28025 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.