Vanilla Server
Offline 149.88.18.218:28025 checked 1d 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 69% of all ranked servers, and #619 of the quad servers (top 75%). 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.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct, 00:01 UTC4d ago | 0 | – | running | 1 |
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.
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?
For the server browser, Vanilla Server lists these tags: gmsoftcore (Game mode): Softcore rules make it easier; mp1 (Max players): There are 1 slots; ts4 (Group limit): Teams cap at 4 players; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2635; cs168909 (Build): It's on game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region is listed; ^p (PvE): Here the world is the threat, and players don't fight each other. You'll find players now, queue length and world creation time in the tags, printed at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does Vanilla Server rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #15,326 puts Vanilla Server in the top 69% of all ranked servers. Within the quad category, it sits at #619.
How many players are on Vanilla Server right now?
The last sighting of Vanilla Server was 40 hours ago, and it is offline now. It has averaged 0 players over the last seven days.
Server details
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Vanilla Server was last seen 40 hours ago. It was up 2% of the time over the last 7 full days, 3 of 168 hours in total. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 12 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. You'll find it at 149.88.18.218:28025.
Which Rust version is Vanilla Server on?
On Windows, Vanilla Server runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Wipe days
What happens on Vanilla Server when wipe day comes around?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 0 players. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 0 hours in.
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. 4 days 13 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?
No gather rate appears in the name of Vanilla Server. A group can hold 4 players at most (quad). softcore is the game mode, Facepunch's easier setting, with part of your loot kept. Players can raid and fight one another. 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 149.88.18.218:28025. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.