Vanilla Server
Offline 163.5.171.131:28025 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 38% of all ranked servers, and #459 of the quad servers (top 55%). 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 1, 2 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct, 00:01 UTC5d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Fri 9 Oct, 03:12 UTC21d ago | – | – | 15.9 days | 0 |
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?
You'll find Vanilla Server on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: 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): Softcore rules make it easier; mp1 (Max players): It has 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): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank; ^p (PvE): No fighting between players: the world supplies the danger. 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?
The last seven days of player hours place Vanilla Server at #8,460, in the top 38% of all ranked servers. Within the quad category, it sits at #459.
How many players are on Vanilla Server right now?
Vanilla Server went quiet 3 days 21 hours ago and is offline at the moment. 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 3 days 21 hours ago. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 6%, with 10 out of 168 hours online. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 9 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 163.5.171.131:28025.
Which Rust version is Vanilla Server on?
On Windows, Vanilla Server runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe days
What happens on Vanilla Server when wipe day comes around?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 1 players at their busiest. The latest wipe's crowd was busiest 2 hours after it began.
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Server?
Too few wipes are on record for Vanilla Server to reveal its rhythm. A force wipe comes round every month for all Rust servers, with the next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its current world has been live for 5 days 3 hours.
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?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on Vanilla Server. The cap on groups is 4 players (quad). Facepunch's easier setting, with part of your loot kept: that is the softcore mode. Raids and PvP are both on the table. It appears under Community in the browser. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
How to join
How do I join Vanilla Server?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 163.5.171.131:28025. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.