Vanilla Server
Offline 163.5.171.96:28025 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 55% of all ranked servers, and #545 of the quad servers (top 66%). 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, 20 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct, 00:01 UTC2d ago | 1 | – | 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.
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. 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 3 days.
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): 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): Region code left blank; ^p (PvE): The danger is the world, not other players: no PvP here. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown 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 #12,170, in the top 55% of all ranked servers. Within the quad category, it sits at #545.
How many players are on Vanilla Server right now?
Vanilla Server went quiet 45 hours ago and is offline at the moment. Averaging 1 players across seven days, it topped out at 1. The busiest stretch of the last 48 hours came at 21:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
Server facts
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Vanilla Server was last seen 45 hours ago. It was up 1% of the time over the last 7 full days, 2 of 168 hours in total. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 17 October 2026.
Where is Vanilla Server located?
No region is published by Vanilla Server. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 163.5.171.96:28025.
Which Rust version is Vanilla Server on?
On Windows, Vanilla Server runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe days
What happens on Vanilla Server when wipe day comes around?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 1 players at their busiest. 20 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak.
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 2 days 19 hours.
The rules
Which map does Vanilla Server run?
Vanilla Server uses a procedural map, which the game generates.
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). It runs softcore, Facepunch's easier setting, with part of your loot kept. Raids and PvP are both on the table. Community is its listing in the server browser. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
How to join
How do I join Vanilla Server?
Enter client.connect 163.5.171.96:28025 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.