Vanilla Server
Offline 165.162.23.230:28015 checked 41d 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
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.
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. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
These are the tags Vanilla Server publishes for the browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp1 (Max players): It has 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2633; cs163794 (Build): The game build is 163794; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region is listed. 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?
The last seven days of player hours place Vanilla Server at #13,327, in the top – of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Vanilla Server right now?
The last sighting of Vanilla Server was 41 days 15 hours ago, and it is offline now.
About the server
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Vanilla Server shows as offline, last spotted 41 days 15 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours in total. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 16 September 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 165.162.23.230:28015.
Which Rust version is Vanilla Server on?
On Windows, Vanilla Server runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Wipe days
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. The world it is running now dates from 41 days 15 hours.
Rules and settings
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?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on Vanilla Server. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. gather, build and raid, as standard: that is the survival mode. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Community is its listing in the server 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 165.162.23.230:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.