Vanilla Server
Offline 185.98.170.5:28025 checked 5d 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 42% of all ranked servers, and #479 of the quad servers (top 58%). 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.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 9 Oct, 03:12 UTC19d ago | – | – | running | 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.
Tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Vanilla Server?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include Vanilla Server: Community servers, by the numbers. These filters bring it up 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?
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): Each team is capped at 4; v2634 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2634; cs167781 (Build): The game build is 167781; 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 #9,436, in the top 42% of all ranked servers. Within the quad category, it sits at #479.
How many players are on Vanilla Server right now?
Vanilla Server went quiet 5 days 23 hours ago and is offline at the moment. Peak for the week was 1, against an average of 1 players.
Server facts
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Vanilla Server shows as offline, last spotted 5 days 23 hours ago. Out of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was online for 5, a 3% uptime. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 8 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 185.98.170.5:28025.
Which Rust version is Vanilla Server on?
On Windows, Vanilla Server runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Server?
The record of Vanilla Server's wipes is still too thin to show 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 19 days 18 hours.
Map and rules
Which map does Vanilla Server run?
A procedural map is what Vanilla Server runs, generated by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Vanilla Server?
The name of Vanilla Server says nothing about gather rate. quad is the group rule, capping teams at 4 players. Facepunch's easier setting, with part of your loot kept: that is the softcore mode. Players can raid and fight one another. The server browser lists it under Community. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Getting in
How do I join Vanilla Server?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 185.98.170.5:28025. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.