Vanilla Server
Offline 185.98.170.9:28025 checked 2d 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 53% of all ranked servers, and #543 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.
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.
Lists and 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?
These are the tags Vanilla Server publishes for the browser: gmsoftcore (Game mode): An easier ruleset, softcore; mp1 (Max players): It has 1 slots; ts4 (Group limit): No team can exceed 4 players; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^p (PvE): No fighting between players: the world supplies the danger. 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?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #11,841 puts Vanilla Server in the top 53% of all ranked servers. It comes in at #543 among quad servers.
How many players are on Vanilla Server right now?
Offline now, Vanilla Server was last spotted 2 days 20 hours ago. Averaging 0 players across seven days, it topped out at 1.
Server details
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Vanilla Server was last seen 2 days 20 hours ago. The last 2 full days saw uptime of 0%, with 0 out of 48 hours online. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 25 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 185.98.170.9:28025.
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 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. 3 days 13 hours is when the present world was made.
The 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?
No gather rate appears in the name of Vanilla Server. The cap on groups is 4 players (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. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
Getting in
How do I join Vanilla Server?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 185.98.170.9:28025. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.