Vanilla Server
Offline 209.198.153.164:28015 checked 9d 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 65% of all ranked servers. 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.
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. 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; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
These are the tags Vanilla Server publishes for the browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode is vanilla survival; mp1 (Max players): There are 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; v2634 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2634; cs167781 (Build): It's on game build 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set. 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 #14,264, in the top 65% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Vanilla Server right now?
Offline now, Vanilla Server was last spotted 9 days 7 hours ago.
About the server
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Vanilla Server was last seen 9 days 7 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 18 October 2026.
Where is Vanilla Server located?
There is no region from Vanilla Server. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. You'll find it at 209.198.153.164:28015.
Which Rust version is Vanilla Server on?
On Windows, Vanilla Server runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Wipe times
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Server?
Vanilla Server's rhythm stays hidden while so few of its wipes are on record. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. Its current world has been live for 10 days 17 hours.
Map and 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. 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. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Join up
How do I join Vanilla Server?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 209.198.153.164:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.