Vanilla Testing Lab
Offline 76.27.9.185:28015 checked 3d 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 51% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. 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, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 Oct, 10:11 UTC3d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Sat 10 Oct, 11:01 UTC17d ago | 0 | – | 14 days | 0 |
| Sat 10 Oct, 02:12 UTC17d ago | 1 | – | 0.4 days | 1 |
| Fri 9 Oct, 08:40 UTC18d ago | 1 | – | 0.7 days | 0 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 11:21 UTC26d ago | 1 | halved by day 4 | 7.9 days | 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.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Vanilla Testing Lab?
These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include Vanilla Testing Lab: Modded Rust servers, live. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
What do the server tags on Vanilla Testing Lab mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from Vanilla Testing Lab: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp1 (Max players): There are 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635, so your client has to match it to join; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region is listed; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, hence the Modded listing; ^y (Carbon): This server uses Carbon for plugins. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does Vanilla Testing Lab rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank Vanilla Testing Lab at #11,300, within the top 51% of ranked servers.
How many players are on Vanilla Testing Lab right now?
Offline now, Vanilla Testing Lab was last spotted 3 days 4 hours ago. Averaging 0 players across seven days, it topped out at 1.
Server facts
Is Vanilla Testing Lab online, and how reliable is it?
The server Vanilla Testing Lab is not online now; 3 days 4 hours have passed since it was last seen. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 7%, with 12 out of 168 hours online. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 18 September 2026.
Where is Vanilla Testing Lab located?
There is no region from Vanilla Testing Lab. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 76.27.9.185:28015.
Which Rust version is Vanilla Testing Lab on?
On Windows, Vanilla Testing Lab runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
The wipe schedule
What happens on Vanilla Testing Lab when wipe day comes around?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 1 players at their busiest. 0 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. If it did not hold, half the peak was gone by day 4.
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Testing Lab?
No next wipe can be predicted for Vanilla Testing Lab: its wipes happen at irregular times. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. 3 days 10 hours is when the present world was made.
Map and rules
Which map does Vanilla Testing Lab run?
A procedural map is what Vanilla Testing Lab runs, generated by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Vanilla Testing Lab?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on Vanilla Testing Lab. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. the usual game of gathering, building and raiding: that is the survival mode. Raids and PvP are both on the table. It is a Modded listing: plugins or settings change how the game plays. Carbon plugins are running on it. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Getting in
How do I join Vanilla Testing Lab?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 76.27.9.185:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.