Vanilla Server
Offline 79.117.156.253:28015 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 69% 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.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 Oct, 00:24 UTC5d ago | 0 | – | running | 1 |
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 filters bring it up 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 week.
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
For the server browser, Vanilla Server lists these tags: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp1 (Max players): Slots: 1; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): It's on game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region is listed. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
The players
How does Vanilla Server rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Vanilla Server at #15,338, in the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Vanilla Server right now?
Offline now, Vanilla Server was last spotted 5 days 8 hours ago. The seven-day average sits at 0 players.
About the server
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Vanilla Server was last seen 5 days 8 hours ago. It was up 1% of the time over the last 7 full days, 1 of 168 hours in total. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 27 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. You'll find it at 79.117.156.253:28015.
Which Rust version is Vanilla Server on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version Vanilla Server runs on Windows. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe times
What happens on Vanilla Server when wipe day comes around?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 0 players at their busiest. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 0 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Server?
Vanilla Server's rhythm stays hidden while so few of its wipes are on record. The monthly force wipe takes every Rust server down for a new world, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its current world has been live for 5 days 8 hours.
Map and rules
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?
The name of Vanilla Server says nothing about gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. It runs survival, gather, build and raid, as standard. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Community is its listing in the server browser. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
Getting in
How do I join Vanilla Server?
Enter client.connect 79.117.156.253:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.