Vanilla Server
Offline 81.217.216.138:28015 checked 24d 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 71% 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.
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 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.
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
For the server browser, Vanilla Server lists these tags: gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode is vanilla survival; mp1 (Max players): It has 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634, so your client has to match it to join; cs166652 (Build): It's on game build 166652; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set. 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 #15,993 puts Vanilla Server in the top 71% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Vanilla Server right now?
Offline now, Vanilla Server was last spotted 24 days 20 hours ago.
Server details
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
The server Vanilla Server is not online now; 24 days 20 hours have passed since it was last seen. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 0%, with 0 out of 168 hours online. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 4 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. Connect at 81.217.216.138:28015.
Which Rust version is Vanilla Server on?
On Windows, Vanilla Server runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
The wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Server?
Too few wipes are on record for Vanilla Server to reveal its rhythm. 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 24 days 22 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?
No gather rate appears in the name of Vanilla Server. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Raids and PvP are both on the table. The server browser lists it under Community. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
Join up
How do I join Vanilla Server?
Enter client.connect 81.217.216.138:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.