Vanilla Server
Offline 97.191.231.179:28015 checked 38d 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 58% 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.
Lists and 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.
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
These are the tags Vanilla Server publishes for the browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp1 (Max players): It has 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The default team size of 8 applies here; v2633 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2633; cs164530 (Build): Game build: 164530; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
Population
How does Vanilla Server rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Vanilla Server at #13,282, in the top 58% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Vanilla Server right now?
The last sighting of Vanilla Server was 38 days 11 hours ago, and it is offline now.
Server facts
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Vanilla Server was last seen 38 days 11 hours ago. 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 20 September 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. You'll find it at 97.191.231.179:28015.
Which Rust version is Vanilla Server on?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530 is the version Vanilla Server runs on Windows. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Server?
The record of Vanilla Server's wipes is still too thin to show its rhythm. 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 51 days 22 hours.
Rules and settings
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?
No gather rate appears in the name of Vanilla Server. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. It runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it under Community. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
How to join
How do I join Vanilla Server?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 97.191.231.179:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.