Vanilla Server
Offline 98.228.252.29:28015 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.
Tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Vanilla Server?
These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include Vanilla Server: 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.
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
These are the tags Vanilla Server publishes for the browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp1 (Max players): Slots: 1; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2633 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2633; cs164530 (Build): It's on game build 164530; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $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.
Population
How does Vanilla Server rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #13,287 puts Vanilla Server in the top 58% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Vanilla Server right now?
Vanilla Server went quiet 38 days 19 hours ago and is offline at the moment.
Server facts
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Vanilla Server shows as offline, last spotted 38 days 19 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 21 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. Connect at 98.228.252.29:28015.
Which Rust version is Vanilla Server on?
On Windows, Vanilla Server runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
The wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Server?
The record of Vanilla Server's wipes is still too thin to show its rhythm. A force wipe comes round every month for all Rust servers, with the next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its current world has been live for 38 days 19 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?
The name of Vanilla Server says nothing about gather rate. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. survival is the game mode, 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 98.228.252.29:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.