Vanilla Server
Offline 149.88.18.197:28025 checked 5d ago
Measurements
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 64% of all ranked servers, and #592 of the quad servers (top 71%). 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.
Quick answers
Population
How does Vanilla Server rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, Vanilla Server places at #14,217, within the top 64% of ranked servers. It places #592 among servers of the quad kind.
How busy is Vanilla Server?
We have no live count for Vanilla Server right now. It was last seen 5 days ago. Averaged over seven days, it drew 1 players and reached a peak of 1.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Vanilla Server publishes: gmsoftcore (Game mode): The ruleset is softcore, which is easier; mp1 (Max players): The server has 1 slots; ts4 (Group limit): You may team with up to 4 players; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set. You will see the player count, queue and world creation time at the top of this page, because the tags carry them too.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include Vanilla Server?
On Rust Population, Vanilla Server is filed under these lists: Community servers, field-listed. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Game mode: Softcore; Group limit: Quad.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Server?
The record holds too few of Vanilla Server's wipes to show a rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. 20 days 3 hours ago the current world was made.
Map and rules
Which map does Vanilla Server run?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is in use on Vanilla Server.
What are the rules and settings on Vanilla Server?
Nothing in Vanilla Server's name says how gather works. A group can hold 4 players at most (quad). This server runs softcore, Facepunch's lighter mode, where some loot is kept. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. You will find it under Community: it is a community server. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Vanilla Server run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what Vanilla Server uses. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Offline at the moment, Vanilla Server was last seen 5 days ago. Over the last 7 full days, 1 of 168 hours were online, or 1%. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 11 October 2026.
Where is Vanilla Server located?
A region is not published by Vanilla Server. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 149.88.18.197:28025.
How to join
How do I join Vanilla Server?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 149.88.18.197:28025; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.