Vanilla Server
Offline 162.193.235.86:28035 checked 20d 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 72% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8 Oct, 20:28 UTC20d ago | 0 | – | running | 0 |
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
Player counts
How does Vanilla Server rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, Vanilla Server places at #15,835, within the top 72% of ranked servers.
How busy is Vanilla Server?
We have no live count for Vanilla Server right now. It was last seen 20 days 18 hours ago.
Tags
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
These are the tags Vanilla Server publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp1 (Max players): The server has 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2634 (Protocol): The protocol is 2634; a different version will not connect; cs167231 (Build): Game build: 167231; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank. The tags also carry the current player count, the queue and when the world was made; you will find them at the top of this page.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include Vanilla Server?
These Rust Population lists include Vanilla Server: Community servers, field-listed. Filter the server list by Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more and it will show up.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on Vanilla Server?
Averaged over recent wipes, 0 players were counted at the busiest point. Peak came 0 hours into the latest wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Server?
Too few wipes are on record for Vanilla Server to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. 20 days 18 hours ago the current world was made.
Map and rules
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?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Vanilla Server states none. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. survival is what it runs, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. You can raid and fight other players here. The server browser lists it under Community, as 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 2634 and build 167231 on Windows is what Vanilla Server uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
We last saw Vanilla Server 20 days 18 hours ago, and it is offline now. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 22 September 2026.
Where is Vanilla Server located?
No region is published by Vanilla Server. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. 162.193.235.86:28035 is where it lives.
How to join
How do I join Vanilla Server?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 162.193.235.86:28035. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.