Vanilla Server
Offline 163.5.171.96:28025 checked 3d 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 55% of all ranked servers, and #559 of the quad servers (top 68%). 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 1, 20 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct, 00:01 UTC4d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
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 #12,183, within the top 55% of ranked servers. It places #559 among servers of the quad kind.
How busy is Vanilla Server?
Vanilla Server is offline at this count; we last saw it 3 days 15 hours ago. Seven days of counting give an average of 1 players and a peak of 1.
Lists and 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: gmsoftcore (Game mode): The ruleset is softcore, which is easier; mp1 (Max players): 1 slots are available; ts4 (Group limit): The team limit is 4; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^p (PvE): The danger is the world, not other players: players do not fight each other. Player count now, queue length and the making of the world all sit in the tags as well, and the top of this page shows them.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include Vanilla Server?
These Rust Population lists include Vanilla Server: Community servers, field-listed and PvE servers, counted. 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: PvE and Softcore; Server tag: PvE ^p; Group limit: Quad; Last wipe: In the last week.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Vanilla Server?
Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 1 players. Peak came 20 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. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. The world it runs now dates from 4 days 13 hours ago.
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. 4 is the most a group can hold (quad). This server runs softcore, Facepunch's lighter mode, where some loot is kept. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Vanilla Server run?
On Windows, Vanilla Server runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Offline at the moment, Vanilla Server was last seen 3 days 15 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 2 of 168 hours were online, or 1%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 17 October 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. You will find it at 163.5.171.96:28025.
How to join
How do I join Vanilla Server?
Either enter client.connect 163.5.171.96:28025 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.