Vanilla Server
Offline 217.233.141.25:28025 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 62% 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 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8 Oct, 11:42 UTC20d 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?
The last seven days of player hours place Vanilla Server at #13,671, within the top 62% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Vanilla Server?
We have no live count for Vanilla Server right now. It was last seen 20 days 13 hours ago.
Tags
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
What the game's server browser reads from Vanilla Server is this set of tags: gmvanilla (Game mode): The game mode is vanilla survival; mp1 (Max players): You can join up to 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2634 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2634, to join; 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. 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?
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; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on Vanilla Server?
Averaged over recent wipes, 1 players were counted at the busiest point. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 0 hours in.
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. Counted from 20 days 13 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.
Map and rules
Which map does Vanilla Server run?
Vanilla Server uses a map the game generates: procedural.
What are the rules and settings on Vanilla Server?
Nothing in Vanilla Server's name says how gather works. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. You get survival here, raid, build and gather: the standard game. You can raid and fight other players here. 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 2634 and build 167231. 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 20 days 13 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. On 8 October 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is Vanilla Server located?
Nothing published by Vanilla Server states a region. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 217.233.141.25:28025.
Getting in
How do I join Vanilla Server?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 217.233.141.25:28025; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.