Vanilla Server
Offline 24.38.250.203:28015 checked 37d 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 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.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 21 Sep, 18:27 UTC37d ago | 2 | – | running | 2 |
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 #13,237, within the top 58% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Vanilla Server?
We have no live count for Vanilla Server right now. It was last seen 37 days 17 hours ago.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Vanilla Server publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): The game mode is vanilla survival; mp10 (Max players): 10 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2633 (Protocol): The protocol is 2633; a different version will not connect; cs164530 (Build): The game build is 164530; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^p (PvE): Players do not fight each other; the world supplies the danger. 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 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; Server tag: PvE ^p; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on Vanilla Server?
Averaged over recent wipes, 2 players were counted at the busiest point. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 1 hours in.
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. 37 days 19 hours ago the current world was made.
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?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Vanilla Server states none. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. You get pve here, no player combat. You will find it under Community: it is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Vanilla Server run?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530 on Windows is what Vanilla Server uses. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, Vanilla Server was last seen 37 days 17 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 out of 168 hours. On 21 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is Vanilla Server located?
Nothing published by Vanilla Server states a region. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. 24.38.250.203:28015 is where it lives.
How to join
How do I join Vanilla Server?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 24.38.250.203:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.