Vanilla Server
Offline 73.154.174.74:28025 checked 2d 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 69% of all ranked servers, and #626 of the quad servers (top 76%). 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, 43 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct, 00:01 UTC3d 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?
The last seven days of player hours place Vanilla Server at #15,348, within the top 69% of all ranked servers. It places #626 among servers of the quad kind.
How busy is Vanilla Server?
Vanilla Server is offline at this count; we last saw it 2 days ago. A seven-day average of 0 players was counted here.
Tags
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Vanilla Server publishes: gmsoftcore (Game mode): An easier ruleset, softcore; mp1 (Max players): 1 slots are available; ts4 (Group limit): Teams can have no more than 4 players; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^p (PvE): The danger is the world, not other players: players do not fight each other. 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?
On Rust Population, Vanilla Server is filed under these lists: Community servers, field-listed and PvE servers, counted. Filter the server list by 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 and it will show up.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Vanilla Server?
The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 0 players. 43 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked.
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. The world it runs now dates from 3 days 21 hours ago.
Settings
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. A group can hold 4 players at most (quad). This server runs softcore, Facepunch's lighter mode, where some loot is kept. You can raid and fight other players here. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
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?
We last saw Vanilla Server 2 days ago, and it is offline now. Over the last 7 full days, 3 of 168 hours were online, or 2%. 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. 73.154.174.74:28025 is where it lives.
Getting in
How do I join Vanilla Server?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 73.154.174.74:28025. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.