Vanilla Server
Offline 79.117.156.253:28015 checked 5d 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 Oct, 00:24 UTC5d ago | 0 | – | 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
Population
How does Vanilla Server rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, Vanilla Server places at #15,349, within the top 69% of ranked servers.
How busy is Vanilla Server?
Vanilla Server is offline at this count; we last saw it 5 days 4 hours ago. We counted 0 players on average across the past week.
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): 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; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set. You will see the player count, queue and world creation time at the top of this page, because the tags carry them too.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include Vanilla Server?
Vanilla Server appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: 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; Last wipe: In the last week 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. 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. 5 days 4 hours ago the current world was made.
Settings
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. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. You get survival here, raid, build and gather: the standard game. You can raid and fight other players here. 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?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows for Vanilla Server. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, Vanilla Server was last seen 5 days 4 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 1 of 168 hours were online, or 1%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 27 September 2026.
Where is Vanilla Server located?
Nothing published by Vanilla Server states a region. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. Connect at 79.117.156.253:28015.
Getting in
How do I join Vanilla Server?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 79.117.156.253:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.