Vanilla Server
Offline 98.97.87.146:28015 checked 27d 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 70% 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.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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 #16,773, within the top 70% of ranked servers.
How busy is Vanilla Server?
Vanilla Server is offline at this count; we last saw it 27 days 6 hours ago.
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): Survival in vanilla form; mp1 (Max players): 1 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2633 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2633, to join; cs165217 (Build): This server runs game build 165217; 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?
These Rust Population lists include Vanilla Server: 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 and it will show up.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Server?
The record holds too few of Vanilla Server's wipes to show a 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 30 days 2 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. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. You get survival here, raid, build and gather: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. 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?
On Windows, Vanilla Server runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
We last saw Vanilla Server 27 days 6 hours ago, and it is offline now. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 out of 168 hours. On 27 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is Vanilla Server located?
A region is not published by Vanilla Server. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. 98.97.87.146:28015 is where it lives.
How to join
How do I join Vanilla Server?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 98.97.87.146:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.