Element card · group PvE · atomic number 10,591, its rank
Vanilla Server
Online 104.234.212.103:28025 checked 10m ago
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
daily · 1 is best
Top 48% of all ranked servers, and #515 of the quad servers (top 63%). 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
newest first| 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.
Similar servers
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipesQuick answers
from the figures on this pageMap and rules
What map is in play on Vanilla Server?
The map on Vanilla Server is procedural, made by the game.
What rules has Vanilla Server set, and what settings are in force?
Nothing in the name of Vanilla Server gives a gather rate. A group can hold 4 players at most (quad). softcore is the game mode, Facepunch's softer mode: part of your loot stays with you. You can fight other players and raid them. The server browser lists it under Community. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is enabled.
Server details
In what location does Vanilla Server sit?
Nothing about a region is published by Vanilla Server. Rust Data Lab shows a server's stated location, not a verified position of the machine. You will find it at 104.234.212.103:28025.
Which Rust version is Vanilla Server on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what Vanilla Server uses. Your game needs to match the protocol to join, and Steam updates it automatically.
How reliably does Vanilla Server stay online?
Vanilla Server is live as of now. 1 of 24 hours were up in the last 1 full day, which works out at 4%. It first appeared to Rust Data Lab on 25 October 2026.
Wipe schedule
When does Vanilla Server wipe, and how often?
The record holds too few of Vanilla Server's wipes to show its rhythm. The next monthly force wipe, which wipes all Rust servers, is scheduled for Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 2 days 19 hours ago the current world was made.
Tags, lists
What should you understand from the tags Vanilla Server carries?
The game's server browser reads the tags Vanilla Server publishes, which are gmsoftcore (Game mode): Softcore rules make this an easier mode; mp1 (Max players): Player slots: 1; ts4 (Group limit): Teams cap at 4 players; v2635 (Protocol): Protocol 2635 is required; join only if your game matches it; cs168909 (Build): Build number: 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard in the game; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set here; ^p (PvE): You fight the world, not other players. Current players, the queue and the world's creation time sit in the tags too, shown at the top of this page.
Where among the Rust Data Lab lists and filters does Vanilla Server come up?
The Rust Data Lab lists that include Vanilla Server are: Rust community servers, measured and Best Rust PvE servers, measured live. These filters bring it up on the server list: 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 3 days.
Population
What position does Vanilla Server hold among Rust servers?
The seven-day player-hours table has Vanilla Server at #10,591, in the top 48% of ranked servers. In the quad category it ranks #515.
What does the current player count on Vanilla Server tell you?
Of 1 slots, 1 are taken on Vanilla Server right now. A seven-day sample gives 1 players on average and 1 at the top. Over 48 hours, the highest average fell at 16:00 UTC, at 1 players.
How to join
What steps get you onto Vanilla Server?
You can connect by pressing F1 in Rust and entering client.connect 104.234.212.103:28025, or by pressing Launch Rust here, which starts the game through Steam and joins for you. Expect a queue: it is full right now.