Element card · group PvE · atomic number 15,349, its rank
Vanilla Server
Offline 149.88.18.218:28025 checked 1d 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 69% of all ranked servers, and #626 of the quad servers (top 75%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
too few wipes seen yetNot 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
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct, 00:01 UTC4d 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.
Similar servers
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipesQuick answers
from the figures on this pageSettings and map
What map is in play on Vanilla Server?
Generated by the game, the map on Vanilla Server is procedural.
What settings and rules apply on Vanilla Server?
No gather rate appears in the name of Vanilla Server. A group can hold 4 players at most (quad). Play runs as softcore, Facepunch's softer mode: part of your loot stays with you. Fighting and raiding between players are allowed. The server browser lists it under Community. Anti-cheat is on: Valve's VAC.
Server details
What region hosts Vanilla Server?
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 149.88.18.218:28025.
What Rust version does Vanilla Server currently run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what Vanilla Server uses. Joining requires the same protocol on your game; Steam takes care of updating it.
Does Vanilla Server stay up, and how reliable is its uptime?
Right now Vanilla Server is offline, with its last appearance 27 hours ago. For the last 7 full days, 3 of 168 hours were online, giving 2% uptime. The first sighting by Rust Data Lab was on 12 October 2026.
Wipe days
What is the wiping pattern on Vanilla Server?
Too few wipes are on record for Vanilla Server to reveal a rhythm. A monthly force wipe happens on every Rust server, and the next one falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world it is running now dates from 4 days ago.
On Vanilla Server, what happens when wipe day arrives?
At their busiest, recent wipes averaged 0 players. Peak numbers on the latest wipe came 0 hours in.
Tags, lists
How should you read the tags on Vanilla Server?
gmsoftcore (Game mode): Softcore rules make this an easier mode; mp1 (Max players): Player slots: 1; ts4 (Group limit): No team may exceed 4; v2635 (Protocol): The server runs protocol 2635, so your game needs the same version; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the standard layer; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set here; ^p (PvE): The threat comes from the world, not from other players: that is the tag list Vanilla Server publishes, and the game's server browser reads it. Also in the tags are the players on now, the queue length and the world's creation time, and you can see them 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. You can find it on the server list by applying these filters: 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.
Population
How does Vanilla Server compare with other servers in the rankings?
Vanilla Server sits at #15,349 for seven-day player hours, placing it in the top 69% of ranked servers. In the quad category it ranks #626.
What does the current player count on Vanilla Server tell you?
The last recorded sighting of Vanilla Server was 27 hours ago, and it is offline now. The past week gives an average of 0 players.
How to join
What steps get you onto Vanilla Server?
In Rust, press F1 and enter client.connect 149.88.18.218:28025. Or click Launch Rust here to open Rust via Steam and connect automatically.