Element card · group PvE · atomic number 8,460, its rank
Vanilla Server
Offline 163.5.171.131:28025 checked 3d 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 38% of all ranked servers, and #459 of the quad servers (top 55%). 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 1, 2 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct, 00:01 UTC5d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Fri 9 Oct, 03:12 UTC21d ago | – | – | 15.9 days | 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.
Similar servers
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from the figures on this pageServer setup
What map is in play on Vanilla Server?
The map on Vanilla Server is procedural, made by the game.
How is Vanilla Server configured, and what rules apply?
The name of Vanilla Server carries no 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. Raids and player fights are part of play here. The server browser lists it under Community. Anti-cheat is on: Valve's VAC.
Server details
Which location is Vanilla Server based in?
There is no region on record for Vanilla Server. Rust Data Lab shows a server's stated location, not a verified position of the machine. You will find it at 163.5.171.131:28025.
Which Rust version is Vanilla Server on?
On Windows, Vanilla Server is running Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Your game needs to match the protocol to join, and Steam updates it automatically.
How dependable is Vanilla Server for staying online?
Vanilla Server is not online at the moment; the last sighting was 3 days 21 hours ago. It was online for 10 of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, which is 6% uptime. On 9 October 2026, Rust Data Lab saw it for the first time.
Wipe schedule
What is the wiping pattern on Vanilla Server?
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. The world it is running now dates from 5 days 3 hours ago.
How does Vanilla Server look on the day of a wipe?
Averaged across its recent wipes, the busiest point drew 1 players. Peak numbers on the latest wipe came 2 hours in.
Where it appears
Which meanings sit behind the tags on Vanilla Server?
gmsoftcore (Game mode): Softcore rules make this an easier mode; mp1 (Max players): 1 is the slot count; ts4 (Group limit): Teams cap at 4 players; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): It runs build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard in the game; $r? (Region code): The region field is left blank; ^p (PvE): You fight the world, not other players: that is the tag list Vanilla Server publishes, and the game's server browser reads it. Current players, the queue and the world's creation time sit in the tags too, shown at the top of this page.
Which Rust Data Lab filters and lists does Vanilla Server appear in?
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.
Player numbers
Against other Rust servers, where does Vanilla Server place?
Vanilla Server sits at #8,460 for seven-day player hours, placing it in the top 38% of ranked servers. The quad ranking puts it at #459.
How full is Vanilla Server right now?
No live signal from Vanilla Server right now, which was last seen 3 days 21 hours ago. The week's figures average 1 players and top out at 1.
Connection
What is the way to join Vanilla Server?
You can connect by pressing F1 in Rust and entering client.connect 163.5.171.131:28025, or by pressing Launch Rust here, which starts the game through Steam and joins for you.