Element card · group PvE · atomic number 12,127, its rank
Vanilla Server
Offline 163.5.171.96:28025 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 54% of all ranked servers, and #560 of the quad servers (top 67%). 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, 20 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct, 00:01 UTC4d ago | 1 | – | 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 pageMap and rules
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. Raids and player fights are part of play here. It appears under Community in the server browser. VAC is on, Valve's anti-cheat.
Server facts
In what location does Vanilla Server sit?
Nothing about a region is published by Vanilla Server. What a server states is what Rust Data Lab shows for location; no lookup of the machine's whereabouts is made. 163.5.171.96:28025 is the address it uses.
On what Rust version does Vanilla Server operate?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what Vanilla Server uses. The protocol must match for you to join; Steam will update your game.
How dependable is Vanilla Server for staying online?
Right now Vanilla Server is offline, with its last appearance 3 days 21 hours ago. For the last 7 full days, 2 of 168 hours were online, giving 1% uptime. On 17 October 2026, Rust Data Lab saw it for the first time.
Wipe schedule
When does Vanilla Server wipe, and how often?
Vanilla Server's wipe history on record is too thin yet to tell its rhythm. A monthly force wipe happens on every Rust server, and the next one falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Counting back, the current world began 4 days 19 hours ago.
What does a typical wipe day on Vanilla Server involve?
Averaged across its recent wipes, the busiest point drew 1 players. Peak numbers on the latest wipe came 20 hours in.
Lists and tags
How should you read the tags on Vanilla Server?
The game's server browser reads the tags Vanilla Server publishes, which are gmsoftcore (Game mode): An easier ruleset, softcore; mp1 (Max players): 1 is the slot count; ts4 (Group limit): No team may exceed 4; v2635 (Protocol): The server runs protocol 2635, so your game needs the same version; cs168909 (Build): It runs build 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard in Rust; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^p (PvE): The threat comes from the world, not from 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?
You will find Vanilla Server on the following Rust Data Lab lists: 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 week.
Population
What position does Vanilla Server hold among Rust servers?
Vanilla Server sits at #12,127 for seven-day player hours, placing it in the top 54% of ranked servers. Within quad, its rank is #560.
How many players does Vanilla Server have at the moment?
No live signal from Vanilla Server right now, which was last seen 3 days 21 hours ago. Averaged over the past week: 1 players, peaking at 1.
Getting on
What steps get you onto Vanilla Server?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 163.5.171.96:28025. The Launch Rust button on this page does the same job through Steam.