Vanilla Server
Offline 165.162.23.230:28015 checked 28d 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 bestWipe 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 wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Tags & lists
How should you read the tags on Vanilla Server?
The server browser reads these tags that Vanilla Server publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival, vanilla style; mp1 (Max players): The cap is 1; ts8 (Group limit): The default cap is 8 per team; v2633 (Protocol): You need protocol 2633 to join, matching your game version; cs163794 (Build): Game build: 163794; ptrak (Networking): Network runs on RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set. Player numbers, queue length and world age are tagged as well, and they sit at the top of this page.
Where does Vanilla Server appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
These Rust Vending Machine lists include Vanilla Server: Community Rust servers in stock. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Settings and rules
What map is in play on Vanilla Server?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Vanilla Server runs.
What rules does Vanilla Server enforce, and what settings does it run?
There is no gather rate in the name Vanilla Server. 8 players is the default group size, and that is the cap here. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. In the server browser it is listed under Community, being a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Server details
What location is Vanilla Server in?
There is no region listed for Vanilla Server. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. Find it at this address: 165.162.23.230:28015.
How reliable is Vanilla Server, and is it online now?
No stock on Vanilla Server at the moment, last seen 28 days 20 hours ago. Across the last 7 days, it was available for 0 of 168 hours, or 0% of the time. The first sighting of it on Rust Vending Machine was 16 September 2026.
Which Rust build is Vanilla Server running?
The setup: Vanilla Server on Windows, Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Population
Where does Vanilla Server sit in the rankings?
The last seven days of player hours place Vanilla Server at #13,327, in the top – of all ranked servers.
What is the current player count on Vanilla Server?
Current status for Vanilla Server: offline, last seen 28 days 20 hours ago.
Wipe schedule
How often does Vanilla Server wipe?
Too few wipes of Vanilla Server are recorded to tell what its rhythm is. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes, and every Rust server wipes. It has been running its current world since 28 days 20 hours ago.
How to join
What steps do you take to join Vanilla Server?
Press F1 in Rust to bring up the console and enter client.connect 165.162.23.230:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust option on this page opens Rust via Steam and joins for you.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmvanilla,cs163794,ts8
Game
gmvanilla
mp1
ts8
v2633
cs163794
ptrak
$r?
Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.