Vanilla Server
Offline 98.228.252.29:28015 checked 23d 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 bestTop 58% of all ranked servers. 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 wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Lists and tags
How should you read the tags on Vanilla Server?
The server browser reads these tags that Vanilla Server publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): Unmodified survival play; mp1 (Max players): 1 player slots; ts8 (Group limit): The default cap is 8 per team; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: your game must match to get in; cs164530 (Build): It runs on build 164530; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank. You will find its live player count, queue and world creation time in the tags too, displayed at the top here.
On Rust Vending Machine, which lists and filters can you find Vanilla Server in?
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.
Rules & map
What map is in play on Vanilla Server?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Vanilla Server runs.
Which settings and rules apply on Vanilla Server?
No gather rate is given in the name of Vanilla Server. Groups can reach 8 players, which is the default. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. You will find it in the Community section of the server browser, as a community server. VAC is on.
Server info
Where can you find Vanilla Server?
No region is published by Vanilla Server. A server's stated location is what Rust Vending Machine shows; the actual machine location is not looked up. The endpoint is 98.228.252.29:28015.
What is the uptime like on Vanilla Server?
No stock on Vanilla Server at the moment, last seen 23 days ago. 0 of 168 hours online over the last 7 full days, or 0% uptime. It came to Rust Vending Machine's notice on 21 September 2026.
What version does Vanilla Server use?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530 on Windows is what powers Vanilla Server. To get in, your game must match the protocol; Steam keeps that updated.
Player count
How does Vanilla Server compare to other Rust servers in the rankings?
Over the last seven days Vanilla Server ranks #13,287 on player hours, among the top 58% of all ranked servers.
What is the current player count on Vanilla Server?
Current status for Vanilla Server: offline, last seen 23 days ago.
Wipe details
On what schedule does Vanilla Server wipe?
The wipes of Vanilla Server on record are too few to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes, and every Rust server wipes. The world it has now started 23 days ago.
Join the server
What is the way to join Vanilla Server?
Open Rust and press F1 for the console, then type client.connect 98.228.252.29:28015. Or use the Launch Rust button here to open the game through Steam and connect.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmvanilla,cs164530,ts8
Game
gmvanilla
mp1
ts8
v2633
cs164530
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.