Vanilla Server
Offline 98.97.21.35:28015 checked 5d 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 67% 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?
Here are the tags Vanilla Server lists, which the game's browser uses: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival, vanilla style; mp1 (Max players): The cap is 1; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the standard game limit; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game version must line up with protocol 2634; cs167398 (Build): Build 167398; ptrak (Networking): This is the standard RakNet layer the game uses; $r? (Region code): Region code not set. Tags also carry its current players, its queue and when the world was made, all up top on this page.
On Rust Vending Machine, which lists and filters can you find Vanilla Server in?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature Vanilla Server are: Community Rust servers in stock. It shows under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
Map and rules
What map is in play on Vanilla Server?
Generated by the game, the map on Vanilla Server is procedural.
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. You play survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Player versus player combat and raiding are on. In the server browser it is listed under Community, being a community server. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched on.
About the server
What location is Vanilla Server in?
You will find no region published for Vanilla Server. A server's stated location is what Rust Vending Machine shows; the actual machine location is not looked up. Find it at this address: 98.97.21.35:28015.
How stable is Vanilla Server, and is it currently online?
No stock at present: Vanilla Server is offline, last seen 5 days 6 hours ago. 0 of 96 hours online over the last 4 full days, or 0% uptime. Its first record on Rust Vending Machine is dated 10 October 2026.
What Rust version does Vanilla Server run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398 on Windows is what powers Vanilla Server. The protocol has to line up on your side to join, and Steam does the updating.
Population
Where does Vanilla Server sit in the rankings?
Over the last seven days Vanilla Server ranks #14,751 on player hours, among the top 67% of all ranked servers.
Is Vanilla Server busy at the moment?
At the moment Vanilla Server is offline, with a last sighting 5 days 6 hours ago. The seven-day average is 0, and the busiest point reached 1.
Wipe info
When 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. It has been running its current world since 5 days 11 hours ago.
Getting in
What steps do you take to join Vanilla Server?
Open Rust and press F1 for the console, then type client.connect 98.97.21.35:28015. 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?,v2634,gmvanilla,cs167398,ts8
Game
gmvanilla
mp1
ts8
v2634
cs167398
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.