Vanilla Server
Offline 104.234.212.6:28025 checked 3d ago
Li2Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Li3Server 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.
Li4Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 47% of all ranked servers, and #519 of the quad servers (top 63%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Bx1Wipe 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, 17 hours in.
Bx2Wipes
newest first · each peak a flare-up, on one √ span to its biggest| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct, 00:01 UTC4d ago | 1° | – | running | 0 |
| Fri 9 Oct, 03:12 UTC20d 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.
Bx6Similar servers
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipesLogQuick answers
from the figures on this pageWipe day
What does wipe day look like on Vanilla Server?
Its recent wipes drew an average peak of 1 players. 17 hours into the latest wipe, player numbers topped out.
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Server?
Vanilla Server has too few wipes on record yet for its rhythm to show. Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the next monthly force wipe, when every Rust server wipes. The world it runs now dates from 4 days 16 hours ago.
Player counts
How busy is Vanilla Server?
The last time Vanilla Server was seen was 3 days 20 hours ago, and it is offline now. A seven-day average of 1 players, with a peak of 1.
How does Vanilla Server rank against other Rust servers?
The top 47% of ranked servers includes Vanilla Server, at #10,545 for player hours over the last seven days. Ranked against other quad servers, it comes in at #519.
Map and rules
Which map does Vanilla Server run?
A procedural map, generated by the game, runs on Vanilla Server.
What are the rules and settings on Vanilla Server?
A gather rate is not given in the name Vanilla Server. 4 players is the maximum group size (quad). The server runs softcore, Facepunch's softer mode: you keep some of what you had. Players can fight each other, and raids are allowed. In the server browser it appears under Community, as a community server. Anti-cheat: Valve's VAC is on.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Vanilla Server run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what Vanilla Server runs. Your game must run the same protocol to join, and Steam takes care of updating it.
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Vanilla Server is down just now; the last sighting was 3 days 20 hours ago. 3 of 168 hours up over the last 7 full days, which is 2%. It first appears in Rust Heatmap records on 8 October 2026.
Where is Vanilla Server located?
A region is not published for Vanilla Server. A server says where it is, and Rust Heatmap shows that. The machine's actual location is not looked up. You can reach it at 104.234.212.6:28025.
Lists and filters
Which Rust Heatmap lists and filters include Vanilla Server?
The Rust Heatmap lists that Vanilla Server fits are: Best Rust community servers and Best Rust PvE servers. You will find it under these filters 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.
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Vanilla Server publishes: gmsoftcore (Game mode): An easier ruleset, softcore; mp1 (Max players): Slot count: 1; ts4 (Group limit): Teams cap at 4; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must match protocol 2635 to get in; cs168909 (Build): This build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): Standard game networking here, which is RakNet; $r? (Region code): The region code is blank; ^p (PvE): PvE: the danger is the world, not other players. Also in the tags, shown at the top of this page: players now, the queue and the time the world was made.
How to join
How do I join Vanilla Server?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console, then enter client.connect 104.234.212.6:28025. Alternatively, join from this page with Launch Rust: it opens Rust through Steam and connects you.