Vanilla Server
Offline 185.98.170.9:28025 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 53% of all ranked servers, and #550 of the quad servers (top 66%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Bx1Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
Bx2Wipes
newest first · each peak a flare-up, on one √ span to its biggest| 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.
Bx6Similar servers
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipesLogQuick answers
from the figures on this pageWipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Server?
Vanilla Server has too few wipes on record yet for its rhythm to show. Next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, the monthly force wipe resets every Rust server. The world it runs now dates from 3 days 18 hours ago.
Population
How busy is Vanilla Server?
Last seen 3 days 1 hours ago, Vanilla Server is offline at the moment. A seven-day average of 0 players, with a peak of 1.
How does Vanilla Server rank against other Rust servers?
Ranked #11,850 on seven-day player hours, Vanilla Server is in the top 53% of all ranked servers. Ranked against other quad servers, it comes in at #550.
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?
The name Vanilla Server does not specify a gather rate. Player groups are capped at 4 (quad). softcore is the game mode, Facepunch's softer mode: you keep some of what you had. Combat between players and raiding are both possible. In the server browser it appears under Community, as a community server. VAC is on, which is Valve's anti-cheat.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Vanilla Server run?
The build on Vanilla Server is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909, running on Windows. 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?
Last seen 3 days 1 hours ago, Vanilla Server is offline right now. It was up 0 of 48 hours across the last 2 full days, or 0% of the time. The first record of it on Rust Heatmap is 25 October 2026.
Where is Vanilla Server located?
Nothing about a region comes from Vanilla Server. What Rust Heatmap shows is where a server says it is. Where the machine stands is not looked up. To connect, use 185.98.170.9:28025.
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?
These are the tags Vanilla Server publishes for the game's server browser to read: gmsoftcore (Game mode): Softcore rules, which are easier; mp1 (Max players): This server has 1 slots; ts4 (Group limit): Teams cap at 4; v2635 (Protocol): The server runs game protocol 2635, so your game has to match it; cs168909 (Build): This build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): A region code is not set; ^p (PvE): PvE: the danger is the world, not other players. Players now, the queue and the world's creation time sit in the tags as well and appear at the top of this page.
How to join
How do I join Vanilla Server?
Enter client.connect 185.98.170.9:28025 in the console, opened with F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here, which opens the game through Steam and connects you.