Vanilla Server
Offline 149.88.18.218:28025 checked 2d 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
Top 68% of all ranked servers, and #615 of the quad servers (top 74%). 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.
- wipe-day peak
- 0players, last three wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
25 OCT 2026Sun 25 Oct, 00:01 UTC4d ago |
0 | – | running | 1 |
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.
Map and rules
On Vanilla Server, which rules and settings apply?
No gather rate appears in the name Vanilla Server. The group limit is 4 players, as stated (quad). The server runs softcore, Facepunch's gentler mode: some loot stays with you. PvP and raiding are allowed. It is listed under Community in the server browser and is a community server. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is enabled.
What is the map on Vanilla Server?
Generated by the game, the map is procedural on Vanilla Server.
Tags and filters
Where does Vanilla Server appear among the Rust Server Index lists and filters?
The Rust Server Index lists that include Vanilla Server are Community Rust servers, indexed and Rust PvE servers, filed A to Z. These filters on the server list bring it up: 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.
How should you read the tags listed for Vanilla Server?
These are the tags Vanilla Server publishes; the game's server browser reads this list: gmsoftcore (Game mode): The ruleset is softcore, which is easier; mp1 (Max players): The queue ceiling sits at 1; ts4 (Group limit): Groups are capped at 4; v2635 (Protocol): Your client must run protocol 2635 to connect; cs168909 (Build): The game build here is 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's default layer; $r? (Region code): A region code is absent; ^p (PvE): No fighting between players: the danger comes from the world. The top of this page shows three items from the tags: players at present, queue and world creation time.
Wipe dates
What happens on wipe day at Vanilla Server?
Its recent wipes averaged 0 players at peak. The latest wipe peaked 0 hours in.
When does Vanilla Server wipe?
Vanilla Server's rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of its wipes are on record. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it. The world it runs now was made 4 days 21 hours.
Player counts
What position does Vanilla Server hold among Rust servers?
The seven-day player-hours ranking places Vanilla Server at #15,268, among the top 68% of ranked servers. #615 is where it sits in the quad servers.
Is Vanilla Server quiet or crowded?
Filed under offline: Vanilla Server, last seen 2 days ago. Filed under seven-day average: 0 players.
Server details
Which Rust build is Vanilla Server running?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909, on Windows, is what Vanilla Server runs. To join you need the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
How reliable is Vanilla Server, and is it online now?
Last seen 2 days ago, Vanilla Server is offline right now. Uptime for the last 7 full days came to 2%, 3 hours out of 168. On 12 October 2026 it was first seen by Rust Server Index.
What is the location of Vanilla Server?
There is no region on record for Vanilla Server; it publishes none. Rust Server Index takes the server's word for its location and does not look up the machine's position. You will reach it at 149.88.18.218:28025.
Connecting
What steps lead onto Vanilla Server?
Two ways in. Type client.connect 149.88.18.218:28025 into the Rust console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust and join on this page, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^p,gmsoftcore,cs168909,ts4
Game
gmsoftcore
mp1
ts4
v2635
cs168909
ptrak
$r?
Gameplay
^p
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.