Server profile
Vanilla Server
Offline, with 1 of 1 players on; ranked #8,469 of every public Rust server, the top 38%. It last wiped 4d ago.
Offline 163.5.171.131:28025 checked 3d ago
The crowd
Players
Who is on it, hour by hour and day by day.
Source: every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Note: hourly average and peak, UTC.
Note: daily average and peak, UTC.
Under the hood
Server performance
Frames per second, entities and memory, asked of the server itself.
Note: 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.
The standings
Rank
Its place among every ranked server, day by day; 1 is best.
Note: Top 38% of all ranked servers, and #458 of the quad servers (top 55%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
The wipe cycle
Wipe schedule
Too few wipes seen yet.
Not 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 wipesPlayers each hour, from the hour of the wipe
Note: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 2 hours in.
The record
Wipes
Every wipe we saw, newest first.
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct, 00:01 UTC4d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Fri 9 Oct, 03:12 UTC20d ago | – | – | 15.9 days | 0 |
Note: 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.
If you like this one
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
The short version
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Wipe schedule
What should you expect on wipe day at Vanilla Server?
Recent wipes peaked at 1 players on average. 2 hours into the latest wipe, the crowd on the server reached its peak.
When does Vanilla Server wipe, and how often?
Its rhythm cannot be read yet: Vanilla Server has too few wipes on record. The monthly force wipe comes to all Rust servers next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world you are playing on now was made 4 days 22 hours ago.
About the server
Which Rust version is Vanilla Server on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what Vanilla Server runs. Joining needs your game on the same protocol, which Steam updates for you.
How reliable is Vanilla Server, and is it up at the moment?
Vanilla Server is offline at the moment; the last time it was seen was 3 days 16 hours ago. The last 7 full days gave 10 of 168 hours up, or 6% of the time. On 9 October 2026 is when Rust Insights first saw it.
Where does Vanilla Server run from?
A region is not published by Vanilla Server. Rust Insights takes the location from what a server says about itself; no check is made of where the machine stands. Connect through 163.5.171.131:28025.
Tags
What is meant by each tag on Vanilla Server?
The tags gmsoftcore (Game mode): Softcore rules make for an easier game; mp1 (Max players): 1 slots in total; ts4 (Group limit): No team may exceed 4 players; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must run the same version to join: the protocol is 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer, as it does by default; $r? (Region code): The region code field is empty; ^p (PvE): There is no player fighting; the world itself is the danger are what Vanilla Server publishes, and the server browser in the game reads them. Current players, queue length and the age of the world sit in the tags as well, shown at the top of this page.
Where does Vanilla Server turn up among the Rust Insights lists and filters?
Vanilla Server appears among the following Rust Insights lists: Best Rust community servers and Rust PvE servers, live. You will find it on the server list by applying these filters: 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.
Population history
How many players are on Vanilla Server right now, and how does that number move?
Vanilla Server was last seen 3 days 16 hours ago and is offline right now. A weekly average of 1 players goes with a peak of 1.
In the ranking of Rust servers, where does Vanilla Server place?
On player hours for the last seven days, Vanilla Server sits at #8,469, inside the top 38% of ranked servers. The quad ranking places it at #458.
Settings and rules
How is Vanilla Server configured, and what rules apply?
Nothing about gather rate is given in the name of Vanilla Server. quad is the group name, and it caps groups at 4 players. You get softcore as the game mode, Part of your loot stays with you in this easier Facepunch mode. PvP and raiding are both enabled. You will find it listed under Community in the server browser. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is active.
What is the map on Vanilla Server?
The game generates the map on Vanilla Server, which is procedural.
Connecting
What is the way to join Vanilla Server?
To connect, start Rust and enter client.connect 163.5.171.131:28025 in the console (F1). Or join through Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust via Steam and connects you.