Vanilla Server
98.228.252.29:28015 checked 23d 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 58% 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.
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Quick answers
Rules and settings
What is the setup on Vanilla Server when it comes to rules and settings?
There is no gather rate in the name Vanilla Server. That is the game's default: groups of up to 8 players. survival is its mode, gather, build and raid: the standard game. You can fight and raid other players here. You will find it under Community in the server browser. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, from Valve.
Which map is active on Vanilla Server?
The game generates the procedural map Vanilla Server runs.
Server population
What is the population like on Vanilla Server?
The server Vanilla Server is currently offline; it was last seen 23 days ago.
Where does Vanilla Server sit in the rankings?
For player hours over the last week, Vanilla Server is #13,287, which puts it in the top 58% of all ranked servers.
Tags and filters
How should you read the tags on Vanilla Server?
What the game's server browser gets from Vanilla Server is this tag list: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla mode; mp1 (Max players): Capacity: 1; ts8 (Group limit): Teams max out at 8—the default setting for Rust; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2633; cs164530 (Build): Build number: 164530; ptrak (Networking): Standard RakNet networking is in use here; $r? (Region code): No region code is set. At the top of this page you see its players now, its queue and the time its world was made, which are in the tags too.
Which Rust Zerg Life filters and lists cover Vanilla Server?
These Rust Zerg Life lists include Vanilla Server: Rust community servers for clans. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server details
How reliable is Vanilla Server, and is it up?
Currently offline, Vanilla Server was last seen 23 days ago. Across the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, which is 0%. Its first appearance in Rust Zerg Life records is 21 September 2026.
What version is Vanilla Server using?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530 is what Vanilla Server runs, on Windows. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam will update your game to that protocol.
What is the location of Vanilla Server?
There is no region published by Vanilla Server. Rust Zerg Life displays the location a server claims, not where the machine actually stands. You can reach it at 98.228.252.29:28015.
Wipe days
What schedule does Vanilla Server follow for wipes?
The record of Vanilla Server's wipes is too thin to reveal its rhythm. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC it is due next. 23 days ago is when its present world was created.
Join the server
What is the process to join Vanilla Server?
Join by entering client.connect 98.228.252.29:28015 in the console (press F1 first). Or use Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
Published as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmvanilla,cs164530,ts8
Game
gmvanilla
mp1
ts8
v2633
cs164530
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.