RS-13287Community server
Vanilla Server
Offline 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
Top 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
| 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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Population
How many players are usually on Vanilla Server?
Vanilla Server is offline at this moment; the last signal was 23 days 13 hours ago.
Where does Vanilla Server sit in the rankings?
Ranked #13,287 on seven-day player hours, Vanilla Server is in the top 58% of all ranked servers.
Server tags and lists
On Top Rust Servers, which lists and filters carry Vanilla Server?
On these Top Rust Servers lists you will find Vanilla Server: Best Rust community servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
How should you read the tags on Vanilla Server?
The game's server browser reads the tags that Vanilla Server publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp1 (Max players): There are 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): At most 8 per team, as standard in the game; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on protocol 2633; cs164530 (Build): The game build is 164530; ptrak (Networking): This uses RakNet, Rust's default network layer; $r? (Region code): Region code not set. At the top of this page you also see its players now, its queue, and the time its world was made, taken from the tags.
Map and rules
Which map is running on Vanilla Server?
Vanilla Server uses a procedural map, which the game generates.
Which settings and rules apply on Vanilla Server?
You will not find a gather rate in the name Vanilla Server. The group limit is the game's default of 8 players. You play survival, gather, build and raid in the standard game. Player versus player combat and raiding are enabled. It appears under Community in the server browser and is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
About the server
What Rust version is Vanilla Server on?
On Windows, Vanilla Server operates Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530. The protocol must match for you to join; Steam will update your game.
What is the location of Vanilla Server?
There is no region published by Vanilla Server. What Top Rust Servers shows is where a server says it is, not where the machine stands, which it does not look up. 98.228.252.29:28015 is its address.
Is Vanilla Server currently online?
Currently offline is Vanilla Server, last seen 23 days 13 hours ago. Across the last 7 full days, it was online for 0 of 168 hours, or 0%. It was first observed by Top Rust Servers on 21 September 2026.
Wipe cycle
How often does Vanilla Server wipe?
Not enough wipe data exists yet to identify the rhythm of Vanilla Server. The monthly force wipe applies to every Rust server; the next one is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The present world has been live since 23 days 13 hours ago.
Connection
What is the process to join Vanilla Server?
To connect, start Rust, hit F1, and enter client.connect 98.228.252.29:28015. You can also join by clicking Launch Rust here, which opens Rust through Steam and links you in.