RS-14856Community server
Vanilla Server
Offline 98.97.21.35:28015 checked 3d 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 67% 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
What is the typical player count on Vanilla Server?
Currently, Vanilla Server is offline; the last sighting was 3 days 18 hours ago. A seven-day average of 0 players was reached, peaking at 1.
What is the ranking of Vanilla Server?
The last seven days of player hours place Vanilla Server at #14,856, in the top 67% of ranked servers.
Server tags and lists
Where does Vanilla Server appear among the Top Rust Servers lists and filters?
These Top Rust Servers lists count Vanilla Server among their servers: 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; Last wipe: In the last week.
How should you read the tags on Vanilla Server?
The game's server browser reads the tags that Vanilla Server publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): Vanilla survival mode; mp1 (Max players): There are 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The team limit is 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): This server runs protocol 2634; match it to connect; cs167398 (Build): Game build: 167398; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard for the game; $r? (Region code): Region code not set. Shown at the top of this page, and also in the tags: its players now, its queue, and the time its world was made.
Map and rules
Which map is running on Vanilla Server?
Vanilla Server uses a procedural map, which the game generates.
What does Vanilla Server run for rules and settings?
You will not find a gather rate in the name Vanilla Server. Up to 8 players per group, as the game defaults. It runs survival, gather, build and raid in the standard game. Combat and raiding between players are allowed. It appears under Community in the server browser and is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
About the server
What is the Rust version on Vanilla Server?
Vanilla Server uses Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398 with Windows as its system. Your game needs the same protocol to connect; Steam takes care of updating it.
What is the location of Vanilla Server?
A region is not published by Vanilla Server. Top Rust Servers does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. 98.97.21.35:28015 is its address.
How reliable is Vanilla Server?
The server Vanilla Server is down at the moment, with its last appearance 3 days 18 hours ago. It spent 0 of the last 72 hours online across 3 days, giving 0% uptime. It was first observed by Top Rust Servers on 10 October 2026.
Wipe cycle
When does Vanilla Server wipe?
Too few wipes are recorded for Vanilla Server to establish a rhythm. Every Rust server is wiped by the force wipe each month; the next occurs on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The present world has been live since 3 days 23 hours ago.
Connection
What are the steps to join Vanilla Server?
To connect, start Rust, hit F1, and enter client.connect 98.97.21.35:28015. You can also join by clicking Launch Rust here, which opens Rust through Steam and links you in.