Power level
Players on it, from the Steam server list.
Every five minutes.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Tale of the tape
Against its closest rival: the most similar server we track.
Wipe receipt
162.193.235.86:28035
THANK YOU · COME AGAIN NEXT WIPE
The map
Under the hood
Asked of the server directly. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
The ranking
Up 264 places on last week. Top 67% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 162.193.235.86:28035
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 1
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 22 Sep 2026, 08:49 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 22 Sep 2026
Other contenders
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Map and rules
What are Vanilla Server's rules and configuration?
No gather rate appears in the name of Vanilla Server. The group limit is 8 players, as the game defaults. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid in the standard game. You can fight and raid other players. Listed under Community in the server browser, it is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
What's the map on Vanilla Server?
A procedural map is in use on Vanilla Server, made by the game.
Tags
How should you read the tags on Vanilla Server?
The game's server browser reads the tags Vanilla Server publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp1 (Max players): Room for 1; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Your game version must equal protocol 2633 to get in; cs164530 (Build): Build 164530; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network here, the game's usual choice; $r? (Region code): No region code on record. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all taken from the tags.
Which Boongarust filters show Vanilla Server?
The Boongarust lists that take Vanilla Server are: The busiest community servers in Rust. It appears on the server list when you filter by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server details
What's the location of Vanilla Server?
From Vanilla Server, there is no region. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. Connect at 162.193.235.86:28035.
How often is Vanilla Server online?
Offline now, Vanilla Server was last seen 16 days 9 hours ago. Last 7 full days: 0% uptime, with 0 hours up out of 168. 22 September 2026 is when Boongarust first spotted it.
What Rust version is Vanilla Server using?
On Windows, Vanilla Server runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
When does Vanilla Server wipe?
With so few of Vanilla Server's wipes on record, its rhythm is unclear. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its world is 16 days 9 hours old.
Player counts
Where does Vanilla Server sit in the rankings?
Player hours over seven days put Vanilla Server at #15,500, in the top 67% of all ranked servers.
Is Vanilla Server busy?
Down right now: Vanilla Server, last spotted 16 days 9 hours back.
Join the server
How do you connect to Vanilla Server?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 162.193.235.86:28035. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmvanilla,cs164530,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.