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
165.162.23.230:28015
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
Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 165.162.23.230:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 1
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 16 Sep 2026, 04:03 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 16 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 settings does Vanilla Server use?
There is no gather rate in the name of Vanilla Server. The group limit is 8 players, as the game defaults. survival is the game mode, the default game of gathering, building and raiding. PvP and raiding are enabled. You see it under Community in the browser: it is a community server. The server has VAC on.
What's the map on Vanilla Server?
Vanilla Server uses a procedural map that the game generates.
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): The game default: 8 to a team; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: match it or you cannot join; cs163794 (Build): Running build 163794; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which the game uses as standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. The tags carry its current players, its queue and its world's creation time, and this page puts them up top.
Where does Vanilla Server appear in Boongarust lists?
These Boongarust lists are a fit for Vanilla Server: The busiest community servers in Rust. It appears on the server list when you filter by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server info
What's the physical location of Vanilla Server?
No region is published by Vanilla Server. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. Connect at 165.162.23.230:28015.
What's the uptime like on Vanilla Server?
Vanilla Server is down, with the last sighting 22 days 18 hours ago. 0 hours out of 168 across the last 7 full days. 0% uptime. 16 September 2026 is when Boongarust first spotted it.
Which Rust build does Vanilla Server have?
On Windows, Vanilla Server runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe info
When does Vanilla Server wipe?
With so few of Vanilla Server's wipes on record, its rhythm is unclear. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 22 days 18 hours ago this server built its current world.
Population
What's Vanilla Server's rank among Rust servers?
Player hours over seven days put Vanilla Server at #13,327, in the top – of all ranked servers.
What's the player count on Vanilla Server?
Vanilla Server last showed life 22 days 18 hours ago; it is offline now.
Join the server
What's the process to join Vanilla Server?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 165.162.23.230:28015. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmvanilla,cs163794,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.