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
188.154.8.69:28015
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
- 188.154.8.69:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 2
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 14 Sep 2026, 08:34 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 14 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?
The name of Vanilla Server does not include a gather rate. Up to 8 players per group, the standard default. survival is the game mode, the default game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. 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.
Server tags
What do Vanilla Server's tags signify?
gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp2 (Max players): Room for 2; ts8 (Group limit): The game default: 8 to a team; v2633 (Protocol): Your game version must equal protocol 2633 to get in; cs163794 (Build): Running build 163794; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which the game uses as standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is missing are the tags Vanilla Server puts out, and the game's server browser takes them in. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all taken from the tags.
What Boongarust lists feature Vanilla Server?
On these Boongarust lists you will find Vanilla Server: The busiest community servers in Rust. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server details
Where can you find Vanilla Server?
No region comes from Vanilla Server. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. Connect at 188.154.8.69:28015.
What's the uptime like on Vanilla Server?
Vanilla Server is down, with the last sighting 23 days 12 hours ago. Last 7 full days: 0% uptime, with 0 hours up out of 168. It entered Boongarust's records on 14 September 2026.
Which Rust build does Vanilla Server have?
On Windows, Vanilla Server runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe info
How often does Vanilla Server wipe?
Vanilla Server's wipes are too few on record to show a rhythm. All Rust servers wipe at the force wipe, monthly. The next is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 23 days 18 hours ago this server built its current world.
Population
Ranking wise, where does Vanilla Server place?
Ranked #12,890 on seven-day player hours, Vanilla Server is in the top – overall.
Is Vanilla Server busy?
Offline. Vanilla Server was last seen 23 days 12 hours ago.
How to join
How can you get into Vanilla Server?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 188.154.8.69:28015. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp2,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmvanilla,cs163794,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.