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
196.154.9.82:28015
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
Down 392 places on last week. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 196.154.9.82:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 1
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 20 Sep 2026, 09:39 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 20 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?
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, gather, build and raid in the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it under Community as a community server. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is running.
What's the map on Vanilla Server?
The map on Vanilla Server is procedural, created by the game.
Server tags
How should you read the tags on Vanilla Server?
These tags come from Vanilla Server and go straight into the game's server browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp1 (Max players): 1 players fit in; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size is 8; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: match it or you cannot join; cs164530 (Build): Build 164530; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): No region code on record. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all taken from the tags.
Where does Vanilla Server appear in Boongarust lists?
On these Boongarust lists you will find Vanilla Server: The busiest community servers in Rust. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server details
What's the location of Vanilla Server?
No region comes from Vanilla Server. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. Connect at 196.154.9.82:28015.
How often is Vanilla Server online?
Vanilla Server is down, with the last sighting 17 days 13 hours ago. Last 7 full days: 0% uptime, with 0 hours up out of 168. The first record Boongarust has is 20 September 2026.
What Rust version is Vanilla Server using?
On Windows, Vanilla Server runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
How often does Vanilla Server wipe?
With so few of Vanilla Server's wipes on record, its rhythm is unclear. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server goes down for it, every month. The world you are on was made 17 days 14 hours.
Population
Ranking wise, where does Vanilla Server place?
Ranked #15,526 on seven-day player hours, Vanilla Server is in the top – overall.
Is Vanilla Server busy?
Offline. Vanilla Server was last seen 17 days 13 hours ago.
Join the server
What's the process to join Vanilla Server?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 196.154.9.82:28015. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmvanilla,cs164530,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.