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
88.98.118.146:28015
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 4126 places on last week. Top 59% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 88.98.118.146:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 1
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 30 Sep 2026, 18:42 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 30 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. It plays as survival, the default game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it under Community as a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Server tags
What do Vanilla Server's tags signify?
The game's server browser reads the tags Vanilla Server publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp1 (Max players): Slot count: 1; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Your game version must equal protocol 2633 to get in; cs165217 (Build): Running build 165217; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which the game uses as standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all taken from the tags.
Where does Vanilla Server appear in Boongarust lists?
The Boongarust lists that take Vanilla Server are: The busiest community servers in Rust. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server info
Where can you find Vanilla Server?
From Vanilla Server, there is no region. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. You can reach it at 88.98.118.146:28015.
How often is Vanilla Server online?
Last seen 6 days 22 hours ago, Vanilla Server is offline at the moment. Last 7 full days: 1% uptime, with 2 hours up out of 168. The first record Boongarust has is 30 September 2026.
Which Rust build does Vanilla Server have?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Windows: that is Vanilla Server. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe times
Vanilla Server wipes on what schedule?
Vanilla Server's wipes are too few on record to show a rhythm. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server goes down for it, every month. The world you are on was made 7 days 20 hours.
Player counts
Where does Vanilla Server sit in the rankings?
Ranked #13,984 on seven-day player hours, Vanilla Server is in the top 59% overall.
Is Vanilla Server busy?
Vanilla Server last showed life 6 days 22 hours ago; it is offline now. It averaged 1 players over the last seven days and peaked at 1.
Join the server
How do you connect to Vanilla Server?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 88.98.118.146:28015. Or click Launch Rust here, which uses Steam to open the game and join.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmvanilla,cs165217,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.