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
97.191.231.179:28015
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 505 places on last week. Top 58% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 97.191.231.179:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 1
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 7 Sep 2026, 14:18 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. It uses the default group size of 8 players. survival is the game mode, the default game of gathering, building and raiding. PvP and raiding are enabled. 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
What do Vanilla Server's tags signify?
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): The game default: 8 to a team; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: match it or you cannot join; cs164530 (Build): Game build is 164530; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which the game uses as standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. From the tags, this page also pulls its live player count, its queue and its world's creation time, and puts them at the top.
Where does Vanilla Server appear in Boongarust lists?
The Boongarust lists that take Vanilla Server are: The busiest community servers in Rust. It appears on the server list when you filter by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server details
What's the physical location of Vanilla Server?
From Vanilla Server, there is no region. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. You can reach it at 97.191.231.179:28015.
What's the uptime like on Vanilla Server?
Last seen 17 days 14 hours ago, Vanilla Server is offline at the moment. Uptime over the last 7 full days came to 0%, 0 hours from 168. 20 September 2026 is when Boongarust first spotted it.
Which Rust build does Vanilla Server have?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530 on Windows: that is Vanilla Server. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe info
Vanilla Server wipes on what schedule?
Vanilla Server's wipes are too few on record to show a rhythm. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its world is 31 days 2 hours old.
Player counts
Where does Vanilla Server sit in the rankings?
In the top 58% of all ranked servers, Vanilla Server is #13,282 on player hours over the last seven days.
What's the player count on Vanilla Server?
Down right now: Vanilla Server, last spotted 17 days 14 hours back.
Join the server
How do you connect to Vanilla Server?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and type client.connect 97.191.231.179:28015. You can also use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust via Steam and connect.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmvanilla,cs164530,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.