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
98.228.252.29:28015
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 151 places on last week. Top 58% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 98.228.252.29:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 1
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 21 Sep 2026, 02:08 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 21 Sep 2026
Other contenders
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server rules
What settings does Vanilla Server use?
The name of Vanilla Server does not include a gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, as the game defaults. It plays as survival, gather, build and raid in the standard game. PvP and raiding are enabled. Listed under Community in the server browser, it is a community server. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is running.
What's the map on Vanilla Server?
A procedural map is in use on Vanilla Server, made by the game.
Tags
What are the tags on Vanilla Server for?
gmvanilla (Game mode): Vanilla, straight up; 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; cs164530 (Build): Game build is 164530; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network here, the game's usual choice; $r? (Region code): No region code on record are the tags Vanilla Server puts out, and the game's server browser takes them in. From the tags, this page also pulls its live player count, its queue and its world's creation time, and puts them at the top.
What Boongarust lists feature Vanilla Server?
The Boongarust lists that take Vanilla Server are: The busiest community servers in Rust. It appears on the server list when you filter by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server details
Where can you find Vanilla Server?
From Vanilla Server, there is no region. Where a server says it is, that is what Boongarust shows. Where the machine actually stands is not looked up. You can reach it at 98.228.252.29:28015.
How reliable is Vanilla Server?
Offline now, Vanilla Server was last seen 17 days 4 hours ago. 0 hours out of 168 across the last 7 full days. 0% uptime. 21 September 2026 is when Boongarust first spotted it.
What Rust version is Vanilla Server using?
On Windows, Vanilla Server runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe times
Vanilla Server wipes on what schedule?
The record holds too few of Vanilla Server's wipes to tell its rhythm. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world you are on was made 17 days 4 hours.
Population
What's Vanilla Server's rank among Rust servers?
Ranked #13,287 on seven-day player hours, Vanilla Server is in the top 58% overall.
How many players are on Vanilla Server?
Offline. Vanilla Server was last seen 17 days 4 hours ago.
How to join
What's the process to join Vanilla Server?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 98.228.252.29:28015. Or click Launch Rust here, which uses Steam to open the game and join.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmvanilla,cs164530,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.