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THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP

172.240.229.71:28085Up, checked 7m agoMonitored since 13 Sep 2026

Website Join
Players now 5/100 5% full
7-day average 1 peak 7
Rank #3,242 ▼ 326 this week
Server fps 56 last direct query
Seen, last 48 hours 98% 47 of 48 hours on the list

Health checks

from the latest readings
  • ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 7m ago
    Passing
  • Capacity5% of 100 slots in use
    Passing
  • Queuenobody waiting
    Passing
  • Performancerunning at 56 fps
    Passing
  • Fresh mapwiped 3d ago
    Passing
  • Next wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC, in 28d 17h
    Passing

Activity

players each hour, last 48
48 hours agonow
Group limit
8, the default
Wipe schedule
monthly
Map
Procedural Map · 4500
vanilla

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Players

AveragePeak
0246802:0011:0020:0006:0015:0000:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Rank

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
12k4k6k8k20 Sep24 Sep27 Sep1 Oct4 Oct8 Oct

Top 14% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Performance

02040608002:0011:0020:0006:0015:0000:00

48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: a point a day, measured since 17 Sep. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

Wipe calendar

1 day with a wipe in the last 16 weeks
JunJulAugSepOct MonWedFriSun
no wipe wiped force wipe today
Next wipe
Thursday 5 November19:00 UTC

In 28d 17h. The force wipe · high confidence

wipe-day peak
7
players, last three wipes

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

02468+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
History
  1. 4 Oct
    Sun 11:52 UTC peak 7 · running
Map of THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP
Map
Procedural Map
Size
4500
Seed
48224
Open on RustMaps
Address
172.240.229.71:28085
Region
–
Max players
100
Group limit
8, the default
Wipe schedule
monthly
Last wipe
4 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
Hostname
–
First seen
13 Sep 2026
In its own words
Welcome to The Vanilla! We are a community friendly server. Come learn the game, relax, build, explore, hunt, fight, raid, and have fun! We enforce a toxic-free community, and welcome both new and experienced players. Casual friendly. SERVER INFO: - Monthly wipe @ Update - Vanilla Rust - NO-DECAY (No upkeep) - Low-Pop - Noob-Friendly - Solo-Friendly - Groups: Solo, Duo, Trio, Quartet - Minicopter population increased - Active Admins - Discord: https://discord.gg/kxvhS3Y

Server tags

What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^v,gmrust,cs166652,ts8.

Game
gmrustGame mode Survival in the standard Rust style.
mp100Max players Slots: 100.
ts8Group limit Teams are capped at 8, which is the game default.
v2634Protocol Your game must be on protocol 2634 to join.
cs166652Build This server runs game build 166652.
ptrakNetworking RakNet is the network layer, as standard for the game.
$r?Region code A region code is not set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly The server wipes monthly, coinciding with Facepunch's force wipe.
Difficulty
^vVanilla Facepunch's unmodified game: rates, kits and rules are unchanged.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Player data

What is the rank of THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP?

The seven-day player hours rank for THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP is #3,242, in the top 14% of ranked servers.

How many players are on THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP?

At the moment, 5 of 100 slots on THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP are filled. In the past week, the average is 1 players and the peak is 7. The highest average in the last 48 hours was 5 players at 00:00 UTC.

Settings and rules

What is the map on THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP?

The map on THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP is procedural, size 4,500 with seed 48224, created by the game. You can look at the map on RustMaps from this page, as the same size and seed give the same result.

What settings and rules apply on THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP?

No gather rate appears in the name of THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP. The game's default applies: no more than 8 players per group. It runs survival, the usual game: gathering, building and raiding. Raiding and player-versus-player fighting are enabled. In the server browser, it is found under Community. Vanilla is how it labels itself: facepunch's unmodified game: rates, kits and rules are unchanged. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, active.

Wipe schedule

What happens on THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP during wipe day?

Across recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 7 players. 16 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak.

What wipe pattern does THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP follow?

Once a month, at the force wipe, THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP wipes. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it. That is the next wipe. 3 days 13 hours is the age of the current world. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.

Tags and filters

How should you read the tags on THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP?

The tags below come from THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP and are read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp100 (Max players): Slots: 100; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2634 to join; cs166652 (Build): This server runs game build 166652; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): A region code is not set; ^m (Monthly): The server wipes monthly, coinciding with Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Facepunch's unmodified game: rates, kits and rules are unchanged. Shown at the top of this page are three more things from the tags: its players now, its queue and the time its world was made.

Where does THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP appear in Best Rust Servers lists and filters?

Included in these Best Rust Servers lists is THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP: Community servers, no training or build tags, Rust servers for beginners and Rust server list. You will find it on the server list under: Type: Vanilla, Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Vanilla ^v; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last week.

About the server

What Rust version does THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP run?

The Rust version on THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP is network protocol 2634 and build 166652, running on Windows. Your game needs the same protocol to connect, and Steam updates it automatically.

What is the location of THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP?

No region is published by THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP. Best Rust Servers does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. 172.240.229.71:28085 is its address.

How smooth is THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP?

Average server fps over the past 48 hours was 56, and it never dropped below 49. The entity count reached 119,644, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. Memory use reached 4,459 MB. Low fps and a growing entity count are the sources of lag for players.

How reliable is THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP and is it online?

THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP is online at the moment. It reports an uptime that puts the last restart at around 3 hours ago. Uptime for the last full 7 days was 100%, meaning 168 of 168 hours. The date Best Rust Servers first observed it is 13 September 2026.

Connection

What is the process to join THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP?

Enter client.connect 172.240.229.71:28085 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust via Steam and connects. https://discord.com/invite/kxvhS3Y is its website.