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47 ms · Chicago

Jitter 0.7 ms

Last checked 5 s ago

3 / 100 players

Procedural Map

Max 4 51 days live Avg ping 45.8 ms Avg jitter 1.6 ms

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First seen 13.08.2026

Next wipe: (in 28 days) Predicted

Last wipe: (1 d ago)

Wipe history

Wiped Days since previous
28
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Player count history

Wipe timing behind this data is sometimes inferred rather than confirmed, so daily figures right around a wipe boundary can land on the wrong day. Accuracy improves over time as detection gets more precise.

7 30 90 days

Highest peak 10 Sep 27 · 17:28 UTC Median daily peak 5.5 (median of daily peaks, not average population)

Observed daily peak

Force wipe0246810Sep 26Oct 3

8 full · 0 partial · 0 offline · 0 no data

Population persistence across recent wipes

Each line follows one wipe cycle from the moment it started, lined up by days since that wipe rather than by calendar date — so you can compare how well this server held onto its population after different resets, independent of when each one happened.

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Server info

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

Ping history from Chicago

47.5ms45msSep 3Oct 3

Jitter history

5ms0msSep 3Oct 3

Recent history from Chicago

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Frequently asked questions

What does "wipe" mean in Rust?

A wipe resets a server's map and usually player progress too — bases, resources, and blueprints, unless the server keeps blueprints through wipes (shown here as "No BP wipe"). Most servers wipe on a regular schedule, often weekly.

What does "force wipe" mean?

Facepunch pushes a mandatory update on the first Thursday of each month that requires every Rust server to wipe, regardless of its own schedule — a "force wipe," distinct from a server's regular map wipe.

How do I know when this server wipes?

The "Next wipe" time above is extracted from the server's own published schedule. "High confidence" means the server stated an explicit date or time; "Predicted" means it's estimated from the server's typical cadence and isn't guaranteed.

How do I connect to this server?

Copy the server address above, open Rust's in-game console with F1, and run client.connect followed by the address — or connect directly through Steam's server browser using the same address.