What does the tutorial do on a Rust server?

It switches on Facepunch's new-player tutorial, so you start on a private island and learn gathering, crafting, building and cooking before you join the main map. The server keeps its usual rates, group limit and wipe schedule throughout. You can skip ahead at any time if you already know the controls.

Are Rust tutorial servers good for beginners?

They help for the first hour, because nobody can kill you on the island. After that you are on the same map as everyone else, so check the Group column and the gather rate in the Tags column before you join. Our ranking of beginner-friendly servers covers the wider picture.

Do tutorial servers wipe?

Yes. They follow the same wipe schedule as any other Rust server, usually monthly, with some on weekly or biweekly cycles. A wipe resets the map; blueprints reset only if the server chooses to. Check the Next wipe column, or a server's page, for its countdown.

Can I play with friends on a tutorial server?

Yes, though the tutorial island itself is solo. Once you finish it you join the main map and can team up as normal. Check the Group column first: some servers set a low team limit, and picking one that fits your group size saves a change later.

Observation log

Rust tutorial servers

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#	Rank	Server	Players ▾	Region	Group	Schedule	Tags	Last wipe	Next wipe
151	RS-828	[AU] Facepunch Premium 151.161.199.59:28016	9/ 250	OC		monthly	officialvanillapremium	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
152	RS-739	[EU] Facepunch 479.137.98.8:28016	9/ 350	EU		monthly	officialvanilla	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
153	RS-1214	[US West] Facepunch Premium Small 1148.113.198.86:28021	9/ 300	NA		monthly	officialvanillapremium	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
154	RS-811	[EU East] Facepunch Primitive 157.128.211.47:28016	9/ 400	EU		monthly	officialprimitive	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
155	RS-680	[EU] Facepunch 879.137.98.10:28016	9/ 350	EU		monthly	officialvanilla	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
156	RS-1645	USA RustChimera 2X\|PVE\|Skills\|Zombies\|NPC\|Raid Bases\|Monthly143.20.112.45:27015	8/ 60	NA		monthly	2xmodded	12d 6h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
157	RS-634	[SEA] Facepunch 115.235.180.212:28016	8/ 300	EA		monthly	officialvanilla	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
158	RS-2192	PICKLE VANILLA PREMIUM+ SMALL \| No BP Wipe168.100.163.161:28056	8/ 100	NA		monthly	vanillapremium	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
159	RS-685	[EU] Bold \| Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad \| Newbie/Noob Friendly \| Biweekl136.243.4.163:28015	8/ 150	EU	quad	biweekly	vanilla	12d 7h ago	T− ~1d 16h
160	RS-950	[US West] Facepunch 3148.113.198.10:28016	8/ 400	NA		monthly	officialvanilla	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
161	RS-839	[EU] Facepunch 1279.137.98.17:28021	8/ 300	EU		monthly	officialvanilla	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
162	RS-783	RUST ACADEMY #1 - Vanilla / РЕЙДЫ ПО СОГЛАСИЮ82.148.20.69:10001	8/ 200	EU		monthly	vanillamodded	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
163	RS-724	[SEA] Facepunch 215.235.180.211:28016	7/ 250	EA		monthly	officialvanilla	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
164	RS-711	Rustopia.gg - EU Medium176.118.33.4:28010	7/ 200	EU		biweekly	officialvanilla	12d 7h ago	T− ~1d 16h
165	RS-874	[AE] Facepunch 2185.179.203.164:28016	7/ 350			monthly	officialvanilla	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
166	RS-686	Rustafied.com - EU Medium - Large195.60.166.148:28018	7/ 100	EU		biweekly	officialvanilla	12d 7h ago	T− ~1d 16h
167	RS-2003	A ilha do doutor Baitaba v3.0 \|VANILLA+ \|MAX SQUAD45.225.110.197:28017	7/ 200	SA	quad	biweekly	vanilla	12d 3h ago	T− ~1d 19h
168	RS-798	[EU East] Facepunch Premium 257.128.211.53:28016	7/ 400	EU		monthly	officialvanillapremium	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
169	RS-935	[EU East] Facepunch Premium 357.128.211.54:28016	7/ 400	EU		monthly	officialvanillapremium	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
170	RS-836	[EU East] Facepunch Premium 457.128.211.54:28021	7/ 400	EU		monthly	officialvanillapremium	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
171	RS-1341	[FR-QC-BE] La Fistinière - 100% PVE217.182.194.188:28017	7/ 69	EU		monthly	vanillamodded	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
172	RS-467	РОССИЙСКИЙ x2 \| GGRust #5 \| Для нoвичкoв 2x80.242.59.149:35110	7/ 100	EU		biweekly	2xvanillamodded	12d 7h ago	T− ~1d 16h
173	RS-541	Rustafied.com - AU Medium103.193.80.197:28018	7/ 100	OC		biweekly	officialvanilla	12d 7h ago	T− ~1d 16h
174	RS-2391	Brianwryms Premium Vanilla PvE No Kos/Decay/Upkeep143.59.126.130:28027	7/ 50	NA			pvepremium	12d 6h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
175	RS-1170	[US West] Facepunch Premium 3148.113.198.87:28016	7/ 400	NA		monthly	officialvanillapremium	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
176	RS-1024	[EU] Facepunch 379.137.98.11:28016	7/ 400	EU		monthly	officialvanilla	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
177	RS-1061	EU Vex.gg 5x Solo Only\|Kits\|Shop\|TP\|homes\|max 1\|Best 10x5157.173.27.108:28020	6/ 200	EU	solo	weekly	5xmodded	1d 12h ago	T− ~3d 10h
178	RS-1157	B4 SOLO [X2 \| TP \| KITS \| LOOT+] 10.10 #bear37.230.162.30:10001	6/ 250		solo		2xmodded	3d 16h ago	T− ~3d 7h
179	RS-1001	[EU East] Facepunch Premium Small 157.128.211.53:28021	6/ 300	EU		monthly	officialvanillapremium	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
180	RS-391	Rustafied.com - EUS64.40.9.47:28018	6/ 250	EU		weekly	officialvanilla	5d 11h ago	T− ~1d 12h
181	RS-235	Rustafied.com - EU Small64.40.9.94:28018	6/ 100	EU		weekly	officialvanilla	5d 11h ago	T− ~8d 12h
182	RS-802	[EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small79.137.98.21:28018	6/ 250	EU	quad	monthly	officialsoftcore	19d 13h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
183	RS-231	КЛАССИКА x2 \| GGRust #1 \| Для нoвичкoв 2x80.242.59.104:35010	6/ 100	EU		weekly	2xvanillamodded	4d 12h ago	T− ~2d 11h
184	RS-751	[AE] Facepunch 1185.179.203.165:28016	6/ 350			monthly	officialvanilla	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
185	RS-1074	[US] Facepunch Small 1148.113.198.5:28016	6/ 300	NA		monthly	officialvanilla	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
186	RS-229	Rustoria.co - EU Small64.40.9.63:28015	6/ 150	EU		weekly	officialvanilla	5d 11h ago	T− ~8d 12h
187	RS-931	[EU] Facepunch Large 279.137.98.5:28021	6/ 400	EU		monthly	officialvanilla	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
188	RS-927	Pop_Rust_PVE80.242.59.122:35010	6/ 200			monthly	moddedpve	12d 5h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
189	RS-1504	Made in Quebec & France! QC FR EN (Website 9 Languages)142.127.75.235:28017	5/ 1000	NA		monthly	modded	12d 6h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
190	RS-108	Rustopia.gg - EU Main176.118.33.2:28010	5/ 200	EU		weekly	officialvanilla	5d 11h ago	T− ~8d 12h
191	RS-2161	RFL 2.0 \| Pure PvE [VAN] - NO Killing,Raiding or Looting194.50.234.141:28016	5/ 50			monthly	vanillapve	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
192	RS-957	[AU] Facepunch 251.161.199.230:28016	5/ 250	OC		monthly	officialvanilla	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
193	RS-2168	Nebulous Rust \| Monthly \| Solo/Duo/Trio \| Noob Friendly66.51.99.70:28046	5/ 50	NA	trio	monthly	vanilla	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
194	RS-971	[EU] Facepunch 1179.137.98.17:28016	5/ 300	EU		monthly	officialvanilla	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
195	RS-1499	Rustopia.gg - US Hardcore Trio94.103.187.6:28010	5/ 75	NA		weekly	officialhardcore	5d 6h ago	T− ~8d 17h
196	RS-1309	[FR] Les P'tites Abeilles149.202.64.55:28017	5/ 50	EU		monthly	vanilla	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
197	RS-032	Magic Rust #13 — Vanilla 2x \| Pyccкий185.207.214.134:10010	5/ 200	EU		weekly	2xmodded	4d 15h ago	T− ~2d 8h
198	RS-918	[DE/GER] Stadt ohne Namen - PvE Vanilla Anfängerfreundlich188.40.122.103:28015	5/ 100	EU			vanillapve	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW
199	RS-651	RustAria#4 [Мирный / PVE / SKINDROPS]195.18.27.46:35210	5/ 200	EU		biweekly	vanillamoddedpve	12d 7h ago	T− ~1d 16h
200	RS-859	[EU] Facepunch Premium 579.137.98.154:28021	5/ 300	EU		monthly	officialvanillapremium	12d 7h ago	T− 22d 17h FW

Rank is the catalogue number: RS-070 is the 70th server on players over the last seven days. The bar under the players is how full the server is; the light curve its players hour by hour. Next wipe is an estimate (~) unless it is the force wipe (FW); hover a time for the reason.