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
201	RS-837	[EU East] Facepunch Premium 457.128.211.54:28021	4/ 400	EU		monthly	officialvanillapremium	12d 9h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
202	RS-390	Rustafied.com - EUS64.40.9.47:28018	4/ 250	EU		weekly	officialvanilla	5d 13h ago	T− ~1d 10h
203	RS-1493	Rustopia.gg - US Hardcore Trio94.103.187.6:28010	4/ 75	NA		weekly	officialhardcore	5d 8h ago	T− ~8d 15h
204	RS-2468	Brianwryms Noob Friendly PvE No Kos/Decay/Upkeep143.59.126.130:28015	4/ 50	NA		monthly	pve	12d 8h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
205	RS-645	Rustafied.com - SEA Medium45.124.213.18:28018	4/ 100	EA		biweekly	officialvanilla	12d 9h ago	T− ~1d 14h
206	RS-809	[EU East] Facepunch Primitive 157.128.211.47:28016	4/ 400	EU		monthly	officialprimitive	12d 9h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
207	RS-1001	[EU East] Facepunch Premium Small 157.128.211.53:28021	3/ 300	EU		monthly	officialvanillapremium	12d 9h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
208	RS-188	ВОСТОК \| КЛАССИКА X2152.89.199.124:35011	3/ 100	EU		weekly	2xvanillamodded	4d 21h ago	T− ~2d 2h
209	RS-875	[AE] Facepunch 2185.179.203.164:28016	3/ 350			monthly	officialvanilla	12d 9h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
210	RS-2367	Rust for Breakfast - Monthly/No BP Wipes/.1 Decay161.57.3.133:27356	3/ 100	NA		monthly	vanilla	12d 8h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
211	RS-2471	Mels Noob Friendly PvE - No Kos/Decay/Upkeep143.59.126.130:28033	3/ 50	NA		monthly	pve	12d 8h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
212	RS-1890	The Couch • Map Wipe in 2 days • Active Admins ✓15.204.105.172:28017	3/ 150	NA		weekly	vanilla	5d 8h ago	T− ~1d 15h
213	RS-1797	US Vex.gg 5x Solo/Duo\|Shared BPs\|Kits\|TPhome\|Noob Friendly\|10x5155.138.210.66:28020	3/ 200	NA	duo	weekly	5xmodded	3d 11h ago	T− ~2d 15h
214	RS-1075	FR TERRES INCONNUES PVE DEBUTANT54.36.126.28:28017	3/ 100	EU		monthly	moddedpvesoftcore	12d 9h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
215	RS-032	Magic Rust #13 — Vanilla 2x \| Pyccкий185.207.214.134:10010	3/ 200	EU		weekly	2xmodded	4d 16h ago	T− ~2d 7h
216	RS-1044	[EU] Facepunch 1479.137.98.160:28021	3/ 300	EU		monthly	officialvanilla	12d 9h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
217	RS-2168	Nebulous Rust \| Monthly \| Solo/Duo/Trio \| Noob Friendly66.51.99.70:28046	3/ 50	NA	trio	monthly	vanilla	12d 9h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
218	RS-1433	RUST ACADEMY #2 - Modded / РЕЙДЫ ПО СОГЛАСИЮ82.148.20.69:30001	3/ 200	EU		biweekly	vanillamodded	12d 9h ago	T− ~1d 14h
219	RS-1148	B4 SOLO [X2 \| TP \| KITS \| LOOT+] 10.10 #bear37.230.162.30:10001	3/ 250		solo		2xmodded	3d 18h ago	T− ~3d 5h
220	RS-3334	Asgard 1服中国\|官方\|原倍\|月清新手服 10.10更60.12.187.70:36002	3/ 233	EA		monthly	vanillamodded	12d 0h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
221	RS-989	[EU] Facepunch Small 279.137.98.8:28021	3/ 300	EU		monthly	officialvanilla	12d 9h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
222	RS-1521	Rustafied.com - AU Hardcore103.193.80.200:28018	3/ 100	OC		weekly	officialpremiumhardcore	5d 23h ago	T− ~1d 0h
223	RS-1408	НОВОСИБ \| ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ \| VANILLA152.89.199.30:35015	3/ 100	EU		monthly	vanilla	12d 8h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
224	RS-824	РОССИЯ #1 \| КЛАССИКА \| ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ185.189.255.34:35710	3/ 200	EU		biweekly	vanilla	12d 9h ago	T− ~1d 14h
225	RS-3217	LEET PVE \|FPS\|x1\|5K\|Pogoda\|NetDonata\|Obuchenie-ON\|80.242.59.122:35110	2/ 1337			biweekly	1xmoddedpve	12d 9h ago	T− ~1d 14h
226	RS-4275	BEST RUST #1 [TRIO\|X4\|TP\|KITS\|LOOT+] 10.10109.172.87.92:10001	2/ 300			weekly	4xmodded	3d 12h ago	T− ~3d 7h
227	RS-1062	EU Vex.gg 5x Solo Only\|Kits\|Shop\|TP\|homes\|max 1\|Best 10x5157.173.27.108:28020	2/ 200	EU	solo	weekly	5xmodded	1d 14h ago	T− ~3d 8h
228	RS-710	Rustopia.gg - EU Medium176.118.33.4:28010	2/ 200	EU		biweekly	officialvanilla	12d 9h ago	T− ~1d 14h
229	RS-1699	B2 FAST [DUO \| X3 \| TP \| KITS \| FPS+] 10.10 #bear37.230.162.30:20001	2/ 200		duo	weekly	3xmodded	3d 18h ago	T− ~5h
230	RS-1773	US Vex.gg 2x Monthly Duo/Trio \| Shared BPs \|50% Upkeep\|Max 3\|x2194.46.57.89:28020	2/ 200	NA	trio	monthly	2xmodded	12d 9h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
231	RS-1666	PrimeSolo 2x \| Solo Only \| Monthly \| No P2W \| Premium Servers205.209.105.251:28015	2/ 100	NA		monthly	2xvanillamoddedpremium	12d 8h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
232	RS-2643	US Velt.gg 2x Monthly Low Pop \| 50% Upkeep \| No BP Wipes \| x2194.46.57.84:28020	2/ 100	NA		monthly	2xmodded	12d 9h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
233	RS-1868	US Velt.gg 2x Monthly Solo/Duo \| 50% Upkeep \| No BP Wipes \| x2194.46.57.87:28020	2/ 200	NA	duo	monthly	2xmodded	12d 9h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
234	RS-2608	US Velt.gg 2x Monthly Large \| 50% Upkeep \| No BP Wipes \| x2194.46.57.88:28020	2/ 200	NA		monthly	2xmodded	12d 9h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
235	RS-1805	HollowServers.co 5x Solo/Duo/Trio [Loot++\|MyMini\|Shop\|Events]1062.233.59.3:28010	2/ 150	NA		monthly	5xmodded	1d 9h ago	T− ~2d 14h
236	RS-2084	[RU] SIBERIA VANILLA ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ 02.10152.89.199.19:35010	2/ 200	EU		monthly	vanillamodded	12d 9h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
237	RS-1319	[PvE] RUSTLANDS#1 \| МИРНЫЙ \| ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ185.189.255.27:35110	2/ 100	EU		biweekly	moddedpve	12d 9h ago	T− ~1d 14h
238	RS-2821	US Vex.gg 2x Solo/Duo \| Shared BPs \| 50% Upkeep \| Max 2\|x2185.248.134.111:28020	2/ 200	NA	duo	weekly	2xmodded	2d 7h ago	T− ~3d 12h
239	RS-2382	[EU] Rust Garlics \|\| Vanilla Monthly185.157.13.170:28017	2/ 69	EU		monthly	vanilla	12d 9h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
240	RS-1032	[EU] Facepunch Small 379.137.98.19:28016	2/ 300	EU		monthly	officialvanilla	12d 9h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
241	RS-231	КЛАССИКА x2 \| GGRust #1 \| Для нoвичкoв 2x80.242.59.104:35010	2/ 100	EU		weekly	2xvanillamodded	4d 14h ago	T− ~2d 9h
242	RS-1157	[EU] Facepunch Hardcore 179.137.98.161:28016	2/ 400	EU		monthly	officialhardcore	12d 9h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
243	RS-1742	[EU] Bold \| SOLO/DUO \| Weekly \| Newbie/Noob Friendly54.37.244.33:28019	2/ 100	EU	duo	weekly	vanilla	4d 9h ago	T− ~9d 14h
244	RS-1730	Brianwryms Learning to Fly PvE - Free Minis/Helis No Kos/Decay/143.59.126.130:28035	2/ 50	NA		monthly	pve	12d 8h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
245	RS-4010	Brianwryms Raidable Bases Noob Friendly PvE No Kos143.59.126.130:28043	2/ 50	NA		monthly	pve	12d 8h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
246	RS-652	RustAria#4 [Мирный / PVE / SKINDROPS]195.18.27.46:35210	2/ 200	EU		biweekly	vanillamoddedpve	12d 9h ago	T− ~1d 14h
247	RS-4896	[US] Greenzone101 - 1.2x/3x \|PVP\|Max3\|SkillTree\|SkinBox\|Kits209.126.2.184:28016	2/ 50	NA		monthly	1.2xmodded	9d 14h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
248	RS-1236	AQRUX RUST BLUE \| VANILLA+ \| 01.1037.230.210.22:20511	2/ 200	EU		monthly	modded	12d 8h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
249	RS-1023	[EU] Facepunch 379.137.98.11:28016	2/ 400	EU		monthly	officialvanilla	12d 9h ago	T− 22d 16h FW
250	RS-1427	Rustafields.com [X100][RB][TP][Shop]85.175.6.244:28016	2/ 150	EU		monthly	100xmodded	12d 8h ago	T− 22d 16h 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.