How is a beginner Rust server ranked here?

By its live player count, refreshed every five minutes, and by that count's recent history. A server that holds a steady population across a wipe cycle ranks above one that spikes briefly and empties. No server pays for placement on this page.

What is a good group limit for learning Rust?

Solo and duo servers are the simplest place to learn survival and building without meeting a large clan. A trio or quad cap gives you some help while still limiting team size. Check the Group column before you join.

When should I join a beginner server after a wipe?

Joining within the first hour or two of a wipe puts you on the same footing as everyone else. Joining a server that is due to wipe within the hour rarely gives you time to build anything. The Last wipe and Next wipe columns show both dates.

Are these servers actually new-player friendly?

The list is built from server names, not from a review of rules or behaviour, so no name guarantees protection. Some servers offer spawn protection, lower upkeep or no kill-on-sight rules; others do not. Open a server's page and read its own rules before you rely on them.

Observation log

Beginner Rust servers, ranked by live players

481 online Ordered by most players Page 4 of 10

#	Rank	Server	Players ▾	Region	Group	Schedule	Tags	Last wipe	Next wipe
151	RS-5127	Underdog's Primitive \| Night Zombies \| Monthly \| Noob Friendly24.97.153.5:28117	2/ 50	NA		monthly	moddedprimitive	4d 9h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
152	RS-2156	East Coast Vanilla [no decay][heli/boat spawns][noobs welcome]198.73.57.135:28027	2/ 50		6	monthly	vanillamodded	14d 6h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
153	RS-1169	EU RustLife.net \| Solo ONLY \| Fridays \| Noob Friendly168.100.161.143:28020	2/ 100	EU	solo	weekly	vanilla	6d 9h ago	T− ~14h
154	RS-1521	RustForNoobs.com \| Solo Duo Trio Quad \| Softcore Monthly \| No B168.100.161.18:28040	2/ 100	EU	quad	monthly	softcore	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
155	RS-2532	Enchanted.gg EU 2x PvE \| No Raiding/Killing \| Noob Friendly168.100.161.21:28017	2/ 50	EU		monthly	2xmoddedpve	14d 6h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
156	RS-1408	Enchanted.gg EU 5x PvE \| No Raiding/Killing \| Noob Friendly168.100.161.21:28217	2/ 50	EU		monthly	5xmoddedpve	14d 6h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
157	RS-4346	RUSTICOS LATAM NOOB45.236.90.222:26193	2/ 100	SA		biweekly	vanillamodded	27m ago	T− 20d 17h FW
158	RS-968	EU RustLife.net \| Solo/Duo \| Fridays \| Noob Friendly168.100.161.143:28015	2/ 100	EU	duo	weekly	vanilla	6d 9h ago	T− ~14h
159	RS-4455	[ESP][EU] NoobLand Main51.210.222.116:28117	2/ 150	EU			vanilla	11h ago	–
160	RS-2328	RustForNoobs.com \| 10x \| Clans \| No BPs \|x10 US 10/15 10.15 64.40.8.61:28015	2/ 100	NA		weekly	10xmodded	3h ago	T− ~6d 20h
161	RS-1544	EU Rusty Bear 3x Monthly Solo \| No Offlines \| Noob Friendly \| L64.40.9.59:36018	2/ 100	EU	solo	monthly	3xvanillamodded	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
162	RS-3544	Rust Till Dawn /2x/ Noob Friendly /Free Kits / Raidable Bases 66.51.98.66:28016	2/ 50	NA		biweekly	2xmodded	5h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
163	RS-1225	RustForNoobs.com 2x Monthly EU Solo/Duo/Trio \| No BP Wipes x2\|64.40.9.101:28015	2/ 100	EU	trio	monthly	2xmodded	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
164	RS-2309	US Rusty Bear 3x Monthly Solo \| No Offlines \| Noob Friendly \| L104.238.229.17:29016	2/ 100	NA	solo	monthly	3xvanillamodded	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
165	RS-3137	-2stoned 10x \| Biweekly \| Solo/Duo/Trios \| Beginner Friendly \| 83.147.29.243:28046	2/ 150	EU			10xmodded	resets	–
166	RS-2572	-2stoned 100X \| Weekly \| Solo/Duo/Trio/Quads \| Beginner Friendl83.147.29.243:28096	2/ 150	EU			100xmodded	resets	–
167	RS-1560	Rust4Noobs \| Solo/Duo \| Vanilla Monthly \| No BP Wipe82.153.70.108:28017	2/ 100	EU	duo	monthly	vanilla	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
168	RS-1777	US Vex.gg 5x Solo/Duo\|Shared BPs\|Kits\|TPhome\|Noob Friendly\|10x5155.138.210.66:28020	2/ 200	NA	duo	weekly	5xmodded	5d 10h ago	T− ~17h
169	RS-2510	US Limitless 2x Solo/Duo/Trio\|No BP Wipes\|Team BPs\|Noob Friendl185.248.134.120:28015	2/ 200	NA	trio	weekly	2xmodded	3d 6h ago	T− ~3d 17h
170	RS-1580	[EU/GER] Der Aussenposten PvE \| Vanilla \| Beginners Welcome94.130.69.234:28018	2/ 75	EU		biweekly	vanillapve	7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
171	RS-1836	US Limitless 2x Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad\|No BP Wipes\|Noob Friendly185.248.134.122:28015	2/ 200	NA	quad	weekly	2xmodded	5d 8h ago	T− ~1d 15h
172	RS-1226	[SEA] Beginners Vanilla - Solo187.127.113.68:28016	2/ 30	EA	solo	biweekly	vanilla	13d 8h ago	T− ~10h
173	RS-2607	よりみちRUST ─ JP/PVE/X2/beginner/vanilla+125.50.188.120:28017	2/ 100	EA		biweekly	2xmoddedpve	13d 22h ago	T− ~1h
174	RS-3491	Brianwryms Raidable Bases Noob Friendly PvE No Kos143.59.126.130:28043	2/ 50	NA		monthly	pve	14d 6h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
175	RS-1593	Norwegian Beginners [NOR/EU]95.217.112.190:28004	2/ 100	EU		weekly	vanilla	10h ago	T− ~6d 13h
176	RS-1814	Rustobia 2x Monthly \| Solo Only \| Raid Window \| Noob Friendly104.143.2.110:29016	2/ 200	NA	solo	monthly	2xmodded	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
177	RS-2145	Tombstone PVE\|Noob friendly\| Custom NPCs172.240.229.69:28036	2/ 70				vanillamoddedpve	14d 4h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
178	RS-4716	Alfs PvE Playhouse Noob Friendly Low Decay/Upkeep143.59.126.130:28013	2/ 50	NA		monthly	pve	14d 6h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
179	RS-5091	KGN-Noob Palace: No KOS/Noob Friendly/Chill74.91.125.165:28017	2/ 50		quad	biweekly	modded	1h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
180	RS-1385	Duppies noobs No KOS102.182.253.144:28070	2/ 100			biweekly	vanilla	8h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
181	RS-1639	[EU] Bold \| SOLO/DUO \| Weekly \| Newbie/Noob Friendly54.37.244.33:28019	2/ 100	EU	duo	weekly	vanilla	6d 7h ago	T− ~7d 16h
182	RS-1648	[SEA] 2/10 Monthly RusticSea \| PvE \| RP \| PvP Noob-Friendly \| V103.107.199.231:28076	2/ 50	EA		monthly	vanillapve	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
183	RS-1264	Rust4Noobs \| Solo/Duo \| Vanilla+ 2x Monthly141.98.157.193:28017	2/ 100	EU	duo	monthly	2xvanillamodded	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
184	RS-1498	[EU] WizzRust.com 1x Solo Only \| Noob Friendly \| Wiped 01/10195.60.166.229:28017	2/ 50	EU	solo	monthly	1xvanilla	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
185	RS-1627	DOPERUST.COM – 2X US Solo Only [Vanilla+\|Noob Friendly\|Monthl91.229.114.200:28017	2/ 100	NA	solo	monthly	2xvanillamodded	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
186	RS-3404	US Rusty Bear 3x Monthly Duo \| No Offlines \| Noob Friendly \| Lo104.238.229.17:28016	1/ 100	NA	duo	monthly	3xvanillamodded	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
187	RS-4393	[SEA] The Den Beginners PVP 2X116.89.111.196:28217	1/ 80	EA	quad	weekly	2xmodded	6h ago	T− ~6d 17h
188	RS-2254	Rust - Beginner Friendly - Monthly Wipe - Low Decay134.255.222.62:20204	1/ 30	EU		monthly	vanilla	10d 1h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
189	RS-2796	RustForNoobs.com \| Main \| Weekly \| AU139.99.233.31:28060	1/ 150	OC		weekly	vanilla	6d 19h ago	T− ~4h
190	RS-3012	EU Chris macht 1x Monthly Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad \| Noob friendly134.255.228.132:26015	1/ 200	EU	quad	monthly	1xvanilla	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
191	RS-2972	[GER] Rasthaus \| NOOB FRIENDLY \| SOLO/DUO \| 50% UPKEEP \| MONTHL148.251.187.34:28017	1/ 100	EU	duo	monthly	modded	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
192	RS-3949	The Forest Solo/Duo/Trio - Monthly - Noob Friendly193.135.10.247:15212	1/ 60			monthly		14d 7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
193	RS-2912	Noob Resort\|Beginner\|2x\|Max4\|No BP Wipe\|Zombies193.187.91.73:28014	1/ 50	EU	quad	monthly	2xmodded	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
194	RS-3127	Helix 2x Weekly Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad\|No BP wipes\|Noob Friendly193.243.190.69:28016	1/ 200	NA	quad	weekly	2xmodded	2d 7h ago	T− ~4d 16h
195	RS-3409	[EU/GER] Old Mans Server \| Beginnerfreundlich \| PVE195.201.206.82:12588	1/ 50	EU		monthly	vanillamodded	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
196	RS-1916	EU \| RustyHost Noob Friendly - Solo/Duo213.136.55.243:28046	1/ 50	EU	quad	monthly	softcore	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
197	RS-3528	EU Rust for Solo's BiWeekly Noob Friendly157.85.95.57:26546	1/ 40	EU	solo	biweekly	vanilla	7h ago	T− 20d 17h FW
198	RS-2112	RustForNoobs.com \| 5x \| Solo Duo Trio \|x5 US 10/15 10.15 216.39.240.146:28015	1/ 100	NA	trio	weekly	5xmodded	3h ago	T− ~6d 20h
199	RS-5633	Killa 2x \| Small \| Monthly \| Legacy Map \| PVP \| Noob Friendly23.27.6.10:28016	1/ 100				2xmodded	7d 1h ago	–
200	RS-3859	'The Island' Rust - [New Players Welcome]32.219.237.28:28216	1/ 80	NA		monthly	vanilla	14d 4h ago	T− 20d 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.