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

485 online Ordered by most players Page 5 of 10

#	Rank	Server	Players ▾	Region	Group	Schedule	Tags	Last wipe	Next wipe
201	RS-2696	Helix 2x Monthly Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad\|No BP wipes\|Noob Friendly185.248.134.105:28015	1/ 200	NA	quad	monthly	2xmodded	14d 9h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
202	RS-3092	OGC 2X MONTHLY \| No Offlines \| Noob Friendly \| No BP Wipe158.174.114.153:28093	1/ 100				2xmodded	14d 9h ago	–
203	RS-3032	MelonCatRS \| No Raiding/Killing \| No Decay \| Noob Friendly38.22.128.234:28016	1/ 100	NA		monthly	vanillapve	14d 8h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
204	RS-4573	OLYMPIA EU/CZ BEGINNERS MAX6 WIPE 14.10185.180.2.124:27477	1/ 200	EU		monthly		1d 6h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
205	RS-1403	WILDERNESS Romania x2 \|Solo Only\| Monthly\|Noob\|50% Up\|04.1049.12.146.141:28011	1/ 100	EU	solo	monthly	2xvanillamodded	11d 16h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
206	RS-3860	Pl/Eu Polska Rozgrywka noob Friendly Solo Duo Fresh wipe 14.1051.195.94.158:10003	1/ 100	EU		monthly	vanillamodded	1d 9h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
207	RS-4257	RustForNoobs.com \| 10x \| Clans \| No BPs \|x10 AU \| Kits139.99.233.25:28030	1/ 100	OC		weekly	10xmodded	6d 21h ago	T− ~2h
208	RS-5697	WildLord.gg \| Solo • Duo \| Vanilla Monthly \| Beginner Friendl135.148.252.247:28016	1/ 90	NA		monthly	vanilla	14d 8h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
209	RS-2159	[EU] WizzRust.com 1x Solo/Duo/Trio \| Noob Friendly \| Wiped 01/1195.60.166.229:28037	1/ 100	EU	trio	monthly	1xvanilla	14d 9h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
210	RS-2905	Rustysheep \| Solo \| Noob friendly \| monthly66.51.97.57:28026	1/ 100	EU	solo	monthly		14d 9h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
211	RS-1224	RustForNoobs.com 2x Monthly EU Solo/Duo/Trio \| No BP Wipes x2\|64.40.9.101:28015	1/ 100	EU	trio	monthly	2xmodded	14d 9h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
212	RS-3864	US] OBLITERATION \| 5X \| NOOB FRIENDLY \| KITS \| VIP/MVP \| BETTER66.51.99.56:28006	1/ 50	NA	6	monthly	5xmodded	12d 8h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
213	RS-3607	Nature Reserve NA Casual Beginner/Noob friendly66.51.99.63:28006	1/ 50	NA	trio	monthly	moddedpremium	14d 8h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
214	RS-2298	Nebulous Rust \| Monthly \| Solo/Duo/Trio \| Noob Friendly66.51.99.70:28046	1/ 50	NA	trio	monthly	vanilla	14d 9h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
215	RS-6935	KARMA RUST \| NA \| 2X \| Vanilla+ \| Noob Friendly66.51.99.77:28001	1/ 50	NA		monthly	2xmodded	5h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
216	RS-4961	noob navy [PVE-0] (modded, Linux support)66.51.99.82:28026	1/ 50	NA		monthly	moddedpve	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
217	RS-2508	Rust 'n' Chill 3x\|Solo/Duo/Trio\|Noob Friendly\|RNC45.92.36.105:28026	1/ 100		trio	monthly	3xmodded	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
218	RS-3300	Austin Texas Vanilla Noobs66.51.99.66:28046	1/ 75	NA	quad	monthly		14d 8h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
219	RS-2339	[US] Exile PvE \| Noob Friendly \| Raidable Bases \| Skill Tree \| 66.51.99.68:28006	1/ 50	NA		monthly	modded	14d 8h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
220	RS-1982	Rust4Noobs \| Solo only \| Softcore 50% Bi-Weekly \| No BP Wipe82.153.70.74:28017	1/ 100	EU	solo	biweekly	softcore	8h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
221	RS-1909	Rust4Noobs \| Solo/Duo/Trio \| Vanilla Monthly \| No BP Wipe82.153.70.75:28017	1/ 100	EU	trio	monthly	vanilla	14d 9h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
222	RS-3130	-2stoned 10x \| Biweekly \| Solo/Duo/Trios \| Beginner Friendly \| 83.147.29.243:28046	1/ 150	EU			10xmodded	resets	–
223	RS-1428	-2stoned 2x \| Monthly \| Solos \| Beginner Friendly \| Low Decay83.147.29.243:28086	1/ 150	EU	solo	monthly	2xmodded	resets	–
224	RS-1576	[EU/GER] Der Aussenposten PvE \| Vanilla \| Beginners Welcome94.130.69.234:28018	1/ 75	EU		biweekly	vanillapve	8h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
225	RS-2575	-2stoned 100X \| Weekly \| Solo/Duo/Trio/Quads \| Beginner Friendl83.147.29.243:28096	1/ 150	EU			100xmodded	resets	–
226	RS-1560	Rust4Noobs \| Solo/Duo \| Vanilla Monthly \| No BP Wipe82.153.70.108:28017	1/ 100	EU	duo	monthly	vanilla	14d 9h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
227	RS-5640	[Vanilla/MAX4] GrandCity \| NooBServeR \| Classic ++95.65.49.211:28015	1/ 150			weekly	modded	7h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
228	RS-2207	[JP] RUST SOLO ONLY \| PvP \| Beginner [ L.R.S. ] 10/16~10/29162.43.55.237:29015	1/ ?	EA		biweekly	modded	1h ago	T− ~13d 22h
229	RS-1413	[EU] Awesome as fk\|Beginner Friendly\|Low Upkeep\|Monthly148.251.54.69:28071	1/ 50	EU		monthly	vanilla	14d 9h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
230	RS-1683	RustForNoobs.com \| SOLO ONLY \| Softcore Monthly \| No BP Wipe \| 168.100.161.18:28015	1/ 100	EU	solo	monthly	softcore	14d 9h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
231	RS-1971	9w1 BeginnerSV111.108.31.76:65000	1/ 30		quad		modded	14d 0h ago	–
232	RS-3692	Brianwryms Small Maps PvE Noob Friendly Low Decay/Upkeep143.59.126.130:28005	1/ 50	NA		monthly	pve	14d 8h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
233	RS-4212	FishN II - BP Wipe 10/15 Noob friendly/Large Map/Weekly BP Wi108.61.232.175:28017	1/ 100					8h ago	T− ~6d 13h
234	RS-4242	Dudesters PvE Paradise Noob Friendly - Low Decay/Upkeep143.59.126.130:28019	1/ 50	NA		monthly	pve	14d 8h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
235	RS-4914	Piedmont Rust - Wiped October 1 - New players welcome!66.51.96.90:28031	1/ 50	NA	trio	biweekly		14d 8h ago	T− ~13d 14h
236	RS-3261	Free Fields 2x \| Noob Friendly104.194.9.117:25370	1/ 100	EU	quad	biweekly	2xmodded	14d 7h ago	T− ~13d 23h
237	RS-744	RustForNoobs.com \| Main \| Monthly \| EU168.100.161.142:28015	1/ 200	EU		monthly	vanilla	14d 9h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
238	RS-1638	[EU] Bold \| SOLO/DUO \| Weekly \| Newbie/Noob Friendly54.37.244.33:28019	1/ 100	EU	duo	weekly	vanilla	6d 9h ago	T− ~7d 14h
239	RS-802	Rust4Noobs \| Main \| Softcore 50% Monthly \| No BP Wipe141.98.157.191:28017	1/ 100	EU	6	monthly	softcore	14d 9h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
240	RS-8266	[JP] Solo/Duo for Newbies Under 3k Hours157.85.88.92:24690	1/ 75	EA			modded	9h ago	–
241	RS-1265	Rust4Noobs \| Solo/Duo \| Vanilla+ 2x Monthly141.98.157.193:28017	1/ 100	EU	duo	monthly	2xvanillamodded	14d 9h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
242	RS-1497	[EU] WizzRust.com 1x Solo Only \| Noob Friendly \| Wiped 01/10195.60.166.229:28017	1/ 50	EU	solo	monthly	1xvanilla	14d 9h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
243	RS-3267	Lala Land \| Noob Friendly \| Monthly Wipe \| Diverse Players51.81.179.115:28016	1/ 125			monthly	vanillamodded	14d 7h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
244	RS-15836	VandalRust\|US\|2X\|50% Upkeep\|Noob Friendly\|Weekly108.186.202.76:28026	0/ 100	NA		weekly	2xmodded	4d 17h ago	T− ~15h
245	RS-2808	[JP] Rust Beginners Enjoy Server[WIPE10.09]133.117.77.235:28017	0/ 40	EA		weekly	vanilla	6d 14h ago	T− ~9h
246	RS-3114	RustForNoobs.com \| 5x \| Solo Duo Trio \|x5 AU \| No BPs \| Kits139.99.233.25:28040	0/ 100	OC	trio	weekly	5xvanillamodded	6d 21h ago	T− ~2h
247	RS-15836	Rusty Sanctuary \| PVE Only \| Raiding Event \| Beginner Friendly 141.11.104.104:28027	0/ 100	NA	6	biweekly	vanillamoddedpve	13d 23h ago	T− ~10m
248	RS-3550	Immortal Gamers \|Solo/Duo\| \|Monthly\|\|Noob Friendly\|157.85.91.217:28016	0/ 75					14d 8h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
249	RS-6330	AUSSIE JIMS PVE, MONTHLY WIPE, NO DECAY, NOOB FRIENDLY144.137.211.53:28017	0/ 50	OC		monthly	vanillapve	14d 6h ago	T− 20d 15h FW
250	RS-15673	[GER] Rasthof 50%Upkeep Noob friendly Monthly134.255.222.58:28019	0/ 20	EU		monthly	vanillamodded	8d 10h ago	T− 20d 15h 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.