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

483 online Ordered by most players Page 9 of 10

#	Rank	Server	Players ▾	Region	Group	Schedule	Tags	Last wipe	Next wipe
401	RS-2516	PvE \| Newbie friendly \| Low upkeep62.131.6.142:29015	0/ 100	EU			moddedpve	14d 12h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
402	RS-5645	US RawDogs Rust 2x Monthly\| No BP Wipes \| Noob Friendly \| 2x66.51.99.62:28076	0/ 50	NA		monthly	2xmodded	9d 16h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
403	RS-15853	VandalRust\|US\|2X\|50% Upkeep\|Noob Friendly\|Weekly108.186.202.76:28026	0/ 100	NA		weekly	2xmodded	4d 20h ago	T− ~11h
404	RS-5556	[Vanilla/MAX4] GrandCity \| NooBServeR \| Classic ++95.65.49.211:28015	0/ 150			weekly	modded	11h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
405	RS-15853	Neon Noobs \| Solo Duo Trio \| Biweekly \| NO BP WIPE \| NOOB FRIEN66.51.99.63:28071	0/ 100	NA	trio	biweekly	modded	14d 14h ago	T− ~13d 9h
406	RS-8340	EU/CZ/SK - Beginner friendly81.201.57.86:28015	0/ 50	EU				14d 4h ago	–
407	RS-1904	Rust4Noobs \| Solo/Duo/Trio \| Vanilla Monthly \| No BP Wipe82.153.70.75:28017	0/ 100	EU	trio	monthly	vanilla	14d 12h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
408	RS-2524	[GER/ENG] NachtSchicht - RaidZeiten\|Rewards\|Events\|MaxTrio\|Noob94.130.133.96:28037	0/ 50	EU		monthly	vanillapremium	7d 22h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
409	RS-4977	[NOR] NOOB ADVENTURE [NEXT WIPE 5/11]83.143.81.182:28216	0/ 100		quad			14d 9h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
410	RS-15853	Lee's 420 24/7 Server DE / EN - PVP \| BEGINNER5.83.165.185:10801	0/ 20				modded	14d 12h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
411	RS-2501	Xenos PvE Noob Friendly No Decay [EU]81.16.176.157:7011	0/ 50	EU		monthly	vanillapve	14d 12h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
412	RS-15853	POOPOOPEEPEE WEEKLY \| WIPE 10/3 NOOBS ONLY NO CHEATERS66.51.99.79:28021	0/ 50	NA		weekly		13d 0h ago	T− ~23h
413	RS-3748	♥28115丨NewServer丨Casual丨Noob Friendly丨No BP Wipes81.0.249.65:28116	0/ 100	EA	quad		softcore	14d 12h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
414	RS-15853	[LYL-DE] Noob friendly \| Markt System \| Supp/Bug System \| Test-5.182.206.16:5229	0/ 50	EU		monthly	vanillamodded	68d 12h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
415	RS-4451	Randomland \| Noob friendly \| Roaming NPC-s90.191.119.93:28017	0/ 20	EU		monthly	modded	14d 11h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
416	RS-6834	EXO RUSTLAND LATAM - NOOB FRIENDLY - BIWEEKLY - DUO98.142.14.57:28036	0/ 50	SA			modded	9d 15h ago	–
417	RS-3574	[EU] RUSTNOOBS \| SOLO/DUO/TRIO \| FULLWIPE 15/10 15.10 19:00CEST88.17.160.163:28017	0/ 200	EU		weekly	vanilla	13h ago	T− ~6d 10h
418	RS-2582	TopLounge \|Classic\|Skin\|Noob Friendly88.210.58.103:28036	0/ 100			biweekly	vanilla	14d 11h ago	T− ~13d 12h
419	RS-14723	pour les noobs91.197.6.50:24249	0/ 10	EU				14d 2h ago	–
420	RS-1815	Retrofied \| 1/4th Upkeep \| Monthly \| Vanilla \| 2x Nodes \| Noob91.229.114.45:28133	0/ 200	NA		monthly	2xvanillamodded	14d 13h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
421	RS-4856	Good Vibes Only PVE\|Kits\|Skinbox\|SkillTree\|Events\|Beginner Frie92.118.19.58:28016	0/ 50				modded	14d 12h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
422	RS-7764	NoobsOnTheRun \| Monthly \| Noob Friendly \| 4 Max98.144.205.206:28017	0/ 250	NA		monthly	vanillamodded	14d 11h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
423	RS-972	EU RustLife.net \| Solo/Duo \| Fridays \| Noob Friendly168.100.161.143:28015	0/ 100	EU	duo	weekly	vanilla	6d 14h ago	T− ~9h
424	RS-13188	The Warren \| Monthly NOOB Friendly Hybrid PVE-PVP \| Moving PVP 99.127.52.224:28017	0/ 50	NA		monthly	moddedpve	14d 12h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
425	RS-2559	US RustLife.net \| Solo/Duo/Trio \| Fridays \| Noob Friendly64.40.8.146:28015	0/ 100	NA	trio	weekly	vanilla	6d 8h ago	T− ~15h
426	RS-1435	US RustLife.net \| Solo/Duo \| Fridays \| Noob Friendly64.40.8.147:28020	0/ 100	NA	duo	weekly	vanilla	6d 8h ago	T− ~15h
427	RS-2741	RustForNoobs.com \| Mondays \| Main \| US64.40.8.50:28015	0/ 150	NA		weekly	vanilla	3d 8h ago	T− ~3d 15h
428	RS-2011	[10/15] BCR Lite PvE \| 4x \| No Kill \| Raid Bases \| Noob Friendl38.15.45.224:28216	0/ 125	NA		biweekly	4xmoddedpve	12h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
429	RS-2160	RustForNoobs.com \| Solo/Duo/Trio \| Softcore Monthly \| No BP Wip168.100.161.18:28030	0/ 100	EU	trio	monthly	softcore	14d 12h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
430	RS-2840	[JP] Rust Beginners Enjoy Server[WIPE10.09]133.117.77.235:28017	0/ 40	EA		weekly	vanilla	6d 18h ago	T− ~5h
431	RS-3733	[EU/DE] Die Germanen Beginner Friendly \| LowUpkeep \| Max 5141.95.72.20:28016	0/ 200	EU	5	weekly	vanilla	6d 12h ago	T− ~11h
432	RS-3859	NooBhub Solo\|\|Duo\|\|Trio129.232.154.36:28016	0/ 100		trio	weekly	vanillamodded	15h ago	T− ~6d 8h
433	RS-5080	15.10 RustForNoobs198.244.225.42:28016	0/ 40	EU		biweekly	vanilla	14h ago	T− ~13d 9h
434	RS-7055	NEXUS 2X \| EU MONTHLY \| NO BP WIPES \| NEW PLAYER FRIENDLY208.115.206.26:28316	0/ 50	EU		monthly	2xmodded	7d 7h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
435	RS-7089	Backwoods Gaming \| 2x/10x \| Monthly Wipe \| Chill & Noob Friendl66.51.96.63:28006	0/ 100	NA		monthly	2xmodded	8d 8h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
436	RS-7637	FishN - BP Wipe 10/15 2XLoot/Large Map/Semi-Noob Friendly/Wee108.61.125.35:28017	0/ 200				modded	11h ago	T− ~6d 9h
437	RS-2256	NOOB FRIENDLY\|PVP\|NO OFFLINE\|NO BP WIPE\|LOW UPKEEP87.126.166.148:28017	0/ 500					14d 12h ago	–
438	RS-1821	Rustobia 2x Monthly \| Solo Only \| Raid Window \| Noob Friendly104.143.2.110:29016	0/ 200	NA	solo	monthly	2xmodded	14d 12h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
439	RS-2798	[EU] Grindstone 2x Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad [BeginnerFriendly\|NoVIP]176.9.107.110:28017	0/ 60	EU		monthly	2xvanillamodded	14d 12h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
440	RS-2900	DE \| Dunkelwald # 2x \| Beginner Friendly144.76.92.119:28017	0/ 50	EU	quad		2xmoddedpve	14d 12h ago	–
441	RS-3114	Newbie Server #1 \| Для новичков \| Vanilla+ \| Optiona185.187.114.40:28017	0/ 300	EU			modded	14d 5h ago	–
442	RS-3699	Brianwryms Small Maps PvE Noob Friendly Low Decay/Upkeep143.59.126.130:28005	0/ 50	NA		monthly	pve	14d 11h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
443	RS-4222	FishN II - BP Wipe 10/15 Noob friendly/Large Map/Weekly BP Wi108.61.232.175:28017	0/ 100					11h ago	T− ~6d 9h
444	RS-4248	Dudesters PvE Paradise Noob Friendly - Low Decay/Upkeep143.59.126.130:28019	0/ 50	NA		monthly	pve	14d 11h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
445	RS-4543	noob157.85.87.163:29070	0/ 75				modded	3d 10h ago	–
446	RS-4768	The Fancy Panda's Jungle \| PVP \| beginner-friendly \| Max 3 \| 50157.85.95.169:22596	0/ 75	EU		biweekly	vanilla	12h ago	T− ~13d 11h
447	RS-4760	US Rusty Bear 3x Monthly Main \| No Offlines \| Noob Friendly \| L104.238.229.17:31016	0/ 100	NA		monthly	3xvanillamodded	14d 12h ago	T− 20d 12h FW
448	RS-4692	[11/06] RZ East Coast - NOOBs Welcome147.135.9.26:28017	0/ 50				premium	3h ago	–
449	RS-4826	RUSTEROO EU \| MONTHLY \| NO BP WIPE \| NOOB FRIENDLY \| 50% DECAY138.201.78.140:28245	0/ 50	EU	quad		softcore	14d 11h ago	–
450	RS-5156	Brianwryms All Holiday Events and Zombies PvE Noob Friendly143.59.126.130:28039	0/ 50	NA		monthly	pve	14d 11h ago	T− 20d 12h 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.