Rust Wipe Schedule: How Server Wipes Work and When Servers Wipe

How a server wipe in Rust works: the forced monthly wipe on the first Thursday, map wipes versus blueprint wipes, weekly and biweekly schedules, and how to find which Rust servers are wiping today.

A server wipe in Rust is the moment everything you built disappears and everyone starts again from a rock and a torch. It is also the busiest moment in the game: players hunt for servers that just wiped, groups plan their first night around it, and searches for Rust servers wiping today spike every week. This guide explains how the Rust wipe schedule works, the difference between forced wipes and the wipes each server chooses, and how to find out when a specific server resets.

One limitation up front: Nostalgic cannot show live wipe times. Our Rust server list shows each server's description, links, reviews and Discord activity, but the exact time of the next wipe comes from the server itself, usually in its description or on its Discord.

What a server wipe in Rust means

Rust saves two different kinds of progress, and wipes can reset either or both.

Map wipe. The world resets. Bases, deployables, items in boxes and everything in your inventory are gone. Often the map is regenerated with a new seed or replaced with a different size. Blueprints you have learned are kept.
Blueprint wipe (BP wipe). The blueprints you have learned are reset, so you have to learn them again through research or the tech tree.
Full wipe. Both at once: a new map and no blueprints.

Servers usually announce which kind of wipe is coming. When people say a server "just wiped", they usually mean a map wipe, since that is when everyone starts fresh on equal terms.

The forced wipe: first Thursday of every month

Facepunch releases a major update for Rust on the first Thursday of each month. Because those updates change the game and the way the world is saved, every server has to wipe its map when it installs the update. This is the forced wipe, and it applies to official, community and modded servers alike.

A few things are worth knowing about forced wipe day:

It is tied to the update, not to a clock. Servers wipe once the update is out and the owner has applied it. The update usually lands in the afternoon US time, which is evening in Europe, but each server comes back on its own timing.
Blueprints are a separate question. Some updates require a blueprint wipe as well, and many servers choose to reset blueprints on forced wipe day anyway. Check the server's announcement rather than assuming.
The date can occasionally move. Facepunch announces the update in advance, and in rare cases the schedule shifts. The official announcement is the authority.

Because forced wipe is the one day every server starts fresh, it is the busiest day of the month for Rust servers, and Thursday has become the most common wipe day in general.

Server-chosen wipe schedules

Outside the forced wipe, each server owner decides how often to wipe. The common patterns are:

Weekly. The map resets every week, often on Thursday, sometimes Monday or Friday. Weekly servers suit players who can play intensively in the first days and do not mind starting over often. Many modded servers run weekly.
Biweekly. The map resets every two weeks, giving a bit more time to build up without the full monthly commitment.
Monthly. The server only wipes on forced wipe day. This gives the longest progression and is popular on vanilla servers and with larger groups.

Some servers combine schedules, for example a weekly map wipe and a monthly blueprint wipe that falls on forced wipe day. Many put their rhythm straight into the server name, using words like weekly, biweekly or monthly, sometimes followed by the day of the week.

What time do Rust servers wipe?

There is no universal wipe time. A server's own wipe happens at the time its owner sets, in the owner's time zone, and servers that target different regions pick different hours. On forced wipe day, timing depends on when the update is released and how quickly each server is updated.

If you want to be in the first wave on a fresh map, the reliable method is the boring one:

Pick the servers you are interested in.
Read their description for the wipe schedule.
Join their Discord and look for an announcements channel, where the exact wipe time is usually posted.
Check the time zone the server uses for its announcements.

How to find Rust servers wiping today

Searches like "rust servers wiping today", "rust servers wiped today" and "rust server wipe today" all come down to the same problem: wipe times are scattered across hundreds of server descriptions and Discords. A few practical approaches:

On forced wipe day, every server wipes, so any server you like will be fresh once it has updated.
On other days, check the servers whose names or descriptions mention that day of the week or a weekly schedule.
Use the in-game server browser to see which servers are online and how they describe themselves.
Use Discord announcements for the exact time, since that is where owners post changes and delays.

On the Nostalgic Rust page you can search server names for words like weekly, monthly or a day of the week, sort by trending, Discord activity, rating or newest, and open each server's page to read its description and find its Discord. Remember that the Discord activity figure describes the community around a server, not players in the game, and that Featured and Supreme listings are paid placements that may appear first.

Choosing a wipe rhythm that fits you

The right wipe schedule depends on how much you play:

A few hours a week: a monthly server gives you time to make progress, or a weekly server where losing a base is not a big deal because the wipe is close anyway.
Several evenings in a row after wipe: weekly or biweekly servers reward that burst of play.
Large group with a long-term plan: monthly vanilla servers give you the most time to build up and defend.
No interest in raiding: a PvE server, where wipes matter less because nobody can take your base.

Our guide to the best Rust server for your playstyle covers group limits, gather rates, PvE and roleplay servers in more detail.

Common wipe questions

Do I lose skins when a server wipes? No. Skins are tied to your account, not to a server. A wipe resets what you have on that server only.

Does a wipe affect every server I play on? Each server wipes on its own schedule, except on forced wipe day, when all of them reset.

Can a server skip the forced wipe? Not if it wants to run the current version of the game. The update requires the world to be reset.

Wipes are what keep Rust fresh. Know the forced wipe date, read each server's schedule, and keep its Discord open, and you will always know when the next fresh start is coming.