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FiveM server guides
Everything you need to run a FiveM server with friends: setting it up, getting everyone in, configs, mods, backups and fixes for common errors. Written by the Wilderack team and checked against Cfx.re (Rockstar Games)’s own documentation.
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Cfx.re only lets hosts it has authorized sell FiveM servers, and servers on other hosts get blocked. FiveM opens on Wilderack the day Cfx.re approves us as a hosting partner. These guides are ready for the day we open.
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The same seven guides for every game, in the order most people need them.
- Getting started
How to make a FiveM server
Set up a FiveM server for GTA V roleplay or freeroam, add your Cfx.re license key, pick a framework like QBCore, ESX or Qbox, and invite friends.
- How to connect
How to connect to your FiveM server
Join your FiveM server from the server list or with the F8 connect command, what players need installed, and what to do when it won't connect.
- Config reference
FiveM server.cfg reference
Where FiveM's server.cfg lives, what each important setting does, which lines moved to the Cfx.re Portal, and how admins, ACE permissions and bans work.
- Mods and plugins
FiveM resources, scripts and frameworks
Add scripts, cars, maps and frameworks like QBCore, ESX and Qbox to your FiveM server, install resources by hand, and fix escrowed paid scripts.
- Backups and your world
FiveM server backups and moving a server
How backups work for your FiveM server, what they include, how to restore or download one, and how to move a FiveM server and its database from another host.
- Performance tips
FiveM server performance tips
How much RAM a FiveM server needs, how to find laggy scripts with the profiler, fix hitch warnings, and keep a busy roleplay server smooth.
- Common errors
Fix common FiveM server errors
Fix the FiveM server errors owners and players hit most, from license key failures and resources that won't load to game build mismatches and old artifacts.
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FiveM license key, server listing and player slots
Create your free FiveM license key on the Cfx.re Portal, add it to your server, edit your server list entry and get more than 48 player slots.
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Rules for FiveM server owners, in plain words
What Rockstar's Creator Platform License Agreement asks of FiveM server owners, from the required disclaimer to Tebex-only stores and banned loot boxes.
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