Ready to build a custom GTA V multiplayer server? Our friendly, step‑by‑step guide shows you how to launch your FiveM server in minutes and start playing with friends.
Tutorials & Guides
Step-by-step instructions on installation and customization.
Can AI Build a FiveM Server? What the Claude/Qbox Video Actually Shows
A practical FiveM server-owner case study on what the Claude/Qbox AI server video proves, where it struggled, and what to verify before production.
HeidiSQL vs Navicat for FiveM Server Databases
A practical comparison of HeidiSQL, Navicat, and phpMyAdmin for managing FiveM server databases.
How to Record FiveM Gameplay
Simple ways to record FiveM gameplay with OBS, NVIDIA ShadowPlay, or built-in capture tools.
Recommended Sources for GTA V (PC)
Use official GTA V sources for a clean PC installation before you install FiveM, graphics mods, or server resources.
How To Change Vehicle Handling (FiveM)
Want tighter brakes, grippier tires, or real drift physics? You can change vehicle handling in FiveM in two clean ways: This guide shows both, explains every important value, and gives you safe testing workflows that prevent desync and chaos on your server. We also provide a tool to change all vehicle handlings. Quick Summary Prerequisites […]
FivePD — The Complete Beginner’s Guide (Setup, Gamepl…
You play as a police officer in GTA V using FiveM and the FivePD framework. You respond to AI callouts, patrol with friends, run traffic stops, and use real tools like a CAD or MDT.
Build a Custom FiveM Phone App
GoalCreate a production‑ready in‑game smartphone for FiveM using NUI + React. You will scaffold a resource, wire QBCore/ESX events, persist data in MySQL, and ship a smooth UI that respects performance budgets. Prerequisites Docs Internal reading (FiveMX) Architecture Event flow Step 1 — Scaffold the resource Folder layout fxmanifest.lua Step 2 — Create the React […]
How to Play FiveM: Beginner Guide to GTA V Roleplay
How to bind emotes in FiveM Emote binds are server-dependent, so check the server keybind menu, F8 help text, or Discord rules before assuming one universal command. Open the server keybind or emote menu first; many servers let you save emotes from the UI. If the server documents F8 commands, use its exact emote bind […]
How to Migrate ESX → QBCore the Right Way
You want a clean switch from ESX to QBCore without losing data or breaking core systems. Follow this plan. You will finish with stable identifiers, oxmysql queries, and ox_lib powered code. Goal: move your server from ESX to QBCore with minimal downtime. Prerequisites Step 1. Make a Plan and a Rollback Point Step 2. Build […]
How To Create FiveM MLOs Tutorial
A step‑by‑step guide to build, export, package, test, optimize, and ship FiveM MLOs with Blender, Sollumz, CodeWalker, and OpenIV—plus troubleshooting, QA, and performance budgets. TL;DR: You’ll set up tools (Blender + Sollumz, CodeWalker, OpenIV), model an interior with proper topology and texel density, create collisions (YBN), portals/rooms/occlusion (YTYP), export with Sollumz, package a resource with […]
How to Run a FiveM Server Using Docker
FiveM Docker setup quick checklist A useful Docker setup keeps txAdmin data persistent, exposes the right ports, and makes updates reversible. Use Docker Compose v2 and bind-mount txData or your server data directory. Expose 30120 TCP/UDP for FiveM and 40120 only where txAdmin access is intended. Back up server.cfg, resources, txData, and database data before […]
FiveM Server List Guide: Get Listed and Improve Clicks
Use current Cfx.re settings to get a FiveM server listed, fix private or missing entries, improve listing clarity and measure the connect path.
How to Remove the Crosshair in FiveM (HideHudComponentThisFrame 14)
Fast answer: FiveM servers remove the default GTA crosshair — HUD component 14, the reticle — by running HideHudComponentThisFrame(14) every frame in a client script. The call must run on the client, inside a loop, because HUD components render again on the next frame. Below: the copy-paste resource, an optional player toggle command, and fixes […]
QBCore Admin Commands
A dependency-labelled QBCore admin command reference based on the current qb-core source, with permissions, syntax and safe testing notes.
FiveM server.cfg Guide: Safe Starter Config
Quick answer: start with the official Cfx.re example, change only the endpoint, project fields, slot limit, server registration key, and explicit resource list, then validate in txAdmin and test a direct connection. Keep a known-good copy before every edit. endpoint_add_tcp “0.0.0.0:30120” endpoint_add_udp “0.0.0.0:30120” sets sv_projectName “My Server” sets sv_projectDesc “A clear one-sentence description” sv_hostname “My […]
How to Make a FiveM Server More Popular
Get players. Keep players. Grow reliably. Below is the step‑by‑step, technical, no‑fluff playbook we use when we help servers go from empty to consistently populated. You’ll set up clean metadata (server list), remove performance bottlenecks, add retention loops, and build a marketing flywheel that compounds week over week. Copy‑paste configs are included. Assumptions: You already […]
How To Install Custom Cars (FiveM)
This is the authoritative, no‑fluff guide to installing custom cars on a FiveM server—safely, correctly, and with production‑ready configs you can copy‑paste. We’ll cover one‑off add‑on cars, multi‑car packs, converting single‑player DLCs, and wiring vehicles into ESX/QBCore shops. What you’ll need (prereqs) Opinionated best practice: Group all vehicles under a resource category folder like resources/[cars]/…. […]