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TRACK A·SECURE AND LAUNCH·Verified June 2026 · Lua 5.4 · ox_lib 3.x
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Protect your server from common cheaters

Most cheat attacks on FiveM servers are not sophisticated - they exploit defaults that are trivial to lock down. In ten minutes you can block the majority of common cheats (explosions, ped spam, teleporting, sound attacks) with server ConVars and ACE permissions alone. No external anti-cheat required.

You'll build
A hardened server.cfg with ConVars and ACE permissions that block the most common cheat vectors - explosions, peds, teleporting, sound spam.
Time
~15 minutes
You need
Access to server.cfg and the ability to restart the server.
You'll learn
sv_enableNetworkedSounds, disabling explosive types, ACE privilege restrictions, and server-side validation patterns.

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RED: closing one of the most common server exploits.
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