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Track A · 26 core lessons

Run a FiveM server

Set up your server, configure resources, and get ready for your first players.

Work toward: A running server you can manage.

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Your learning path

Follow the modules in order. Optional lessons are there when you need them.

Written lessons and reference material are currently in English.

Module 1 · 2 lessonsPlan your server

Decide what you're building before you install anything.

  1. Start here: running a FiveM serverWho this track is for, the four layers of a server, and the exact path from nothing to live.Members only
  2. Plan your first FiveM serverChoose a hosting route, map the stack and dependencies, and define the first playable test before installing anything.Members only

Module 2 · 9 lessonsInstall your server

From an empty folder to a live framework server you can join.

  1. Install the FiveM clientGet FiveM installed and launching.Free
  2. Install tools and databaseEditor, MySQL, and the tools every resource needs.Free
  3. Install your first server with txAdminDownload the latest artifact, open txAdmin, run a framework recipe, and join your own server.Free
  4. Configure server.cfg: complete annotated guideensure resources in the right order, wire dependencies.Free
  5. Endpoints, ports, and going publicendpoint_add lines, port 30120, and what to open so players outside your PC can join.Free
  6. ConVars and secretsKeep webhook URLs and keys out of the repo with GetConvar.Free
  7. Operate your server with txAdminPlayers, resources, console: the panels you live in.Free
  8. How to set up a FiveM server on LinuxUbuntu VPS from zero: artifacts, server.cfg, screen, firewall, and the modern stack.OptionalFree
  9. txAdmin recipes: what a build installsWhat a recipe actually sets up when you deploy: the resources, database, and config it wires for you.ReferenceFree

Module 3 · 6 lessonsResources and database

Install any script the right way, and wire its database.

  1. Organize your server: folders and resourcesserver vs server-data, [category] folders, and why load order follows folders.Members only
  2. Install, update, disable, and remove any scriptRead the deps, install them first, import the SQL, ensure in order, restart.Members only
  3. Reading and editing a script's config.luaThe Config table, what most scripts expose, and safe edits vs core logic.Members only
  4. Databases, oxmysql, and SQL importingMariaDB → oxmysql → FiveM chain, connection strings, .sql files, and the database workflow.Members only
  5. HeidiSQL hands-onNavigate HeidiSQL, run a table, import a script's SQL, and see a script's writes land.Members only
  6. Database backups and migrationsDump, store off-box, migrate safely, and test the restore.Members only

Module 4 · 6 lessonsFramework config

Permissions, jobs, and inventory in your framework.

  1. Giving players permissions (ESX, QBCore, Qbox)ACE groups, add_principal, and admin/jobs in each framework.Members only
  2. FiveM ACE permissions and principalsPlayer → Group → Permissions: the complete ACE system from principals to wildcards.Members only
  3. Create and edit jobs in your frameworkDefine jobs and grades in qb-core/shared/jobs.lua, then assign them in game.Members only
  4. InventoriesStack, weight, slot. The ox_inventory shape.Members only
  5. Creating items for ox and qs inventorydata/items.lua, the icon, AddItem, and the qs-inventory equivalent.OptionalMembers only
  6. Configure qb-smallresourcesWhere QBCore hides consumables, weapon draw, seatbelt, and more, and how to toggle one safely.OptionalMembers only

Module 5 · 8 lessonsAdd content

Install add-on assets as streamed resources.

  1. Clothing, EUP, and asset policyAdd packs without tanking performance or licensing trouble.Members only
  2. Add-on vehicles: the complete processEvery file type, every data_file line, spawn code - the definitive add-on vehicle guide.Members only
  3. Stream add-on weapons and custom loadoutsWeapon .yft/.ytd/, weapons.meta, GiveWeaponToPed, and inventory integration.OptionalMembers only
  4. Stream add-on peds and custom charactersPed streaming, CreatePed, scenarios, guard tasks, and relationship groups.OptionalMembers only
  5. Change vehicle handling like a proTune mass, traction, suspension, and top speed. Test in real-time with vehicleDebug.OptionalMembers only
  6. Build a FiveM carpack from scratchFull carpack structure: data/, stream/, audio/, handling, spawn codes, fxmanifest integration.AdvancedMembers only
  7. Map an interior and stream it in FiveMCodeWalker MLO creation, export YMAP/YTYP, fxmanifest streaming, and collision fixes.AdvancedMembers only
  8. MLO and map optimizationCollisions, LODs, asset weight, and a QA pass under load.AdvancedMembers only

Module 6 · 2 lessonsTest and optimize

Read errors and keep the box healthy under load.

  1. Diagnose FiveM errors: console, txAdmin, and F8The three places FiveM shows errors, how to read any error to the resource, file, and line, and why client and server errors are separate.Members only
  2. Reading and fixing common errorsThe console errors every beginner hits: what each means and the fix.ReferenceMembers only

Module 7 · 7 lessonsSecure and launch

Harden the box, gate connections, and run the launch sweep.

  1. Server security baselinePermissions, secrets, resource trust, webhook hygiene.Members only
  2. Protect your server from common cheatersConVars and ACE permissions that block explosions, ped spam, sound attacks, and teleporting.Members only
  3. The connection flow: deferrals and queueplayerConnecting, deferral cards, and gating who gets in.OptionalMembers only
  4. DDoS, proxy, and networking basicsWhy nobody can join, why it lags, what protection does.OptionalMembers only
  5. Choosing an anti-cheatEvaluate options without snake oil. Authority comes first.OptionalMembers only
  6. Voice setup and troubleshootingProximity voice working, and the blockers that break it.OptionalMembers only
  7. Shipping: launch checklistProduction server.cfg and the pre-launch sweep.Members only

Module 8 · 4 lessonsOperate

Update, respond to incidents, and run the community.

  1. Artifact update SOPPin, back up, update, test, roll back. Beat the support clock.Members only
  2. Incident log runbookCapture, reproduce, classify, fix, record. No panic edits.OptionalMembers only
  3. Discord community ops kitChannels, roles, tickets, escalation, announcements.OptionalMembers only
  4. Quasar Store: every slash commandEvery Quasar Store script's chat command, grouped by script, with who can run it.ReferenceMembers only