GuidesVehicles
How to Add Cars to QBCore, Qbox and ESX Vehicle Shops
Your add-on car spawns but the dealership doesn't list it. Where each framework keeps its vehicle list, the entry format, and how to fix a car named NULL.
· 8 min read
Blog & Guides
Practical FiveM tutorials and tips — from installing your first car pack to squeezing more performance out of a busy roleplay server.
GuidesVehicles
FiveM Toy Cars: How to Add Mini Cars & Kids Karts to Your RP Server
Toy cars are the most fun vehicle type you can add to an RP city. What they are, where servers use them, and how to install a mini kart in five minutes.
· 5 min read
Server SetupRoleplay
10 Common FiveM Server Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
Most new servers fail for the same handful of reasons. Here are the mistakes that kill communities — and how to sidestep every one.
· 8 min read
Server SetupRoleplay
How to Whitelist Your FiveM Server (and Why You Should)
Whitelisting cuts trolls and raises RP quality overnight. Here's what whitelisting means and the common ways to set it up.
· 6 min read
RoleplayVehicles
The Best Cars for a FiveM Drift Server
Building a drift or car-meet server? Here are the vehicle types that keep the tandems flowing and the meets packed.
· 6 min read
GuidesVehicles
How to Tune handling.meta in FiveM (Beginner's Guide)
Make a car feel right without guesswork. The handling.meta fields that matter most for grip, acceleration, braking and weight.
· 8 min read
GuidesRoleplay
The Best Vehicle Categories for a New Roleplay Server
Launching an RP server? Here's the vehicle mix that covers every role your players will want from day one.
· 5 min read
GuidesVehicles
Add-On vs Replace Vehicles in FiveM: What's the Difference?
An add-on car spawns under its own new model name. A replace car overwrites a base-game model. Why FiveM servers use add-on, and when replace still fits.
· 6 min read
PerformanceServer Setup
7 Ways to Optimize Your FiveM Server's Performance
Frame drops and stutter usually come from a handful of avoidable issues. Here are seven practical fixes to keep your server smooth at scale.
· 8 min read
GuidesVehicles
How to Spawn Vehicles in FiveM (Spawn Names & Admin Commands)
Spawn a FiveM add-on car by the model name in its vehicles.meta, not the folder name: type /car and the name, or use the spawn box in txAdmin or vMenu.
· 5 min read
PerformanceTroubleshooting
How to Reduce FiveM Stream Memory (and Stop Server Crashes)
Too many heavy vehicles can blow your streaming budget and crash clients. Here's how to find the offenders and bring memory under control.
· 8 min read
GuidesVehicles
Debadged vs Lore-Friendly Vehicles: Which Is Right for Your Server?
A debadged car has its logos removed but keeps its real name and shape. A lore-friendly car is also renamed to a GTA V-style make. How to choose.
· 5 min read
Server SetupPerformance
FiveM Server Hosting Requirements: What Specs Do You Actually Need?
Stop overpaying for cores you'll never use. A plain-English breakdown of the CPU, RAM and hosting that actually matters for FiveM.
· 7 min read
RoleplayVehicles
How to Set Up Vehicle Keys in FiveM
Stop players stealing every parked car. How vehicle key and anti-theft systems work, and how to add ownership-based locking.
· 6 min read
GuidesEmergency
How to Add Police Cars to FiveM (ELS vs Non-ELS Explained)
Non-ELS police cars use GTA's own sirens and work once the resource is ensured. ELS cars need the ELS resource and a VCF file each. How to install both.
· 7 min read
GuidesVehicles
How to Install a FiveM Car Pack (Step-by-Step)
Put the pack's car folders in resources/[cars], add ensure [cars] to server.cfg, restart, then spawn each car by its spawn code. Plus mistakes to avoid.
· 6 min read
Server SetupTroubleshooting
How to Protect Your FiveM Server From DDoS Attacks
Rival servers and griefers do attack FiveM communities. Here are practical, legitimate ways to harden your server against DDoS.
· 7 min read
GuidesVehicles
How to Install Custom Rims and Wheels in FiveM
Install the rim pack as a resource, ensure it in server.cfg, restart fully, then open the wheels category in a mod shop. Plus why new rims fail to show.
· 6 min read
TroubleshootingVehicles
How to Fix the Most Common FiveM Vehicle Errors
Car won't spawn: missing ensure or wrong spawn name. Invisible: the .yft failed to stream. Black: missing .ytd. Eight FiveM vehicle errors and their fixes.
· 8 min read
GuidesVehicles
How to Convert a Single-Player Car Mod to a FiveM Add-On
Rename the model, put its .yft and .ytd files in a stream folder, point the meta files at the new name and add an fxmanifest.lua. The steps in full.
· 8 min read
GuidesVehicles
How to Add Custom Engine Sounds to a FiveM Vehicle
Add a custom engine sound to a FiveM car in three steps: ensure the sound resource, set audioNameHash in the car's vehicles.meta, restart. With an example.
· 6 min read
RoleplayServer Setup
The Best FiveM Scripts for a New Roleplay Server
You don't need 200 scripts to launch. Here are the essential categories that make a roleplay server playable from day one.
· 7 min read
RoleplayServer Setup
QBCore vs ESX: Which FiveM Framework Should You Choose?
The two biggest roleplay frameworks compared — code style, resource ecosystem, performance and which one fits your server's goals.
· 7 min read
GuidesVehicles
How to Choose the Right FiveM Vehicle Pack for Your Server
Packs are the fastest way to fill a garage — but not all packs fit all servers. How to pick the right one for your theme, budget and performance.
· 6 min read
Server SetupTroubleshooting
How to Update FiveM Server Artifacts (Safely)
Outdated artifacts break new content and leave security holes. Here's how to update your server build without breaking everything.
· 6 min read
GuidesVehicles
How to Add a Custom Car to FiveM (Add-On Vehicles Explained)
To add a custom car to FiveM: put the resource folder in resources, add ensure and the folder name to server.cfg, restart, and spawn it by its model name.
· 7 min read
GuidesVehicles
FiveM Vehicle Classes Explained (and Why They Matter)
Vehicle class decides how scripts sort and treat a car: shop categories, race brackets, fuel use. Here's what each class means and how to set it.
· 6 min read
Server SetupGuides
How to Set Up a FiveM Server (Complete Beginner's Guide)
Everything you need to launch your first FiveM server — from the server artifacts and txAdmin to your server.cfg and connecting in-game.
· 10 min read
GuidesVehicles
How to Add Custom Liveries to a FiveM Vehicle
A FiveM livery is a numbered texture in the car's .ytd, such as modelname_sign_1. How to add your own, put it on the car in game and fix a blank livery.
· 6 min read
Server SetupRoleplay
How to Migrate From ESX to QBCore (What to Expect)
Thinking of switching frameworks? Here's an honest look at what an ESX-to-QBCore migration involves and how to do it with minimal pain.
· 8 min read
GuidesCustomization
How to Install Custom Clothing and EUP in FiveM
Drop the clothing or EUP pack into resources, ensure it, and use a clothing menu that reads the added drawable IDs. Plus how to avoid component conflicts.
· 7 min read
Server SetupGuides
Your server.cfg Explained: Every Line That Matters
The server.cfg is the control center of your FiveM server. Here's a plain-English tour of the settings that actually matter.
· 8 min read
Server SetupGuides
How to Set Up a Discord Bot for Your FiveM Server
Discord integration powers whitelists, logs and status. Here's what a server bot does and how to connect it to FiveM safely.
· 6 min read
RoleplayServer Setup
How to Set Up Player-Owned Businesses in FiveM
Let players run shops, restaurants and companies. How player-owned business systems work and how they deepen your server's economy.
· 7 min read
GuidesCustomization
How to Add Custom Peds (Character Models) to FiveM
FiveM peds are character models. Stream the ped as a resource, ensure it, then add its model name to your appearance script so players can select it.
· 6 min read
RoleplayVehicles
How to Add a Car Dealership to Your FiveM Server
Install a vehicle shop script, install the cars, then list each car by spawn name, price and category in the framework's vehicle list: QBCore, Qbox or ESX.
· 7 min read
Server SetupRoleplay
How to Advertise and Grow a FiveM Server
Great servers still die empty if nobody knows about them. The legitimate channels and tactics that actually bring players in.
· 8 min read
RoleplayServer Setup
How to Create a Custom Job in QBCore
Jobs are the engine of RP economies. A beginner-friendly look at how QBCore jobs are defined and how to add your own.
· 8 min read
RoleplayVehicles
How to Add a Fuel System to Your FiveM Server
Fuel turns driving into a resource to manage — and gas stations into RP hubs. How fuel scripts work and how to set one up cleanly.
· 6 min read
Server SetupRoleplay
How to Make Money With a FiveM Server (Legally and Sustainably)
Running a server costs real money. Here is how communities fund themselves through Tebex, and what the platform agreement rules out.
· 8 min read
Server SetupTroubleshooting
How to Set Up Anti-Cheat on Your FiveM Server
Cheaters can wreck a community overnight. A practical look at how FiveM anti-cheat works and how to layer protection without false bans.
· 7 min read
GuidesServer Setup
How to Install an MLO (Custom Interior) in FiveM
Custom interiors transform a server's world. Here's how MLOs work, how to install one cleanly, and how to avoid the dreaded interior conflicts.
· 7 min read
PerformanceTroubleshooting
How to Improve FiveM FPS (Client-Side Performance Guide)
Server-side optimization only goes so far — here's how players can squeeze more frames out of FiveM, and what owners can do to help.
· 7 min read
CustomizationServer Setup
How to Create a Custom HUD for Your FiveM Server
The HUD is the first thing players see. How FiveM HUDs are built, how to install one, and how to keep it light on performance.
· 6 min read
GuidesServer Setup
How to Install a Custom Map in FiveM
Add new areas, reworked zones and detailed map mods. How map resources stream into the world and how to avoid conflicts with MLOs.
· 6 min read
RoleplayServer Setup
How to Add a Gang and Territory System to FiveM
Turf wars give crime RP real stakes. How gang systems work and what you need to run territories without the server descending into chaos.
· 7 min read
RoleplayVehicles
How to Set Up a Mechanic Shop in FiveM
Give players a place to repair, tune and customize their cars. How mechanic shop scripts work and how to wire them into your economy.
· 7 min read
RoleplayVehicles
How to Add a Tow Truck Job to Your FiveM Server
A tow job keeps the streets clear and gives players an honest way to earn. How to set up towing with the right vehicles and a working loop.
· 6 min read
Server SetupTroubleshooting
How to Back Up Your FiveM Server (Before You Lose Everything)
One bad update or crash can wipe months of work. A simple, practical backup routine for your resources, database and config.
· 6 min read
GuidesCustomization
How to Add Custom Props and Objects to FiveM
Install the prop resource, ensure it, then place the objects with a placement script and save the coordinates. Plus how to keep prop-heavy areas smooth.
· 6 min read
RoleplayVehicles
How to Set Up a Garage System in FiveM
Garages are where owned cars live between sessions. How garage scripts work, how they tie to ownership, and how to avoid lost-vehicle bugs.
· 7 min read