Guide
How to start a FiveM server: a complete setup guide
From picking hardware to your first restart: what it takes to run a FiveM server properly, and the mistakes that cost new owners their first month.
Lennart Voss · 2 min readRead more
FiveM guides and release notes
Setup, frameworks, performance, security and community — what we learned building scripts and running them on live servers.
Guide
ESX vs QBCore: which framework should your server run?
The two frameworks that carry most roleplay servers, compared honestly: structure, ecosystem, performance, and what switching later actually costs you.
Mira Kessler · 1 min readRead more
Business
What a FiveM roleplay server actually costs to run
Hosting, scripts, maps, payment fees and the costs nobody budgets for. A realistic breakdown for a server going from launch to a stable player base.
Tobias Frank · 1 min readRead more
Guide
Escrow vs open source FiveM scripts: what you actually buy
Escrowed resources protect the author's source. What that means for your server, what you can still change, and how to judge a script before you pay.
Lennart Voss · 1 min readRead more
Guide
How to install a FiveM script without breaking your server
Dependencies, load order, SQL imports and the restart that actually applies your change. The installation routine that keeps a live server stable.
Tobias Frank · 1 min readRead more
Community
Growing a FiveM roleplay server: what actually keeps players
Advertising fills a server for a weekend. Structure, staff and a reason to log in tomorrow are what keep it full. What works, and what quietly empties a server.
Lennart Voss · 1 min readRead more