Player route
Play FiveM
Install the client, find a server, understand its culture, create a character, learn the controls, and solve common connection issues.
- Install and connect
- Explore game modes
- Learn roleplay basics
- Find a community
FiveM player and creator hubFind your city.
Create your own world.
Discover servers, learn roleplay systems, solve common client problems, and build a reliable path into server creation, scripting, assets, and administration.
Choose your path
Enter the city as a player or a creator.
FiveM serves two connected communities. Pick the route that matches your goal now; the whole network remains open when you are ready to cross over.
Creator route
Create with FiveM
Set up FXServer and txAdmin, choose an architecture, add resources, develop custom systems, and operate a stable community.
- Configure the server
- Choose a framework
- Build resources
- Manage and optimize
Current platform briefing
Match the client to the right edition.
FiveM Legacy and FiveM for GTAV Enhanced coexist. Confirm the required GTAV edition before troubleshooting downloads, launches, or server compatibility.
Platform statusOfficial downloads available
Verified July 30, 2026Enhanced is available in Early Access.
Cfx.re lists FiveM Legacy for GTAV Legacy and a separate Enhanced client for GTAV Enhanced. Enhanced features may change during Early Access.
Check official compatibility- FiveM Legacy
- Available
- GTAV Enhanced
- Early Access
- Console support
- PC only
- Live services
- View status
Start playing FiveM
Reach your first city without skipping the rules.
Use the official client, confirm your GTAV edition, browse communities by experience not player count alone, and read each server's onboarding material before joining.
Player onboarding
Five steps to the first session.
The exact account, voice, and character flow depends on the server, but the safe route stays consistent.
Open official getting started- 01Install the correct FiveM client
- 02Connect your Cfx account when needed
- 03Browse servers and communities
- 04Read rules and voice requirements
- 05Create a character and enter the city
Find your game mode
FiveM is bigger than one version of roleplay.
Servers can stream custom cars, maps, weapons, and scripts to support realistic cities, competitive driving, PvP, PvE, social spaces, or completely original modes.
STRUCTURED CITY
Serious roleplay
Whitelisting, detailed rules, persistent characters, careers, and long-form stories.
Browse server listEASY ONBOARDING
Casual roleplay
Lighter rules, accessible jobs, faster character setup, and room to experiment.
Browse server listMOTOR CULTURE
Racing and drifting
Custom vehicles, tracks, tuning, competitions, crews, and drifting communities.
Browse server listPURSUIT LOOP
Cops and robbers
Police pursuits, robberies, criminal teams, and shorter competitive scenarios.
Browse server listCOMBAT SERVERS
PvP and deathmatch
Weapon-focused arenas, gangs, team battles, and custom competitive modes.
Browse server listORIGINAL WORLDS
Freeroam and minigames
Social sandboxes, PvE, custom activities, and ideas that do not fit one genre.
Browse server listServer discovery directory
Search for fit, not hype.
Verify population, region, language, access rules, voice requirements, and community links yourself. Server details change too quickly for an unverified “best servers” ranking.
Search servers, game modes, regions, or features...Open directory
RoleplayRacingPublicWhitelistedBeginner friendlyNorth AmericaEurope
Experience
What kind of play is the server built around?
Access
Public entry, application, or whitelist?
Community
Are rules, support, and ownership visible?
Compatibility
Legacy, Enhanced, or an edition-specific path?
Roleplay city handbook
Create a character who gives others room to play.
Good roleplay is collaborative. Terms such as metagaming, powergaming, RDM, VDM, fear RP, and New Life Rule can vary, so learn the local definitions before relying on general advice.
Resident recordRP // 001
- Name
- Choose something believable
- Motivation
- Give the character a direction
- Boundaries
- Respect the community rules
Character knowledge ≠ player knowledge
Build clear motives
Give the character goals that create decisions and invite interaction.
React to the scene
Treat consequences, danger, and other players as part of the shared story.
Separate knowledge
Do not turn information learned out of character into an in-character advantage.
Read local rules
Definitions and enforcement vary; the server's handbook is always authoritative.
Jobs and city life
Find a role that creates interaction.
Jobs, duties, progression, and whitelist requirements are server-specific. Treat these as common patterns, then check the city's own systems.
Police · EMS · Fire
Emergency services
Structured public-service roles often require applications, training, and calm radio work.
Mechanic · Taxi · Tow
City services
Service jobs create everyday interactions while teaching routes, systems, and city culture.
Restaurant · Real estate · Retail
Commerce
Run a business, serve residents, manage staff, and build a recognizable place in the city.
Freelance · Crews · Organizations
Civilian and criminal
Create legal or illegal stories within the server's rules and progression systems.
Vehicles, racing, and customization
Learn the road system behind the build.
Custom vehicles are part of FiveM's identity, but ownership, fuel, damage, garages, tuning, handling, and emergency controls all depend on server resources.
Vehicle profile
Ask how the server handles the car.
Confirm storage, insurance, repair, fuel, transfer, and racing rules before investing time or in-city currency.
Ownership
Garages · Keys · Insurance
Performance
Handling · Damage · Fuel
Competition
Races · Drifting · Crews
Creator assets
Models · Textures · Audio
City atlas
Base map, common destination, or custom interior?
Custom maps and buildings can change familiar Los Santos locations. Label every guide by what is universal and what belongs to one server.
Shared world geography
Often used, not guaranteed
Defined by local systems
Streamed building or interior
Voice, commands, and controls
Learn the city's interaction language.
Keybinds and commands vary between frameworks and resources. Use these patterns to understand intent, then verify the exact controls in the server's guide.
/meDescribes a visible character action.
/doAdds environmental context or requests clarification.
/reportContacts staff when the server supports the command.
Push to talkActivates proximity voice or a configured radio channel.
Troubleshooting center
Identify the layer before changing files.
First decide whether the problem is the GTAV edition, FiveM client, account validation, network, a specific server, downloaded resources, voice configuration, or local graphics performance.
Client issue
FiveM will not launch
Confirm the exact error, edition, affected servers, and recent changes before applying a fix.
Compatibility
Legacy or Enhanced mismatch
Confirm the exact error, edition, affected servers, and recent changes before applying a fix.
Connection
Server connection fails
Confirm the exact error, edition, affected servers, and recent changes before applying a fix.
Loading
Infinite loading or downloads
Confirm the exact error, edition, affected servers, and recent changes before applying a fix.
Graphics
Missing textures or low FPS
Confirm the exact error, edition, affected servers, and recent changes before applying a fix.
Voice
Voice chat is not working
Confirm the exact error, edition, affected servers, and recent changes before applying a fix.
Safe troubleshooting
Use official downloads and support first. Back up any configuration you intentionally change, and never paste account credentials into a third-party “verification” page.
Start your own server
Move from local test to managed community.
Cfx.re documents self-hosted and authorized hosting paths. Begin small, use txAdmin, understand every resource you add, and separate testing from production.
Creator launch route
Build the foundation before the features.
Open official server setup- 01Install FXServer
- 02Configure txAdmin
- 03Create the server configuration
- 04Choose an architecture
- 05Install and verify resources
- 06Test before launch
Framework selection
Choose requirements before an ecosystem.
No framework is universally best. Compare the server concept, team experience, dependencies, maintenance model, migration cost, and community support.
Intermediate
Established RP ecosystemESX
A long-running framework with a broad community resource ecosystem.
Intermediate
Modular RP projectsQBCore
A common foundation for structured jobs, inventories, characters, and economies.
Intermediate
Modern QBCore-compatible workQbox
A project path to evaluate when compatibility and newer architecture both matter.
Flexible
Focused custom modesStandalone
Use independent resources when a full roleplay framework would add unnecessary weight.
Resource and script library
Every feature brings dependencies and trust decisions.
FiveM resources can package scripts, assets, and manifests that start and stop independently. Record provenance, dependencies, framework support, version, and test results.
Jobs and economy
Banking · Businesses · Careers
Characters and housing
Identity · Clothing · Properties
Vehicles and racing
Garages · Tuning · Events
Administration
Permissions · Reports · Moderation
Interface and voice
NUI · Phones · Radio
Maps and interiors
YMAP · MLO · Props
Before production: verify source → read dependencies → inspect configuration → test locally → document rollback
Cfx Marketplace
Evaluate before you install.
The official Marketplace offers creator resources, but every server owner still needs to check compatibility, dependencies, licensing, support, update history, and performance.
Visit the Cfx MarketplaceScripting and development laboratory
Build in the language your team can maintain.
FiveM officially supports Lua, JavaScript, and C#. Whichever path you choose, learn resource manifests, client/server boundaries, events, exports, natives, NUI, debugging, and security.
LIGHTWEIGHT
on("city:ready", () => {
// build responsibly
});Lua
Approachable and widely used across community resources and gameplay scripts.
WEB FAMILIAR
on("city:ready", () => {
// build responsibly
});JavaScript
Use familiar web tooling for client, server, and browser-based NUI work.
STRONGLY TYPED
on("city:ready", () => {
// build responsibly
});C#
Bring static typing and object-oriented structure to more advanced projects.
Maps, interiors, and assets
Treat the world like a performance budget.
Models, textures, collision, LODs, doors, animation, and placement all affect the client experience. Visual ambition still needs measurable limits.
Source → Build → Place → Test → Optimize
Document ownership and export settings, test collision and distance behavior, then measure streaming impact with representative players.
WorldYMAP · YTYP · MLOGeometryCollision · LODs · DoorsCharactersClothing · Props · AnimationVehiclesModels · Textures · Handling
Server operations
Run the city like a service.
txAdmin, permissions, player management, restarts, logging, backups, moderation, and staff responsibilities need consistent processes, not improvised access.
Server health
ResourcesTrack count and state
PerformanceWatch script timing
RestartsSchedule and announce
BackupsVerify recovery
WarningsInvestigate before growth
Stability and security
Trust the server, not the client.
- Test resources before production
- Validate networked events
- Limit unnecessary loops
- Use least-privilege permissions
- Keep recoverable backups
- Update through staged changes
Community network
Useful player and creator resources.
Use official documentation for platform facts, then use community tools to discover ideas, compare approaches, and get focused help.
Live city feed
Watch GTA V communities live.
Observe how players share scenes, communicate, and create stories across different server cultures.
Checking the live city network...
Official channels
FiveM and Cfx.re links.
Go directly to Cfx.re for downloads, servers, documentation, support, status, the forum, Portal, and Marketplace.
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