Running a FiveM Server

FiveM's recommended setup method is via txAdmin, a management interface bundled with the server artifacts, rather than hand-editing everything yourself.

Create a directory and download the artifacts

mkdir -p ~/fivem/server-data && cd ~/fivem

Download the latest Linux server artifact (fx.tar.xz) from the official FiveM artifacts page, then extract it:

tar xf fx.tar.xz

Get a base server-data folder

Clone a starter server-data (containing a default server.cfg and resources) into the server-data folder you created, for example:

cd server-data
git clone https://github.com/citizenfx/cfx-server-data.git .

Open the required ports

FiveM needs both TCP and UDP on its port (default 30120):

sudo ufw allow 30120/tcp
sudo ufw allow 30120/udp

Start the server and run the txAdmin setup

From the ~/fivem folder:

cd alpine  # or the folder matching your extracted artifact
./run.sh +set txAdminPort 40120

Visit http://<your-vps-ip>:40120 in a browser to complete the guided txAdmin setup, which walks you through licensing (a Cfx.re key), choosing your server-data folder, and picking a starter resource set.

🎉 Done

Once setup finishes, txAdmin will start your FiveM server. Connect via the F8 console in-game using connect <your-vps-ip>:30120.

Verify against current docs

FiveM's setup tooling changes fairly often. Cross-check the steps above against FiveM's official server setup documentation if anything doesn't match what you see.