FiveM is Cfx.re's multiplayer framework for Grand Theft Auto V — the thing that turned GTA V into a roleplay platform. You run your own server with custom jobs, cars, scripts, and a community. The two dominant frameworks are QBCore (newer, actively maintained) and ESX (older but still massive); both install cleanly on our FiveM template.
Running a FiveM server means juggling an FXServer binary, a MySQL/MariaDB backend, a Node.js resource ecosystem, and often 50–200+ Lua resources that make up your community's gameplay. Our FiveM template provisions all of it: FXServer from the latest Cfx.re recommended channel, MariaDB with per-server credentials auto-injected, txAdmin for in-browser admin tools, and SFTP + in-browser editor for your resources/ folder.
FiveM is resource-heavy — LSPD/EMS/jobs servers with 200+ Lua scripts easily consume 16 GB RAM, and CPU single-thread performance matters because FXServer's main thread handles most script execution. We run FiveM on Ryzen 9 nodes specifically; lower-tier CPUs at cheaper hosts will tick-hitch during prime-time. Git deploys are first-class: paste your repo URL, hit pull, resources reload.