Frequently asked questions

FiveM is a community-built multiplayer modification for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V. It runs on dedicated player-owned servers completely separate from Rockstar's official GTA Online infrastructure, which means custom rules, custom maps, custom vehicles and full role-play frameworks like ESX and QBCore are possible. You need a legitimate copy of GTA V on Steam, Epic Games or Rockstar Launcher to use it; FiveM itself is free.

FiveM uses its own multiplayer client and its own master server list, so it never touches Rockstar's online services. Take-Two's legal team challenged the project briefly in 2015 but the situation has been stable ever since and Cfx.re (the team behind FiveM) was acquired by Rockstar in 2023. Playing FiveM cannot get your GTA Online account banned because the two systems do not communicate.

A modern 4-vCPU machine with 8 GB of RAM, an NVMe disk and at least 1 Gbps network is comfortable for 64 players running a medium-sized framework like QBCore. Single-thread CPU performance matters more than core count because the FiveM server runs most game logic on a single thread. Avoid shared 'FiveM hosting' plans under five dollars per month — they are almost always oversold.

For a brand-new server in 2026 with a small team, QBCore is the friendlier choice. The codebase is more modern, the official documentation is more complete and the active script ecosystem skews newer. Pick ESX Legacy only if your team already has years of ESX experience or specifically needs a script that exists only on ESX. Whatever you pick, commit to it for at least six months — switching frameworks mid-flight is one of the most common reasons new servers die.

The safest sources are the official Cfx.re forum, GitHub repositories that are actively maintained, and curated indexes like our own scripts page. Avoid random Discord servers offering paid scripts for free — they almost always contain a backdoor (a 'leak loader') that gives the uploader admin access to any server that installs the script. Always read a script's source code, or at minimum check that the resource manifest only loads files you can see.

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Yes. Create a free account, add a profile, and you can publish forum posts, share open-source resources and write tutorials immediately. To list a paid script in the marketplace you need to apply for creator status — the application asks for two examples of previously published work and is usually reviewed within a week.

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