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99 FiveM guides,
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Minimaps are what we build; running a FiveM server is the rest of the job, so these cover both. Each one opens with the answer, then explains it. They are what we tell server owners in Discord, written down.

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Start here

The six questions that bring most people to this site, each answered in the first paragraph of its guide.

The FiveM blips list: every sprite ID and colour numberPass the sprite number to SetBlipSprite and the colour number to SetBlipColour.Install a custom FiveM-compatible minimap in under five minutesCopy the resource folder into resources/, add one ensure line to server.cfg, stop any other minimap resource, then clear the FiveM client cache and reconnect.Hiding the FiveM minimap: DisplayRadar, cars only, and menusCall DisplayRadar(false) to hide the minimap and DisplayRadar(true) to show it.Every FiveM game build, and what sv_enforceGameBuild doesAdd sv_enforceGameBuild <number> to server.cfg to make all players use that game build.FiveM server ports: what to open and what to keep closedPlayers connect on 30120 TCP and UDP (set by endpoint_add_tcp and endpoint_add_udp).FiveM minimap not showing? Work through these nine causesClear the FiveM client cache, confirm the resource actually started with a stream file count above zero, and make sure no other resource streams minimap_*.ytd.

35 guides

Minimaps and the radar

The map in the corner: installing one, reshaping it, moving it, and everything drawn on top of it.

Install one, or fix the one you have

The resource folder, the cfg line, the cache, and the nine reasons a new map stays black.

Install a custom FiveM-compatible minimap in under five minutes8 min FiveM minimap not showing? Work through these nine causes9 min The best FiveM-compatible minimaps in 2026, compared honestly16 min Free FiveM minimaps, and what a paid one adds12 min How much does a FiveM-compatible minimap cost? Free packs, presets, editors and commissions, priced10 min Brand the minimap with your own logo and text8 min What makes a good minimap for a redzone server7 min

Shape, position and zoom

Round or square, where it sits, how far it sees, and what to do with the bars under it.

Making a circle minimap in FiveM: the radar mask and SetMinimapClipType8 min Moving, resizing and squaring the FiveM minimap13 min Controlling the FiveM minimap zoom: SetRadarZoom and the big map9 min Hiding the FiveM minimap: DisplayRadar, cars only, and menus9 min SETUP_HEALTH_ARMOUR and the bars under the FiveM radar10 min The interior radar in FiveM: blank minimaps in MLOs and SetRadarAsInteriorThisFrame9 min The FiveM pause menu map: how it works and what you can change10 min Customising the FiveM pause menu: title, tab names and colours8 min

Blips, markers and routes

Every sprite and colour number, the legend categories, radius blips and GPS lines.

Adding blips to the FiveM map with AddBlipForCoord12 min The FiveM blips list: every sprite ID and colour number10 min FiveM blip categories, display modes and indicators8 min Radius and area blips in FiveM: drawing zones, territories and danger areas8 min GPS routes and waypoints in FiveM: every way to draw a route on the map8 min Live player blips for police and jobs on OneSync9 min DrawMarker in FiveM: every marker type, every parameter, and how to keep it cheap8 min

Postals, zones and coordinates

How players tell each other where they are, and how the world grid is numbered.

Postal codes on a FiveM server: baked into the map, or drawn by a script?9 minNearest-postal scripts: how they work and how to match your map11 min Baked postal numbers or a nearest-postal script?16 minGTA 5 map coordinates for FiveM: vector3, heading and ground Z11 min GTA V zone names: every GetNameOfZone code and district10 min

Build a map yourself

Tile sizes, texture dictionaries, the editors, and the file format the streamer will accept.

How to make a custom FiveM-compatible minimap18 min How to use the FiveM-compatible minimap editor11 min Every file format in a FiveM-compatible minimap, explained16 min The technical specification of a FiveM-compatible minimap10 min The files behind the FiveM minimap and pause map9 min GTA 6 arrives 19 November 2026 — what it means for your FiveM map6 min

Cayo Perico

The island is in the game files already. Switching it on is a build number and four natives.

Adding Cayo Perico to a FiveM server, and to its minimap10 min Cayo Perico and the FiveM minimap: how the island map actually works8 min

28 guides

Running the server

From an empty box to a server people can join, and the settings that decide how it behaves.

Get one running

Hardware, host, artifacts and txAdmin, on Windows or Linux.

FiveM server hardware requirements9 min Where to host a FiveM server11 min Setting up a FiveM server on Windows11 min Setting up a FiveM server on Linux (Ubuntu and Debian)13 minSetting up txAdmin for a FiveM server12 min Getting and using a FiveM server licence key8 min Choosing and updating FiveM server artifacts9 min FiveM for GTA V Enhanced: what actually changes9 min

server.cfg, ports and convars

What every line does, which ports have to be open, and which build to enforce.

The FiveM server.cfg, line by line14 min FiveM server ports: what to open and what to keep closed9 min Every FiveM game build, and what sv_enforceGameBuild does10 min Player slots on a FiveM server8 min What OneSync does and how to configure it9 min Pure mode: sv_pureLevel 1 and 27 min The FiveM server console commands you actually use8 min

Admins, bans and whitelists

Who may do what, and how to keep the people who should not be here out.

ACE permissions in FiveM: add_ace, add_principal and groups11 min txAdmin staff accounts and permissions10 min Banning players on a FiveM server10 min Building a Discord role whitelist for FiveM12 min Protecting a FiveM server from DDoS attacks11 min

Day to day

Restarts, backups, the database, and the first ninety seconds a new player sees.

Scheduled restarts on a FiveM server8 min Backing up a FiveM server properly10 min Setting up MariaDB for a FiveM server10 min What a player decides about your FiveM server in the first minute7 min

World settings

Weather, time, traffic, police response and locked doors.

FiveM weather types, weather commands and time sync10 min Traffic and pedestrian density on a FiveM server11 min Turning off wanted levels and AI dispatch on a FiveM server8 min Setting up door locks in FiveM with ox_doorlock11 min

21 guides

Streaming assets

Cars, peds, clothing, interiors, props and sound: how the client gets files the base game never had.

How streaming works

One rule explains most streaming failures. Start here before you debug anything.

How FiveM streaming actually works15 min Everything you can put in an fxmanifest.lua10 min Preparing a logo PNG for a FiveM sign8 min

Vehicles

Add-on versus replace, the meta files, handling values and liveries.

Adding add-on vehicles to a FiveM server12 min Replacing vanilla cars or adding new ones8 min What every FiveM vehicle meta file does11 min Tuning vehicle handling in FiveM: handling.meta value by value12 min Vehicle liveries on a FiveM server9 min

Peds and clothing

Add-on ped models, the freemode clothing system, and why a new ped turns up invisible.

Adding a custom ped model to FiveM9 min Add-on ped not loading in FiveM: invisible peds, missing textures and resets8 min EUP and custom clothing on a FiveM server10 min

Maps, interiors and props

MLOs, IPLs, ymaps, props, and the tools that edit them.

How to add an MLO interior to a FiveM server12 min Interiors and IPLs in FiveM11 min YMAP files in FiveM: placing props and maps11 min Adding custom props to a FiveM server9 min Removing vanilla props and objects from the FiveM map10 min Editing the GTA V map with CodeWalker for FiveM12 min Installing a custom Vinewood sign7 min ymap or script: how a custom FiveM sign is built9 min

Audio

Game sounds, your own files through NUI, and streamed audio banks.

Playing custom sounds on a FiveM server9 min Native audio in FiveM: AWC wave packs, dat54 sound data and custom soundsets8 min

11 guides

Performance

Find the resource eating the frames before you change anything else.

Find the cause

Server lag, hitch warnings, too many resources and desync are four different problems.

Find the resource that is eating your frames13 min Fixing server thread hitch warnings10 min How many resources is too many?10 minDesync, rubber-banding and network issues in FiveM10 min

Textures and memory

The streaming memory budget, oversized assets and the entities nobody cleaned up.

Optimising textures on a FiveM server11 min Streaming memory and texture loss in FiveM9 min Fixing the FiveM oversized assets warning9 min Entity limits and cleanup on a FiveM server9 min What a custom Vinewood sign costs7 min

On the player side

Client FPS, the cache, and the ambient world the client has to simulate.

Improving FPS on FiveM10 min Clearing the FiveM cache7 min

4 guides

Scripting

The natives and patterns that come up when you write the resource yourself.

HUD and the screen

Hiding the game HUD component by component, and drawing your own on top.

HideHudComponentThisFrame: every HUD component ID in FiveM8 min

Players and instances

Who a player is across sessions, and how to put two groups in the same place.

FiveM player identifiers: license, license2, discord and steam9 min Routing buckets in FiveM: instances without a second server9 min

When it breaks

Reading a crash, and the manifest that decides what loads.

How to actually find what is crashing your server11 min

99 FiveM guides,sorted by the job.