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Communitybeginner9 min readupdated 11 Sept 2026

Running whitelist applications for a roleplay server

The short answer

Use a whitelist when your server depends on serious roleplay. Ask a few questions that show understanding of the rules and a character idea, answer every application within a day or two, accept or reject with a short reason, optionally interview, and grant access automatically with a Discord role checked at connect (or txAdmin’s whitelist). Onboard accepted players with a welcome message and first steps.

A whitelist trades growth for quality: fewer players, but ones who read the rules and want serious roleplay. Done well, applicants feel welcomed into a community. Done badly — long silences, vague rejections — it pushes good players to the next server in the list.

Running whitelist applications for a roleplay server — illustrated with a FiveM-compatible minimap render

#Questions that work

  1. Age and time zone (for staffing, not gatekeeping).
  2. Roleplay experience and servers played.
  3. Explain metagaming and powergaming in your own words.
  4. Scenario: you are robbed at gunpoint by three people — what do you do?
  5. Describe your first character in a few sentences.

Terms and rules: rules template.

#Forms and bots

Discord application bots keep everything in one place: applicants answer in DMs or a form, staff vote with buttons, and the bot gives the Whitelisted role on approval. A website form works too — post submissions into a staff channel.

#Granting access

  • Discord role checked while connecting — see Discord whitelist.
  • Or txAdmin’s built-in whitelist with approvals.
  • Explain how to apply in the connecting message and the server list: sets sv_appearAllowlisted true and sv_allowlistInstructions — see project name and description.

#Onboarding

Send accepted players a welcome with the join link, the key rules, starter tips and where to ask for help. Their first session decides whether they stay — see player retention.

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Questions

Should my FiveM server be whitelisted?
If it depends on serious roleplay, yes; if you want fast growth and casual play, a public server with good moderation may suit better.
What questions should a whitelist application ask?
Experience, understanding of core rules (metagaming, powergaming), a scenario answer and a short character idea.
How fast should applications be reviewed?
Within one to two days — slow reviews lose good applicants.
How do accepted players get access?
Usually through a Discord role checked when they connect, or txAdmin’s whitelist.

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