FiveM Server Hosting
Running your own GTA V roleplay server
A FiveM server is an FXServer process plus your framework (QBCore, ESX or Qbox) and a pile of resources. Where you run it decides how smooth it feels once 50 people are driving around at the same time. Below is what actually matters when you pick hosting, written from the numbers we see on the FiveM servers people track on this site.
FiveM hosting from €3.99/mo
Space-Node sets up FiveM servers with txAdmin, QBCore and ESX ready to go. DDoS protection is included and you can pick from 9 locations.
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How many slots do you really need?
Look up servers similar to the one you want to build and check how many players they actually have in the evening. Type a server name or paste a cfx.re/join code. Most new roleplay servers never go past 30 to 60 players online, so there is no need to pay for 200 slots on day one.
What a FiveM server needs
RAM
A fresh QBCore or ESX server with a handful of friends runs fine on 4 GB. Once you add custom cars, MLOs and a few hundred resources, 8 GB is the comfortable middle, and busy servers with 100 or more players usually sit between 12 and 16 GB. Streamed assets and scripts that leak memory are what eat it, not the player count on its own.
CPU
Most of FXServer's script work runs on one main thread, so a fast modern core beats a pile of slow ones. If the server hitches every time a lot of players are online, a faster CPU fixes more than extra RAM does.
DDoS protection
Roleplay communities get attacked, often by people who were banned last week. Hosting without proper filtering means your server drops for everyone at once. Make sure protection is included and not a paid add-on.
txAdmin and a license key
txAdmin is the web panel that comes with FXServer for restarts, bans, backups and scheduled tasks. Every server also needs a free license key from the Cfx.re portal. Good hosting has txAdmin set up for you so you only paste the key.
Location
Pick a data center close to most of your players. A German server feels fine across Europe, but players in Brazil or Australia will notice the ping on vehicles and weapons.