Go to your server.cfg file, and add exec permissions.cfg at the very top of the file (use the other command explained in step 3 if you’re using Zap Hosting).

Dont spend more than 20$ at the ultra beginning.If you’re using ZAP Hosting, you might want to leave the permissions.cfg file inside the config folder, and use exec resources/vMenu/config/permissions.cfg instead of exec permissions.cfg in step 4.Īlternatively, if you don’t want to mess with any of these installation steps, install vMenu using their one-click installer! Don’t have a FiveM server yet? Click here to get a server, and use the code Vespura-a-3715 at checkout for a 10% discount! Just be normal, don’t go spend a shit ton of money on hardware you will never use. Not every FXServer has the same requirements, budget and what not.

Get a VPS at OVH (or even better a Dedicated server from daughter company SoYouStart for around $40)īut honestly, everything has their use case.

Setup everything from beginning to end first ON YOUR OWN PC and even play with some friends there for a while.

If you get ZAP you know what you get, which isn’t great.

A VPS can be any random crap and completely useless against DDoS. In theory ZAP hosting is ALWAYS better because you mentioned ZAP or a random unknown VPS company. If you are worried about DDoS you should learn a lot more about DDoS than choose between ZAP Hosting or “A VPS”. Moreover you wont need extreme DDoS options as you are an unknown server, nobody will want to attack you. You also cannot get the “best option to prevent DDoS”. You also need to be able to do basic programming to create your own little scripts or additions to scripts. You need to be able to quickly fix small things in the scripts you download.

You need to be practical with a PC and FXServer. It’s NOT as fun always as everyone thinks. After doing that, you will realize if you actually want to run a server or not. Get it setup according to how you want it. First of setup an FXServer on your own PC.

If you are get a Linux VPS is not much you need to touch at all.īUT if you do NOT have anything setup at all yet, DO NOT SPEND MONEY. If you get a Windows VPS it’s literally just like your own PC. There are thousands of tutorials of using a VPS.

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