Secure a FiveM server (permissions, anti-beat)

Secure a FiveM server: permissions, anti-beat and hardening

A FiveM server roleplay publicly exposed attracts cheaters, dumpers and trigger abuse. This guide covers hardening TXAdmin, ACE permissions, whitelist, event protection and good anti-cheat practices to protect your community and RP economy.

FiveM Attack Surface

• Triggers client, Lua events unlockable without server verification
• Injections menus, mod menus, silver/items spawn
• Exploits ressources, leak scripts with backdoors
• DDoS, network saturation (host side mitigation + proxy if applicable)

TXAdmin, admin permissions

1. Access TXAdmin, configure TXAdmin
2. Administrative accounts: one Cfx.re account per staff, no shared accounts
3. Granular roles: moderator (kick/warn) vs admin (restart/resources) vs master
4. Enable 2FA on Cfx.re account if available
5. Journal actions : weekly magazine of the bans and give item

ACE permissions (server.cfg)

Example hardening native commands:

add_ace group.admin command allow
add_ace group.admin command.quit deny
add_principal identifier.fivem:ID group.admin

• Don't grant command to confidence-building groups
• Withdraw access resource restat to junior moderators
• Use license/fivem/discord identifiers for principals

Whitelist & beta phase

1. Before opening : whitelist Discord or TXAdmin
2. sv_endpointprivacy and whitelist control according to whitelist resource
3. Progressive opening : whitelist → tail → public
4. Verif Discord role linked (community resource) to filter multi-accounts

Secure scripts (anti-trigger)

Gold rule: **any sensitive action on the server**.

• Money, items, vehicles: server validation with source player id
• Never trust amounts sent by the client
• Rate limiting : cooldown purchases, bank withdrawals
• Logs : webhook Discord on transactions > threshold

-- mauvais (client)
TriggerServerEvent('shop:buy', item, -1)

-- bon (serveur vérifie prix)
RegisterNetEvent('shop:buy', function(itemId)
  local src = source
  local price = Config.Items[itemId].price
  if Player(src).money >= price then ...
end)

Anti-cheat & entity lockdown

• sv_entityLockdown strict, see OneSync Infinity
• Community anti-heat resources (WaveShield, etc.), evaluate compatibility framework
• Scan ressources leak : diff checksum, official Tebex sources
• Disable ensure unused resources (attack area)

& server.cfg license key

• Never share the Keymaster key publicly
• Regenerate if leak, licence FiveM
• sv_licenseKey only in server.cfg, not in public Git rest

Moderation & Evidence

1. Save clips staff or screenshots for bans
2. TXAdmin ban: identify license + discord if possible
3. Communicate clear regulations (RDM, VDM, cheese = permanent ban)
4. Review logs ox_inventory / qb-banking for anomalies

& DDoS Network

Hosting Anthony IT Solutions benefits from infrastructure datacenter protection. Server side:

• Do not publicly publish admin TXAdmin IP
• Proxy FiveM dedicated so large influence, proxy FiveM
• Limit real slots to stable capacity (CPU saturation avoidance)

Checklist security before opening

• TXAdmin individual admins + roles
• Servicer.cfg without Leak Resources
• Sensible events validated server
• ÷ entityLockdown tested
• Whitelist / active tail
• Webhooks logs economy
• 的 Automatic SQL backup TXAdmin

Frequently Asked Questions

Complimentary paid anti-cheat?
Not to start, but recommended beyond 64 public players with economy.

How to detect trigger money?
Logs server + monitoring impossible balances + reports players.

Related guides

• TXAdmin
• OneSync Infinity
• ESX / QBCore
• MySQL Base

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