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# Run your first server

From zero to a public FiveM server: license key, txAdmin, database, port forwarding, a Linux VPS, updates and vMenu for a quick freeroam setup.

10 videos, 1 h 27 min in total. The videos are on YouTube and are not ours.

## Lessons

1. [How to Make a FiveM Server in 2026! (UPDATED) | FREE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjVwsBinE10) by HighwayTrooper (10:38)
   A current, start to finish walkthrough of making a free FiveM server with txAdmin on Windows. The best first video if you have never run a server.
2. [How to Create a FiveM Server (txAdmin) 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCIM7FlTA1g) by Alfa (10:10)
   Another full txAdmin setup, kept up to date by its creator. Watch it if you want a second pair of eyes on the deployer steps.
3. [How To Regenerate FiveM Server License Key](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3gTZR6yFSk) by txAdmin (2:07)
   Short official txAdmin video on regenerating your server license key on the Cfx.re side, for when a key leaks or stops working.
4. [How to Setup a Database for Your FiveM Server (2026)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIlFkSaNACU) by TraseDev (4:19)
   Installing MariaDB and preparing a database for a framework server, explained for beginners.
5. [How To Port Forward A FiveM Server! (2026 Updated!)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0jLMc_zEDw) by HTNetwork (6:01)
   How to open port 30120 on a home router so friends can join, plus how to check it worked.
6. [How To Host a FiveM Server 24/7 (VPS Setup 2026)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IqsBW5ZfeA) by TraseDev (12:24)
   Moving from a home PC to a VPS so the server runs 24/7: choosing a machine, installing and keeping it online.
7. [Linux-Ubuntu FiveM Server Install Guide](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1TozHDa5Q) by Enix Hosting (15:00)
   A longer guide to installing FXServer and txAdmin on Ubuntu, for people who want a Linux server.
8. [How to update FiveM Server Artifacts / TXAdmin in 2024!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZXnK8IjT20) by HighwayTrooper (2:45)
   Quick how-to for swapping in a new server artifact (and with it txAdmin) without losing your data.
9. [How to install vMenu into a FiveM Server! 2026 Updated](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qv_3NBYcWo) by HighwayTrooper (5:51)
   Installing vMenu, the classic server side trainer, on a fresh server. Ideal for freeroam and test servers.
10. [FiveM Enhanced: Everything That Changed For Server Owners](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOgYKmAqptg) by TraseDev (18:07)
   What FiveM for GTA V Enhanced changes for server owners, and what to think about before moving. Watch it before you decide.