HOW TO UPDATE MY SERVER

HOW TO UPDATE MY SERVER

TO ENSURE YOUR FIVEM SERVER RUNS SMOOTHLY AND AVOIDS CRITICAL ISSUES, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO KEEP YOUR FRAMEWORK, ARTIFACTS, AND GAMEBUILD UP TO DATE. HERE IS A DETAILED GUIDE

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FRAMEWORK

YOUR SERVER FRAMEWORK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT, HERE IS A SIMPLE GUIDE ON HOW TO UPDATE IT CORRECTLY

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ARTIFACTS

ARTIFACTS ARE THE CORE OF YOUR SERVER

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GAMEBUILD

THE GAMEBUILD IS THE VERSION OF THE GAME OR DLC YOUR SERVER RUNS. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST VERSION FOR BEST COMPATIBILITY

FRAMEWORK UPDATE

UPDATING YOUR FRAMEWORK IS CRUCIAL BEFORE UPDATING ARTIFACTS AND GAMEBUILD. FOLLOW THESE STEPS CAREFULLY

1

DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL FRAMEWORKS

QBCORE

QBCORE GITHUB REPOSITORY

ESX

QBOX

OXCORE

NDCORE

2

REPLACE YOUR CURRENT FRAMEWORK FOLDER

REMOVE YOUR EXISTING FRAMEWORK FOLDER AND REPLACE IT WITH THE LATEST VERSION FROM GITHUB. DO NOT MERGE FILES TO AVOID UNEXPECTED ISSUES

3

DO NOT RENAME THE FRAMEWORK FOLDER

KEEP THE FOLDER NAME EXACTLY AS PROVIDED BY THE OFFICIAL REPOSITORY. RENAMING IT CAN CAUSE SEVERE COMPATIBILITY ISSUES WITH SCRIPTS

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UPDATE ARTIFACTS

ARTIFACTS ARE THE CORE FILES NEEDED TO RUN YOUR SERVER. KEEPING THEM UPDATED ENSURES COMPATIBILITY WITH THE LATEST FIVEM FEATURES

1

REMOVE OLD ARTIFACTS

DELETE YOUR CURRENT ARTIFACTS FOLDER COMPLETELY TO AVOID LEFTOVER FILES CAUSING ISSUES.

2

DOWNLOAD LATEST ARTIFACTS

GET THE LATEST VERSION OF ARTIFACTS FOR YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM FROM THE OFFICIAL FIVEM LINKS

• WINDOWS ARTIFACTS

• LINUX ARTIFACTS

3

EXTRACT AND REPLACE

EXTRACT THE DOWNLOADED ARTIFACTS AND REPLACE YOUR OLD ARTIFACTS FOLDER COMPLETELY

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UPDATE GAMEBUILD

USING THE LATEST GAMEBUILD ENSURES ACCESS TO NEW FEATURES AND PREVENTS COMPATIBILITY ERRORS

1

OPEN YOUR SERVER.CFG FILE

FIND YOUR SERVER.CFG FILE AND OPEN IT. ADD YOUR GAMEBUILD IN THE HEADER

2

EDIT YOUR SERVER CONFIGURATION

OPEN THE SERVER.CFG FILE AND ADD THE FOLLOWING LINE

sv_enforceGameBuild 3258

THIS SETS THE GAMEBUILD TO THE LATEST STABLE VERSION SUPPORTED BY FIVEM

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WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?

• KEEPING YOUR FRAMEWORK, ARTIFACTS, AND GAMEBUILD UPDATED ENSURES YOUR SERVER IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE LATEST SCRIPTS AND FEATURES

• NOT UPDATING CAN LEAD TO CRASHES, BUGS, OR INCOMPLETE FUNCTIONALITY

• AVOID RENAMING FOLDERS OR USING UNOFFICIAL VERSIONS OF FRAMEWORKS, AS THIS OFTEN CAUSES CRITICAL ERRORS.

BY FOLLOWING THESE STEPS, YOU ENSURE A STABLE, WELL-FUNCTIONING SERVER THAT MINIMIZES COMMON ISSUES