Start with authority
Do not let browser inputs, client globals, or client-triggered events make final security decisions without server checks.
FiveM server protection
FiveM Server Security Checklist for RP and PvP communities
Use this defense-focused checklist to reduce FiveM server abuse risk: anticheat setup, event validation, permissions, logs, webhooks, staff process, and false positive controls.
Events
Validate high-risk server events and rate-limit sensitive flows
Staff
Limit permissions and track every important staff action
Logs
Keep enough evidence for appeals, bans, and repeat offender review
Updates
Keep resources, artifacts, and anticheat current
Built for FiveM server owners who need clear evidence, controlled actions, and protection that does not hand authority to the client.
Keep evidence useful
A ban reason should be clear enough for staff review without exposing private detection logic publicly.
Review before stricter bans
On new installs, gather logs and tune expected server behavior before turning every suspicious signal into an instant ban.
Anticheat setup checklist
Install a FiveM anticheat that supports server-side validation, configurable actions, staff-readable logs, and private anti-bypass layers. Confirm the resource starts reliably and connects to the dashboard after restart.
- Use official anticheat files only
- Keep license keys private
- Enable OneSync for better server authority
- Confirm dashboard and webhook delivery
- Review logs before increasing punishment actions
- Document staff escalation process
Resource and event checklist
Many FiveM incidents come from trusting client-triggered events too much. Server resources should validate source, type, distance, ownership, cooldowns, and permissions before applying money, items, jobs, weapons, or admin actions.
- Clamp numeric inputs and reject wrong types
- Check player ownership before mutating state
- Rate-limit expensive or sensitive events
- Avoid client-supplied prices, rewards, and roles
- Log denied high-risk actions
- Remove unused debug/admin events from production
Staff and operations checklist
Security also depends on people. Limit dashboard access, use Discord roles carefully, keep audit logs, and make sure every ban has enough evidence for review.
- Use least-privilege staff roles
- Require review for unusual high-impact bans
- Monitor staff action history
- Keep webhook channels private
- Rotate credentials when staff leave
- Avoid posting full detection internals publicly