Up front
If your question is not here, the setup walkthrough usually helps — or the assistant in the admin panel, which knows what is on your server.
What does RPFX cost?
RPFX is the hobby project of a private individual, not run for profit and currently entirely free of charge. Accordingly there is no availability commitment and no SLA. The only costs you incur are for what you need anyway: a copy of GTA V and somewhere for your FiveM server to run.
Do I need Node.js, a database or a command line?
No. The package brings everything it needs at runtime, and the runtime for it is part of the FiveM server itself. There is no command to type anywhere in the setup. An npm install is explicitly not part of it, even though older guides still say so.
Can I keep using my existing resources?
Yes. rpfx-core provides exports for server and client plus in-game commands of its own — your scripts dock onto the same data instead of building a second set beside it. For the first setup you should still start with a server.cfg that is as empty as possible: other resources are no problem later, but they make troubleshooting unnecessarily hard at the beginning.
Where is the data held?
The application and the database run at OVH in Germany, the backups are at Hetzner — in Germany as well. What is processed in detail is set out in the privacy policy and the data processing agreement; both are linked in the footer of every page.
Is player data sent to AI providers?
Access to data relating to individual players is switched off by default and has to be enabled explicitly by the server operator. Everything else on this is set out in the privacy policy, in particular the section on MCP access, and in the data processing agreement. A summary here would be a second version that can go out of date — hence the reference rather than a retelling.
Do I need to be able to program?
Not for administration. Items, shops, vehicles, groups, jobs and map content are created in the admin panel, and changes take effect without a server restart. You only need to program once you want to add resources of your own — that is what the exports are for.
Do I need my own FiveM server?
Yes. RPFX is a framework for your server, not a hosting offer — you run the FiveM server itself. You can sign in to the portal beforehand, but there is nothing to administer until a server has been connected.
Does RPFX run on a rented game server?
If you can copy files onto the server, yes — nothing more is needed. One folder goes into resources, one configuration file next to the server.cfg. Providers that give you no file access are ruled out; that applies to every resource though, not just to RPFX.
How long does the setup take?
The RPFX part takes about 15 minutes and runs once per server: download it, copy two things, one line into the server.cfg, start it and open the link from the console. Setting up the FiveM server itself comes before that and takes longer depending on the route.
I cannot get onto my own server — why?
Usually the Discord link in FiveM is missing: Settings → Linked Accounts → link Discord, then restart FiveM. RPFX identifies players by their Discord ID; without the link every connection attempt is rejected, including the server owner's. This affects every new player later on in the same way.
What is MCP — and do I need it?
The Model Context Protocol is an open standard through which AI clients operate external systems. If you connect Claude, ChatGPT or Antigravity to your panel, the AI can read the existing data, plan changes and present them to you; nothing is written until you confirm. You do not need it — without MCP access the panel works exactly as before.
Is RPFX available in English?
Yes. The portal, the admin panel and the in-game interface are available in German and English; you switch at the top of the page. What players write themselves stays in their own words — roleplay is not translated.