Server Commands

FXServer accepts commands typed directly into its console — whether that’s the terminal running run.sh/run.cmd, or the live console tab in txAdmin. This is a reference for the commands you’ll use day to day.

Resource Lifecycle Commands

These control individual resources while the server is running.

Command	Effect
`start <resource>`	Starts a resource that isn’t currently running. No-op if it’s already started.
`stop <resource>`	Stops a running resource.
`restart <resource>`	Stops and starts a resource in one step. Use after updating a resource’s files.
`ensure <resource>`	Starts the resource if stopped, or restarts it if already running. This is the command most `server.cfg` files use to load resources at boot, since it’s idempotent.
`refresh`	Rescans the `resources/` directory and updates the server’s resource list. Run this after adding or removing a resource folder, before you can `start`/`ensure` it.


# typical server.cfg pattern
ensure spawnmanager
ensure mapmanager
ensure basic-gamemode
ensure qb-core

Server Process Commands

Command	Effect
`quit`	Shuts down the FXServer process.
`quit <reason>`	Shuts down the server and broadcasts `<reason>` to connected clients before disconnecting them.

In a txAdmin-managed setup, prefer txAdmin’s own restart/stop controls in the web UI over calling quit directly from the console — txAdmin tracks process state and will otherwise treat an unexpected exit as a crash and try to auto-restart it.

Configuration Commands

These are used inside server.cfg (or interactively) to set convars and load config files.

Command	Effect
`set <convar> <value>`	Sets a convar for this server process only.
`setr <convar> <value>`	Sets a convar and replicates it to connected clients (used for client-visible settings, e.g. `setr voice_useNativeAudio true`).
`sets <convar> <value>`	Publishes a server-info convar (e.g. `sets docs_region "Europe"`); it does not replace Portal editing of the managed listing fields.
`exec <file>`	Loads and runs another `.cfg` file, useful for splitting config into multiple files (permissions, resources, secrets).

The Cfx metadata announcement keeps existing server.cfg listing metadata working during the transition until 21 October 2026. From that date, edit public names, tagline, description, tags, language, banner and icon in the Cfx Portal . Resource lifecycle commands and custom convars remain part of the server setup. See the migration checklist.

Permission Commands (ACE)

FiveM’s permission system is built on ACE (Access Control Entries) and principals. Full details, including how principal inheritance and identifiers work, are covered in Security / Permissions — this is just the command syntax:

Command	Effect
`add_ace <principal> <object> allow` / `deny`	Grants or denies a principal (player, identifier, or group) access to a command or resource object.
`remove_ace <principal> <object> allow` / `deny`	Removes a previously added ACE entry.
`add_principal <principal> <group>`	Adds a principal to a group (e.g. adds a player identifier to `group.admin`).
`remove_principal <principal> <group>`	Removes a principal from a group.


# example: grant a player admin-level command access
add_principal identifier.license:abcdef1234567890 group.admin
add_ace group.admin command allow

Diagnostic / Logging Commands

Command	Effect
`con_miniconChannels <channels>`	Filters which console channels are shown in the in-game F8 developer console, useful for cutting log noise while debugging.

For broader logging setup (log files, log levels, external log shipping), see Logging.

Notes

Commands typed into the txAdmin console are equivalent to typing them into the raw server terminal — txAdmin just proxies stdin/stdout.
Custom resources can register their own console commands (via the RegisterCommand client/server native), so your server may expose additional commands beyond this list depending on what’s installed.