How to Add Cars and Mods to a FiveM Server

Adding Custom Cars is one of the most important features in FiveM servers. This guide will explain how to do it easily.

1. 1
   Step 1

   Prepare Files

   Ensure the car file contains a 'stream' folder and a 'resource.lua' or 'fxmanifest.lua' file.

2. 2
   Step 2

   Create Folder

   Create a new folder with the car name (no spaces) inside the 'resources' folder of your server files, preferably inside a [cars] folder for organization.

   -- fxmanifest.lua of an add-on car resource
   fx_version 'cerulean'
   game 'gta5'
   
   files {
     'data/vehicles.meta',
     'data/carvariations.meta',
     'data/carcols.meta',
     'data/handling.meta',
   }
   
   data_file 'HANDLING_FILE' 'data/handling.meta'
   data_file 'VEHICLE_METADATA_FILE' 'data/vehicles.meta'
   data_file 'CARCOLS_FILE' 'data/carcols.meta'
   data_file 'VEHICLE_VARIATION_FILE' 'data/carvariations.meta'

3. 3
   Step 3

   Upload Files

   Upload the car files you prepared to the new folder you created.

4. 4
   Step 4

   Activate Car

   Open 'server.cfg' and add a new line: 'ensure car_folder_name' (replace car_folder_name with your car folder name).