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Practical write-ups on NUI, inventories and uploads for FiveM servers, each with code you can paste into your resources.

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Latest6 min read

Discord attachment links expire: move FiveM images to a CDN

MDT mugshots and evidence saved as Discord links now say “This content is no longer available.” Why the links expire, how to find them and how to fix it.Discord/Uploads/MySQL/MDT
  1. 8 min read

    FiveM image and video hosting: Fivemanage alternatives compared

    Where to host FiveM screenshots, mugshots and clips: FiveDock, Fivemanage, Discord webhooks or your own R2 or S3 bucket, with prices, limits and trade-offs.Uploads/CDN/Fivemanage/Discord
  2. 7 min read

    fn_phone uploads: photos, videos and voice notes on FiveDock

    Send fn_phone’s photos, videos and voice notes to FiveDock instead of your database: one config line, plus the fivedock agent or an API token.fn_phone/Uploads/Lua
  3. 10 min read

    Back up a FiveM server and database, and test the restore

    mysqldump for oxmysql, server files, encryption, a weekly restore test, and how to give one player their inventory back without rolling back the city.Backups/Database/oxmysql
  4. 11 min read

    FiveM oversized assets: shrink .ytd textures without quality loss

    FiveM says an asset uses 76 MiB of physical memory? What the oversized assets warning means, why it breaks streaming, and how to shrink .ytd files safely.Streaming/Textures/Performance/Desktop app
  5. 8 min read

    FiveM map conflicts: fix flickering MLOs and missing props

    Walls flicker, props vanish, an MLO turns invisible? Why FiveM map resources conflict, what each file type breaks, and how to merge .ymap files in a few clicks.Maps/MLO/Desktop app
  6. 7 min read

    Find the resource that makes your FiveM server lag

    Server stalls or low FPS? How to tell them apart, read FXServer’s profiler, count each resource’s commands and find the script behind the lag.Performance/Debugging/Lua
  7. 11 min read

    Interactive GTA V map for FiveM NUI with Leaflet

    Build a zoomable GTA V map in a FiveM NUI with Leaflet: a CRS for game coordinates, blips, the live player position, routes, zones and click-to-waypoint.NUI/Leaflet/Lua/Maps
  8. 7 min read

    Serve ox_inventory item images from a CDN

    Move ox_inventory’s web/images to a CDN with one zip and one convar: a lighter resource, faster joins, and item images you can replace without a restart.ox_inventory/CDN/Performance
  9. 8 min read

    FiveM mugshots and screenshots as CDN links, not base64

    Upload base64 images from server-side Lua with PerformHttpRequest, store only the link in MySQL, and give every character one stable mugshot URL.Lua/Uploads/MySQL/MDT