Getting started with RedM

Getting Started Fin Updated 30 Oct 2026 1 view
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RedM is the Red Dead Redemption 2 version of FiveM, and the two work in a similar way.

Before you start

RedM needs a free server key from the Cfx.re portal. Paste it into CFX license in Settings > Startup, then restart the server. Without it, the server will not start.

Connect

Copy the address from the Connect card on the Overview page. In RedM, press F8 and run:

connect your-address:port

Add resources

Resources are RedM's mods.

  1. Upload the resource folder to resources on the Files page.
  2. Add ensure resource_name to server.cfg.
  3. Restart the server. The Console will name any missing dependency.

Many frameworks need a database. Create one on the Databases page, then copy its details into the resource's settings or server.cfg.

Make sure a resource is made for RedM, because many FiveM resources will not work.

Make yourself an admin

Add this to server.cfg, using your own Cfx.re ID, then restart:

add_principal identifier.fivem:YOUR_ID group.admin

The same line also accepts other identifiers, such as identifier.steam: with your Steam hex ID.

Where the settings are

  • Settings > Startup: server name, player limit, licence key and server version.
  • server.cfg: everything else, including which resources start. Edit it on the Files page, then restart.
  • Backups: take a copy before installing a framework or big resource.
  • Databases: your MySQL databases and their login details.

If it will not start

Read the Console page first. The usual causes are a missing or wrong licence key, or a resource that failed to load. The Console names the resource that failed.

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