FiveM guides for server owners

FiveM guides from Alive Games: make custom clothing for your server, add it to your resources, and learn the 3D basics behind it.

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How to Create FiveM Clothing with Alive Studio

Design a custom shirt, pants, vest or full outfit, export it as a FiveM resource and install it on your server.

8 min read

ServersTutorial
How to make a FiveM server, step by step
Make a FiveM server for GTA V on a rented server, your own PC or Linux: the steps, which recipe to pick, ports, server.cfg and common errors, with a hosting discount.
12 min read
ServersReference
FiveM server hosting 2026: How to choose and what it costs
How to choose FiveM server hosting: the authorized hosts compared, what to look for, the real monthly cost with custom clothing as of November 2026, and how much server you need.
12 min read
ServersTutorial
FiveM server artifacts: which version and how to update
What FiveM server artifacts are, how the recommended and latest builds differ, which one to pick, and how to update on Windows, Linux, txAdmin and a rented server.
8 min read

ClothingTutorial
How to add custom clothing to your FiveM server
Add custom clothing to your FiveM GTA V server: QBCore setup, streaming, addon vs replacement packs, the file structure, and how to make your own clothing.
11 min read
ClothingTutorial
How to make custom clothing for FiveM
Make custom clothing for FiveM and GTA: the old way with Blender, CodeWalker, Photoshop and grzyClothTool, and the new way, painting in 3D.
8 min read
ClothingTutorial
Custom clothing on QBCore, Qbox and ESX: how to integrate it
Add custom clothing to FiveM on QBCore, Qbox and ESX: which clothing menu to use, the start order, how to test it, and how saved outfits behave.
9 min read

PedsExplainer
FiveM peds: outfits, male and female models, clothing
What a ped is, how the male and female freemode peds differ, how an outfit is built from parts, and why some clothing and body parts clip.
9 min read

ReferenceReference
GTA 5 DLC list: every clothing pack with release dates
What a pack is in FiveM, why it matters for custom clothing, and every GTA V clothing DLC pack with the update that added it and its release date.
6 min read

BasicsExplainer
What is a UV map? UV maps and island selection explained
Why the paint lives on a flat sheet, why that sheet looks like a messy puzzle, and how island selection saves you.
6 min read

StickersExplainer
What is a decal? How stickers work on 3D clothing
How a sticker on the outfit gets cut into puzzle pieces on the sheet, and why you never have to do it yourself.
3 min read