FiveM server artifacts: which version and how to update

What are FiveM server artifacts?

A FiveM server artifact is a package with the files needed to run or update your FiveM or RedM server. Cfx.re's docs describe it that way: you download an artifact to create a new server, or a newer one to update an existing server. Each artifact has a build number, like build 38317, the Recommended build on 5 November 2026.

The package is named by platform and operating system, and the Enhanced package is separate from the standard one:

The Enhanced onboarding guide (opens in a new tab) covers the Enhanced server files, and What's changed in FiveM for GTA V Enhanced (opens in a new tab) lists the differences. Everything below uses the standard FiveM and RedM package.

Recommended, latest or optional: what each build means

Cfx.re's download page offers two update branches: Recommended and Latest. Recommended is the build its setup guides tell you to download, and Latest is the newest one. Some guides also mention an optional build, but the current download page doesn't list one.

The build numbers are what the Server Download page (opens in a new tab) showed on 5 November 2026 for FiveM and RedM, on Windows and Linux. They change with every release, so check the page. The support rules are on Cfx.re's end of support page (opens in a new tab).

Which FiveM server artifact should you pick?

Pick Recommended for a new server, because Cfx.re's setup guides tell you to download it. Pick Latest when you need something only newer builds have, such as more than 48 player slots. Whichever you pick, plan to move up before its support runs out.

• A new server: the Recommended build, as in the txAdmin (opens in a new tab) and vanilla (opens in a new tab) setup guides.
• More than 48 slots: the Latest build, with an Element Club plan of Argentum or above and a higher sv_maxclients, as the server issues page (opens in a new tab) explains. The tiers are in How to add custom clothing to your FiveM server.
• GTA V Enhanced: the Enhanced package, which needs the Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable on Windows.
• A server with a support warning: update now, see the next section.

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When do you have to update?

Update when Cfx.re shows an end-of-support (gray) or end-of-life (red) warning for your server. Outdated artifacts keep running, but Cfx.re doesn't support them, and unsupported builds older than three months can't be joined from the server browser. Treat the gray warning as your cue, because it already means support has ended.

How to update FiveM server artifacts on Windows and Linux

To update, stop the server, download the build you chose from Cfx.re's Server Download page, extract it into a fresh server folder, and start the server again with the same command. Your server-data folder with server.cfg and resources stays where it is. The steps show Windows and Linux.

:: In a Command Prompt: keep the old files, make an empty folder for the new buildcd /d C:\FXServerren server server-oldmkdir server

# In a shell: keep the old files, make an empty folder for the new buildcd ~/FXServermv server server-oldmkdir -p server

# Copy the Linux link from the Server Download page, then:cd ~/FXServer/serverwget <url>tar xf fx.tar.xz

cd /d C:\FXServer\server-dataC:\FXServer\server\FXServer.exe +exec server.cfg

cd ~/FXServer/server-data && bash ~/FXServer/server/run.sh +exec server.cfg

Cfx.re's vanilla setup guide (opens in a new tab) has the full first-time setup, and it says the Linux version is a courtesy port.

Updating FiveM artifacts with txAdmin or on a rented server

txAdmin is a component of FXServer, so updating the artifact updates txAdmin too. Replace the server files and start FXServer without +exec server.cfg, and txAdmin starts. On ZAP-Hosting you don't touch files: its dashboard has a Versions page with an update button and automatic updates.

What to do when an update breaks your server

If a server breaks after an update, read the console for the failing resource, switch that resource off to confirm it, and go back to the old server folder you kept. Cfx.re supports current builds, so report the problem and plan to update again.

1. Read the console. Cfx.re's server issues page (opens in a new tab) says to check the server console for errors or warnings.
2. Switch off the suspect resource. ZAP-Hosting's troubleshooting guide (opens in a new tab) suggests disabling an extension temporarily to see if the server stays stable without it.
3. Go back. Stop the server, rename the new folder, and rename server-old back to server. If Latest broke it, the Recommended build is the other choice.
4. Report it. Cfx.re says to report problems with newer artifacts, and you can ask in the Server Discussion forum (opens in a new tab).

## server.cfg# ensure mypack    # off while testing: restart and see if the error is gone

If the server won't start at all after the update, these are the causes in Cfx.re's vanilla setup guide and server issues page:

Questions about FiveM server artifacts

These answers cover where to download artifacts, whether to use Recommended or Latest, how often to update, what an update leaves alone, whether txAdmin needs its own update and whether to run Windows or Linux. Build numbers change with every release.