In this Tutorial we will Guide you trough picture’s how to Download and Setup ESX Server so you can build up your own FiveM server.
- if you dont want to read and you know what are you doing, you can download whole Server.zip file of server that is made trough this blog tutorial – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uUdpTFOsZVEIuV-2ePXQJmvatOWTie1F
Step 1: Download all tools needed to run local server
In this Step you will download all tools needed to run FiveM server on local host.
1. Download XAMP & HEIDISQL for Microsoft Windows Users.
- HEIDISQL – https://www.heidisql.com/download.php
2. Install XAMP & HEIDISQL.
Step 3: Make FiveM server key for your server
1. Go to keymaster page, sign in and create FiveM server Key.
- Go to https://keymaster.fivem.net and sign in.
- Click on Register a New Server.
- Put your server name, your public ip and fill up everything like it is picture below.
- you can find your public ip on this site – https://www.whatismyip.com
Step 2: Download ESX legacy server and FiveM artifacts
In this Step you will learn how to download ESX FiveM Server with artifacts and you will prepare server for next step.
1. Download ESX server from their official Github. Click 
and Download ZIP: https://github.com/esx-framework/esx_core.
and Download ZIP: 
2. Create new Folder and name it to name of your server (keep it simple, you can create server on example C: or any other Disk).
3. Extract esx_core-main to your Server folder.
4. Create new folder called “resources” inside your FiveM Server folder
5. Download ox_mysql and extract folder in resources folder you created.
6. Download [system].zip and extract it in your resources folder so you can start up your server without problems (your [system] folder should be in your resources).
7. Download Latest FiveM artifacts from official FiveM website. https://runtime.fivem.net/artifacts/fivem/build_server_windows/master
8. Extract downloaded FiveM artifacts in your Server folder.
- By now your Server folder should look like this
Step 3: Setup your Server Database
In this Step you will learn how to setup your FiveM Server database (if you have any question’s, leave them in comments).
1. Import server SQL file in HeidiSQL.
- Open HeidiSQL and Create new Session for your Server
- Go to your FiveM Server folder and open [SQL] folder where you will find legacy.sql.
- Double click on legacy and open it in HediSQL
- On Top add following text and click Execute SQL:
CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `es_extended` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci */;
USE `es_extended`;
- Congratulations, you Created Database for your FiveM Server, called es_extended.
Step 4: Setup your ESX Server and prepare it for startup.
In this Step you will learn how to setup your ESX FiveM server and how to connect to your server (if you have any question’s, leave them in comments).
1. Open esx_core-main in your Server folder, copy [core] folder and paste it in your resources folder.
2. Download prepared server.cfg and put it in your server folder. (at this point you can delete esx_core-main and your Server folder should look like this)
- if you are confused, your Server Directory contains this folder’s.
3. Download Server bat file and put it in your server folder so you can start your server.
- Google Drive Link – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d3GARjFWA5pvy9BvQ5MG2UUiJKP5HrvQ
- Drop downloaded START_YOUR_SERVER file in your server folder.
4. Open downloaded file with notepad or any text editor.
5. Change D: drive to your drive where is your fivem server located.
6. Change “Your Server directory” to name of folder where your Server is located.\
Step 5: Start your FiveM Server
1. In your Server Folder, run “START_YOUR_SERVER” bat file and your server will startup without any problems.
- this is newest version of ESX Legacy – 1.10.2
