How to Install Custom Vehicles on Your FiveM Server

Add addon car mods to your FiveM server — stream files, meta files, fxmanifest.lua, and server.cfg setup.

Custom addon vehicles add new car models to FiveM alongside the default GTA V vehicles. Each vehicle is a resource with model files (YFT/YTD) and meta data (handling, colors, etc.).

Vehicle Resource Structure

fxmanifest.lua

vehicle_names.lua

mycar.yft

mycar_hi.yft

mycar.ytd

stream/ — model (.yft) and texture (.ytd) files. Automatically sent to clients
data/ — meta files defining handling, colors, and variations. Must be declared in fxmanifest

Install a Vehicle

Download the vehicle mod

Download from GTA5-Mods.com or the cfx.re Releases forum. Look for mods labeled "FiveM ready" — they include the fxmanifest and proper folder structure.

Upload to the server

In the XGamingServer Panel, stop the server. Click Files in the sidebar and upload the vehicle folder to resources/ (or a subfolder like resources/[vehicles]/).

Verify the fxmanifest.lua

The resource needs a fxmanifest.lua that declares the meta files:

fx_version 'cerulean'
game { 'gta5' }

files {
  'data/**/*.meta'
}

data_file 'HANDLING_FILE'           'data/**/handling.meta'
data_file 'VEHICLE_METADATA_FILE'   'data/**/vehicles.meta'
data_file 'CARCOLS_FILE'            'data/**/carcols.meta'
data_file 'VEHICLE_VARIATION_FILE'  'data/**/carvariations.meta'
data_file 'VEHICLE_LAYOUTS_FILE'    'data/**/vehiclelayouts.meta'

client_script 'vehicle_names.lua'

Stream files (YFT/YTD) don't need files {} entries — they're auto-streamed.

Add to server.cfg

Open server.cfg in Files and add:

ensure my_addon_car

Restart and test

Start from Console. In-game, spawn the vehicle with its model name (e.g., /spawn mycar).

Not FiveM-Ready?

If the mod was designed for singleplayer (no fxmanifest), you'll need to create the resource structure yourself — add a fxmanifest.lua, move model files to stream/, and meta files to data/.

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