How to Set Up a High-Performance Dedicated Gaming Server (FiveM & Minecraft)
When building a large gaming community, standard hosting simply doesn’t cut it. Games like GTA V (FiveM) and Minecraft rely heavily on high CPU clock speeds and massive amounts of RAM.
To ensure a lag-free experience for hundreds of players, bare-metal dedicated servers are the only choice. Here is how to set up your own high-performance gaming environment on Linux.
Step 1: System Preparation and Dependencies
First, update your server and install screen (which allows your game server to run in the background after you disconnect).
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sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install screen wget curl git -y
Step 2: Setting Up a Minecraft Java Server
Minecraft is notoriously single-thread heavy. An AMD Ryzen dedicated server is highly recommended here. Install Java:
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sudo apt install openjdk-21-jre-headless -y
Create a directory, download the server file, and start it:
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mkdir minecraft_server && cd minecraft_server
wget https://piston-data.mojang.com/v1/objects/[LATEST_VERSION_HASH]/server.jar
screen -S minecraft
java -Xmx16G -Xms16G -jar server.jar nogui
Step 3: Setting Up a FiveM (GTA V) Server
FiveM requires specific artifacts. Create a new directory for your server:
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mkdir -p ~/fivem_server/server
cd ~/fivem_server/server
Download the latest recommended Linux artifact from the FiveM runtime page and extract it:
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wget [LINK_TO_LATEST_ARTIFACT]
tar xf fx.tar.xz
Clone the cfx-server-data repository into a new folder:
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git clone https://github.com/citizenfx/cfx-server-data.git ~/fivem_server/server-data
You can now configure your server.cfg file and launch your server inside a screen session using bash ~/fivem_server/server/run.sh +exec server.cfg.
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