Insights, guides, and updates from the fiveshield team.
New to FiveM DDoS protection? Start with the reference page: FiveM anti-DDoS: what it has to stop, and how — the three attacks a FiveM server faces, and what actually stops each one.
What an attacker gets from FXServer's HTTP endpoints, what each sv_requestParanoia level does, and the L7 vectors it does not cover.
The free measures that genuinely protect a FiveM server, the free-tier models on the market and their ceiling, and what real protection costs.
Which convars actually hide a FiveM server's IP, which ones no longer do anything, and the leaks that undo the whole configuration.
DDoS attacks can take your FiveM server offline in seconds. How they work, why standard solutions fail, and what actually stops them.
How fiveshield bills FiveM DDoS protection: a $2.25 CAD daily minimum that covers 50 players, per-player tiers above that, no subscription.
Step-by-step guide to setting up fiveshield DDoS protection — from Discord login to your first protected server start.
Resource downloads are the biggest bottleneck for FiveM servers. Why a CDN cache is essential, and how fiveshield serves it from Cloudflare's 330+ cities.