How to Make a RedM Server

A step-by-step guide to running your own RedM server for Red Dead Redemption 2 roleplay — get a license key, install the server with txAdmin, set the essential server.cfg lines, open port 30120 and add a framework.

RedM is Cfx.re's multiplayer platform for Red Dead Redemption 2 — the Red Dead sibling of FiveM, with the same license keys, txAdmin panel and server artifacts. If you have run a FiveM server, most of this will feel familiar; the one line that differs is set gamename rdr3.

You can self-host the server, or rent RedM server hosting with txAdmin ready and the port open. Every player — and you — needs a legitimate copy of Red Dead Redemption 2.

What you'll need

• A Cfx.re account and a free license key from the Cfx.re portal.
• A Windows or Linux machine with 4–8 GB of RAM to start, more for a big resource stack.
• MariaDB/MySQL if you plan to run a roleplay framework.
• Access to your router or firewall to open TCP and UDP 30120.

Set up a RedM server, step by step

1. 1

   Step 1: Get a license key

   Sign in to the Cfx.re portal and create a server license key. It is free and tied to your account; you will paste it into txAdmin or server.cfg.

2. 2

   Step 2: Download the server artifacts

   Download the latest recommended FXServer build for Windows or Linux and extract it to its own folder. The same artifacts run FiveM and RedM.

3. 3

   Step 3: Start txAdmin

   Run FXServer.exe (or run.sh on Linux). txAdmin opens its setup page on port 40120: link your Cfx.re account, then deploy a recipe or start from a blank server data folder.

4. 4

   Step 4: Set the essential server.cfg lines

   The gamename rdr3 line is what makes it a RedM server. Keep OneSync on; 48 slots is the default ceiling for a standard key.

   endpoint_add_tcp "0.0.0.0:30120"
   endpoint_add_udp "0.0.0.0:30120"
   set gamename rdr3
   set onesync on
   sv_maxclients 48
   sv_hostname "My RedM Server"
   sv_licenseKey "your_license_key"

5. 5

   Step 5: Add a framework and the database

   Most RP servers run VORP or RSG Core. Upload the framework's resources, import its SQL into MariaDB, add the connection string for oxmysql and ensure the resources in server.cfg in the order the framework documents.

   set mysql_connection_string "mysql://user:password@localhost/redm?charset=utf8mb4"
   ensure oxmysql

6. 6

   Step 6: Open the port

   Forward TCP and UDP 30120 and allow them in the firewall. Keep txAdmin's port 40120 restricted to yourself.

7. 7

   Step 7: Join the server

   Start RedM, press F8 and type connect ip:30120, or find the server in the list once it is public.

Run a stable RedM roleplay server

• 01

  Use txAdmin

  Scheduled restarts, the live console, player management and resource monitoring in one panel.

• 02

  Back up the database

  Characters, money and inventories live in MariaDB. Automate dumps before you update the framework.

• 03

  Watch resource time

  One slow script hitches everyone. Check resource usage in txAdmin before adding more.

• 04

  Lock down txAdmin

  Strong passwords and two-factor for every admin; never share the master account.

Common problems & fixes

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a trademark of Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games. RedM is a Cfx.re project. ESAGAMES is an independent hosting provider and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Rockstar Games, Take-Two or Cfx.re. Players must own a legitimate copy of the game.