Links that put players straight into your server

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Short answer

Your server’s join code is the ID at the end of its page in the server browser (servers.fivem.net/servers/detail/<code>). Share https://cfx.re/join/<code>, which opens FiveM and connects. In F8 players can type connect cfx.re/join/<code> or connect ip:port. On websites use fivem://connect/cfx.re/join/<code>. The code is tied to the server’s listing and licence key, so keep the same key when you change hosts.

The fewer clicks between “this looks fun” and being in your server, the more players you keep. FiveM supports a short web link, a protocol link that opens the game, and commands for the console. Put the right one on your website, Discord and loading screen.

All the ways to connect

WhereLink / command
Discord, social mediahttps://cfx.re/join/abc123
Website buttonfivem://connect/cfx.re/join/abc123
F8 consoleconnect cfx.re/join/abc123
Testing / direct IPconnect 203.0.113.7:30120
Behind an HTTPS connect proxyconnect "https://play.example.com/"

Finding your join code

  1. 1Open the FiveM server browser (or servers.fivem.net) and find your server.
  2. 2Open its detail page; the URL ends in /servers/detail/<code>.
  3. 3That <code> is what goes after cfx.re/join/.

A connect button on your website

index.html
<a class="play" href="fivem://connect/cfx.re/join/abc123">Play now</a>
<a class="fallback" href="https://cfx.re/join/abc123">Open in browser</a>

The protocol link opens FiveM if it is installed; the web link is a fallback that also explains how to get FiveM. From a loading screen, open links with window.invokeNative('openUrl', …) — see interactive loading screens.

Moving hosts without breaking links

Use the same licence key on the new machine. Once it starts and heartbeats to Cfx.re, the listing — and the join code — point to the new address. Old direct IP links in Discord will break, which is another reason to always share the cfx.re/join link instead of an IP.

Common questions

How do I get my cfx.re/join link?

Open your server’s page in the server browser; the code at the end of the URL goes after https://cfx.re/join/.

How do I connect to a FiveM server by IP?

Press F8 and type connect ip:port, for example connect 203.0.113.7:30120.

How do I make a “Play” button on my website?

Link to fivem://connect/cfx.re/join/<code>, with the https://cfx.re/join/<code> link as a fallback.

Will my join link change if I change hosts?

Not if you keep the same licence key; the listing updates to the new address.

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