setting-up-a-server-txadmin
title: Setting up a server using txAdmin weight: 30 description: > A step-by-step guide on setting up a txAdmin FXServer.
Ultimate easy setup guide > Windows > Download the server
- Go to the Windows server build listing ('artifacts' listing, as in 'build artifacts').
- Download the latest recommended build.<br>

- Open the
server.7zyou just downloaded. Use any third-party archiving tool (such as 7-Zip or WinRAR) to open the.7zfile. <br>
- Extract it somewhere you want to store it. We'll pick
C:\FXServer\server.<br>
<br>

- Open the folder you just extracted it to. It should look a little like this:<br>

Ultimate easy setup guide > Windows > Start the server
- Double click
FXServer.exe.<br>
- This site should open in your browser. Make sure a PIN is filled, and click
Link Account.<br>
- Log in to your account on Cfx.re in this tab and then click
Yes, Allow.<br>
- Create a password to sign up to your server's admin page.<br>

- Click 'Next'.<br>

- Type a name for your server and click 'Next'.
- Select 'Popular Recipes'.<br>

- Pick the 'CFX Default FiveM' template for now. Other templates may exist, but some will require a database server.<br>

- Click 'Save' or select another path.
- Go to the 'Recipe Deployer'.<br>

- Click 'Next' once you're sure the recipe looks fine. It should be fine the way it comes.<br>

- Enter the key you just made on the Portal in the 'Before you begin' step and click 'Run Recipe'.<br>

- If everything's correct, you can click 'Next' again.<br>

- ... and finally, "Save & Run Server", and you're done!<br>

Ultimate easy setup guide > Windows > Troubleshooting
If you're facing slow server startups, refer to this.