How to Sell Your GTA Roleplay Scripts on Tebex

Once you can build a quality script, selling it is its own skill and FiveM has strict, specific rules you must follow or you'll get blacklisted. The good news is the system is well-defined: you sell exclusively through Tebex, you protect your code with Asset Escrow, and you deliver via Cfx.re's Keymaster license system. This guide walks a beginner through how monetization actually works, how to set it up, and the lines you must never cross.

The one rule that defines everything: Tebex only

Under the Cfx.re Platform License Agreement, Tebex is the only permitted platform for selling FiveM resources. This isn't a recommendation selling through PayPal directly, your own checkout, or any other method is a terms-of-service violation that can get your assets and account blacklisted from the platform. Every legitimate FiveM script seller uses Tebex. Internalize this before anything else, because building a business on a forbidden payment method means losing it all overnight.

Tebex isn't just a payment processor here; it's integrated directly with Cfx.re. It connects to the Keymaster system to deliver license grants automatically when a customer buys, and it requires identity verification (an ID check) before your store can go live. That verification step is normal it's how the ecosystem keeps sellers accountable.

How Asset Escrow protects your code

Leaking and reselling are the biggest threats to a script seller, and Asset Escrow is the official defense. Built by Cfx.re in partnership with Tebex, it encrypts your Lua source on Cfx.re's servers so the code can only execute on authorized servers it can't be read or copied as plain text. When someone starts your resource, the server's license key is checked against the Cfx.re account that owns the asset; if they don't match, it won't run.

To create an escrowed asset, there are a couple of technical requirements to know: your fxmanifest.lua must set lua54 'yes', and escrowed assets have a maximum size (1GB). You can choose which files to encrypt typically your core logic while leaving config files open so buyers can customize. Escrow isn't unbreakable against truly determined attackers, but it stops the casual leaking and reselling that would otherwise gut your sales.

• Escrow encrypts your Lua on Cfx.re servers; runs only on authorized servers
• License keys (Keymaster) bind an asset to the buyer's server
• Requirement: lua54 'yes' in fxmanifest.lua for escrowed resources
• Leave config files unencrypted so buyers can customize safely

Setting up your store and your first product

The setup flow is straightforward once you know the pieces. You create your asset in Cfx.re's Keymaster (the portal where your account's assets and server license keys live), enable escrow on it, then connect it to a Tebex package. Tebex handles the storefront, checkout, and automatic delivery of the license grant on purchase. Complete Tebex's identity verification so your store can go live.

For your first product, polish matters more than scope. A single, well-built, well-documented script with a clear config file, a clean preview (screenshots or a short video), and a written description of exactly what it does will outsell a sprawling, rough one. Server owners buy to save time and avoid hassle, so 'true drag-and-drop install' and a clear config are real selling points. Write honest documentation; support questions you prevent are time you keep.

• Create asset in Keymaster, enable escrow, link to a Tebex package
• Pass Tebex identity verification before going live
• Polish over scope: docs, config, preview media, honest description
• Easy install and clear config are genuine selling points

Pricing, models, and the hard 'never' list

On pricing, individual scripts commonly sell in the rough range of $10-$30+ depending on complexity and uniqueness. Beyond one-time sales, two other models work well: monthly subscriptions that give buyers access to all your current and future releases (steadier recurring income), and custom commissions where server owners pay you to build something specific (often your best hourly rate). Many developers blend all three over time.

The hard 'never' list keeps you in business: never sell or distribute outside Tebex; never sell pirated, leaked, or stolen work (including reselling someone else's script); and never sell pay-to-win content, which is broadly prohibited and a fast route to a ban. Stay original and within these rules and the market is wide open. PlayDeck teaches both halves building scripts with AI and selling them properly on Tebex so you don't learn the rules the hard way. Join the waitlist to get started.

• Individual scripts: commonly ~$10-$30+; price by complexity and uniqueness
• Subscriptions: recurring access to all releases steadier income
• Commissions: bespoke builds for specific servers often best hourly rate
• Never: sell outside Tebex, deal in piracy/leaks, or sell pay-to-win