# Step 2 — Register Your FiveM Server

# Step 2 — Register Your FiveM Server

Before using a protected resource, you must register the FiveM server in Nord Forge.

## What you need

You need the FiveM server license key configured as:

```cfg
sv_licenseKey "cfxk_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
```

Nord Forge uses this Keymaster to identify the FiveM server.

## Register the server

In Nord Forge:

1. Sign in to your account.
2. Open **Servers**.
3. Click **Add Server**.
4. Enter the server Keymaster / `sv_licenseKey`.
5. Optionally enter a server name.
6. Save the server.

You can normally paste either:

```text
cfxk_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
```

or:

```cfg
sv_licenseKey "cfxk_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
```

## Server must match

The Keymaster registered in Nord Forge must match the Keymaster used by the FiveM server.

If the server is not registered, protected resources can return:

```text
server_not_registered_add_keymaster_in_forge
```

## Default server limit

By default, one Forge account can have up to:

```text
3 active registered servers
```

The platform administrator can change this limit.