How To Fix 'Failed to Inflate Error' in FiveM

Failed to inflate resource: data error
Failed to open packfile: Failed to inflate
Couldn't load resource [resource_name]: Failed to inflate archive
Error inflating stream: -3
ZLIB decompression failed: incorrect header check

// FiveM internal allocation (simplified)
#define MAX_INFLATE_BUFFER 536870912  // 512MB
if (resource_size > MAX_INFLATE_BUFFER) {
    return ERROR_INFLATE_FAILED;
}

# Check compression type
file -b --mime-type resource.rpf
# Expected: application/zlib or application/octet-stream

#!/bin/bash
# fivem_cache_reset.sh

FIVEM_DIR="/home/fivem/server"
BACKUP_DIR="/backups/fivem-cache-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"

# Create backup
mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
cp -r "$FIVEM_DIR/cache" "$BACKUP_DIR/" 2>/dev/null

# Stop server
systemctl stop fivem-server

# Remove all cache directories
rm -rf "$FIVEM_DIR/cache/"
rm -rf "$FIVEM_DIR/citizen/cache/"
rm -rf "$FIVEM_DIR/resources/cache/"

# Clear streaming assets cache
find "$FIVEM_DIR" -name "*.cache" -type f -delete
find "$FIVEM_DIR" -name "*.db" -path "*/cache/*" -delete

# Reset file permissions
chown -R fivem:fivem "$FIVEM_DIR"
chmod -R 755 "$FIVEM_DIR/resources"

# Start server
systemctl start fivem-server

# Run as Administrator
$FiveMPath = "C:\FXServer"
$ClientCache = "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\FiveM\FiveM.app"

# Server cleanup
Stop-Service FiveM-Server -Force
Remove-Item "$FiveMPath\cache" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item "$FiveMPath\citizen\cache" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

# Client cleanup (for testing)
Get-Process FiveM -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Stop-Process -Force
Remove-Item "$ClientCache\cache" -Recurse -Force
Remove-Item "$ClientCache\data\cache" -Recurse -Force
Remove-Item "$ClientCache\data\server-cache" -Recurse -Force

Start-Service FiveM-Server

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# resource_validator.py

import os
import zlib
import hashlib
import json
from pathlib import Path

def validate_resource(resource_path):
    """Validate FiveM resource integrity"""
    errors = []
    
    # Check fxmanifest.lua or __resource.lua
    manifest_files = ['fxmanifest.lua', '__resource.lua']
    has_manifest = any(os.path.exists(os.path.join(resource_path, mf)) for mf in manifest_files)
    
    if not has_manifest:
        errors.append("Missing manifest file")
    
    # Validate file compression
    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(resource_path):
        for file in files:
            filepath = os.path.join(root, file)
            try:
                with open(filepath, 'rb') as f:
                    data = f.read()
                    # Check if compressed
                    if data[:2] == b'\x78\x9c':  # ZLIB header
                        try:
                            zlib.decompress(data)
                        except zlib.error as e:
                            errors.append(f"Corrupt ZLIB: {filepath} - {str(e)}")
            except Exception as e:
                errors.append(f"Read error: {filepath} - {str(e)}")
    
    return errors

# Scan all resources
resources_dir = "/home/fivem/server/resources"
report = {}

for resource in os.listdir(resources_dir):
    resource_path = os.path.join(resources_dir, resource)
    if os.path.isdir(resource_path):
        errors = validate_resource(resource_path)
        if errors:
            report[resource] = errors

# Generate report
with open('resource_errors.json', 'w') as f:
    json.dump(report, f, indent=2)

print(f"Found {len(report)} resources with errors")

#!/bin/bash
# repair_resources.sh

fix_resource() {
    local resource_path=$1
    local temp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
    
    echo "Repairing: $resource_path"
    
    # Extract all files
    cp -r "$resource_path" "$temp_dir/"
    
    # Decompress any compressed files
    find "$temp_dir" -type f -exec file {} \; | grep -E "gzip|zlib" | cut -d: -f1 | while read compressed_file; do
        echo "Decompressing: $compressed_file"
        gunzip -c "$compressed_file" > "$compressed_file.decompressed" 2>/dev/null || \
        zlib-flate -uncompress < "$compressed_file" > "$compressed_file.decompressed" 2>/dev/null
        
        if [ -s "$compressed_file.decompressed" ]; then
            mv "$compressed_file.decompressed" "$compressed_file"
        else
            rm -f "$compressed_file.decompressed"
        fi
    done
    
    # Replace original
    rm -rf "$resource_path"
    mv "$temp_dir/$(basename $resource_path)" "$(dirname $resource_path)/"
    rm -rf "$temp_dir"
}

# Process all resources with errors
while IFS= read -r resource; do
    fix_resource "resources/$resource"
done < <(jq -r 'keys[]' resource_errors.json)

# server.cfg - Optimized for stability

# Memory allocation
set sv_scriptHookAllowed 0
set net_maxPacketSize 100000  # Increase for large streaming assets
set rateLimiter_rate 30  # Prevent inflate spam

# Resource streaming
set sv_streamingDistance 300.0  # Reduce for stability
set sv_cullDistance 500.0
set sv_disableClientReplays true  # Reduce memory usage

# Thread configuration
set cpu_affinity "0 1 2 3"  # First 4 cores
set thread_pool_size 4

# Heap size adjustment (Linux only)
# Add to start script: export MALLOC_ARENA_MAX=2

-- resource_monitor/server.lua
local resourceStats = {}

CreateThread(function()
    while true do
        for i = 0, GetNumResources() - 1 do
            local resourceName = GetResourceByFindIndex(i)
            if GetResourceState(resourceName) == 'started' then
                resourceStats[resourceName] = {
                    memory = collectgarbage('count'),
                    cpu = GetResourceCpuUsage(resourceName),
                    time = os.time()
                }
            end
        end
        
        -- Log high memory resources
        for name, stats in pairs(resourceStats) do
            if stats.memory > 50000 then  -- 50MB
                print(string.format('^3[WARNING]^0 High memory usage: %s - %.2f MB', 
                    name, stats.memory / 1024))
            end
        end
        
        Wait(60000)  -- Check every minute
    end
end)

-- debug_config.lua
RegisterCommand('debug_inflate', function(source, args)
    if source == 0 then  -- Server console only
        SetConvar('sv_debugNetPackets', '1')
        SetConvar('sv_debugInflate', '1')
        SetConvar('net_debug', '1')
        print('^2Debug mode enabled - Check console for inflate errors^0')
    end
end, true)

-- Monitor failed resources
AddEventHandler('onResourceLoadFailed', function(resourceName, errorMsg)
    local logFile = io.open('inflate_errors.log', 'a')
    if logFile then
        logFile:write(string.format('[%s] Resource: %s | Error: %s
', 
            os.date('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'), resourceName, errorMsg))
        logFile:close()
    end
end)

# Capture FiveM traffic for analysis
tcpdump -i any -w fivem_traffic.pcap -s 0 'port 30120'

# Analyze for large packets
tshark -r fivem_traffic.pcap -Y 'frame.len > 60000' -T fields -e frame.len -e ip.src -e ip.dst | sort -nr

-- Verify database encoding
SELECT DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SET_NAME, DEFAULT_COLLATION_NAME 
FROM information_schema.SCHEMATA 
WHERE SCHEMA_NAME = 'fivem_server';

-- Fix encoding issues
ALTER DATABASE fivem_server CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;

-- Check connection pool
SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'max_connections';
SET GLOBAL max_connections = 200;

-- mysql-async/config.lua
Config = {}
Config.ConnectionString = 'mysql://user:password@localhost/fivem_server?charset=utf8mb4&connectionLimit=50&acquireTimeout=60000&timeout=60000'
Config.EnableDebug = false  -- Disable in production

// server_health.js - Node.js monitoring
const fs = require('fs');
const zlib = require('zlib');
const path = require('path');
const crypto = require('crypto');

class FiveMHealthCheck {
    constructor(serverPath) {
        this.serverPath = serverPath;
        this.issues = [];
    }
    
    async checkResourceIntegrity() {
        const resourcesPath = path.join(this.serverPath, 'resources');
        const resources = fs.readdirSync(resourcesPath);
        
        for (const resource of resources) {
            const resourcePath = path.join(resourcesPath, resource);
            if (fs.statSync(resourcePath).isDirectory()) {
                await this.validateResource(resourcePath, resource);
            }
        }
        
        return this.issues;
    }
    
    async validateResource(resourcePath, resourceName) {
        // Check manifest
        const hasManifest = fs.existsSync(path.join(resourcePath, 'fxmanifest.lua')) ||
                           fs.existsSync(path.join(resourcePath, '__resource.lua'));
        
        if (!hasManifest) {
            this.issues.push({
                resource: resourceName,
                type: 'MISSING_MANIFEST',
                severity: 'HIGH'
            });
        }
        
        // Check file compression
        const files = this.getAllFiles(resourcePath);
        for (const file of files) {
            try {
                const content = fs.readFileSync(file);
                if (this.isCompressed(content)) {
                    try {
                        zlib.gunzipSync(content);
                    } catch (e) {
                        this.issues.push({
                            resource: resourceName,
                            type: 'CORRUPT_COMPRESSION',
                            file: path.relative(resourcePath, file),
                            severity: 'CRITICAL'
                        });
                    }
                }
            } catch (e) {
                this.issues.push({
                    resource: resourceName,
                    type: 'UNREADABLE_FILE',
                    file: path.relative(resourcePath, file),
                    severity: 'MEDIUM'
                });
            }
        }
    }
    
    isCompressed(buffer) {
        // Check for GZIP magic number
        return buffer[0] === 0x1f && buffer[1] === 0x8b;
    }
    
    getAllFiles(dirPath, arrayOfFiles = []) {
        const files = fs.readdirSync(dirPath);
        files.forEach(file => {
            const filePath = path.join(dirPath, file);
            if (fs.statSync(filePath).isDirectory()) {
                arrayOfFiles = this.getAllFiles(filePath, arrayOfFiles);
            } else {
                arrayOfFiles.push(filePath);
            }
        });
        return arrayOfFiles;
    }
}

// Run health check
const checker = new FiveMHealthCheck('/home/fivem/server');
checker.checkResourceIntegrity().then(issues => {
    if (issues.length > 0) {
        console.log('Found issues:', JSON.stringify(issues, null, 2));
        // Send alert or auto-fix
    }
});

#!/bin/bash
# fivem_backup_system.sh

FIVEM_DIR="/home/fivem/server"
BACKUP_ROOT="/backups/fivem"
RETENTION_DAYS=14

# Create timestamped backup
backup_server() {
    local timestamp=$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)
    local backup_dir="$BACKUP_ROOT/$timestamp"
    
    mkdir -p "$backup_dir"
    
    # Backup resources with compression check
    echo "Backing up resources..."
    rsync -av --exclude='*.cache' --exclude='node_modules' \
          "$FIVEM_DIR/resources/" "$backup_dir/resources/"
    
    # Backup configuration
    cp "$FIVEM_DIR/server.cfg" "$backup_dir/"
    
    # Create integrity manifest
    find "$backup_dir" -type f -exec sha256sum {} \; > "$backup_dir/integrity.sha256"
    
    # Compress backup
    tar -czf "$backup_dir.tar.gz" -C "$BACKUP_ROOT" "$timestamp"
    rm -rf "$backup_dir"
    
    echo "Backup completed: $backup_dir.tar.gz"
}

# Restore from backup
restore_backup() {
    local backup_file=$1
    local restore_dir="$FIVEM_DIR.restore"
    
    if [ ! -f "$backup_file" ]; then
        echo "Backup file not found: $backup_file"
        exit 1
    fi
    
    # Extract backup
    mkdir -p "$restore_dir"
    tar -xzf "$backup_file" -C "$restore_dir" --strip-components=1
    
    # Verify integrity
    cd "$restore_dir"
    if sha256sum -c integrity.sha256 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
        echo "Integrity check passed"
        
        # Stop server
        systemctl stop fivem-server
        
        # Restore files
        rsync -av --delete "$restore_dir/resources/" "$FIVEM_DIR/resources/"
        cp "$restore_dir/server.cfg" "$FIVEM_DIR/"
        
        # Start server
        systemctl start fivem-server
        
        echo "Restore completed successfully"
    else
        echo "Integrity check failed - backup may be corrupted"
        exit 1
    fi
    
    rm -rf "$restore_dir"
}

# Cleanup old backups
cleanup_backups() {
    find "$BACKUP_ROOT" -name "*.tar.gz" -mtime +$RETENTION_DAYS -delete
}

# Main execution
case "$1" in
    backup)
        backup_server
        cleanup_backups
        ;;
    restore)
        restore_backup "$2"
        ;;
    *)
        echo "Usage: $0 {backup|restore <backup_file>}"
        exit 1
        ;;
esac

# server.cfg - OneSync optimizations
set onesync on
set onesync_forceMigration true
set onesync_workaround763185 true  # Inflate error mitigation

# Entity management
set onesync_distanceCullVehicles true
set onesync_distanceCulling true
set onesync_entityLockdown false

# Population tuning
set onesync_population true
set sv_maxWorldPopulation 128  # Reduce for stability