Installing FiveM resources and scripts

FiveM resources are the mods, scripts, vehicles, clothing packs and frameworks you install. They live in /resources/ and are started from server.cfg.

Folder structure

We recommend category folders with brackets — they are ignored by the loader and organize your resources:

/resources/\n  [core]/\n    es_extended/\n    oxmysql/\n  [scripts]/\n    my-custom-job/\n  [vehicles]/\n    addon-cars/\n  [maps]/

Installing a resource

1. Upload the resource folder to /resources/[appropriate-category]/ via SFTP.
2. Open server.cfg and add ensure resource-name (or start resource-name).
3. Restart the server or run refresh in the console followed by ensure resource-name.

Load order matters

Dependencies must load first. For an ESX server:

ensure oxmysql\nensure es_extended\nensure esx_menu_default\nensure esx_jobs\n...

ESX vs QBCore — picking a framework

• ESX — older, huge script ecosystem, well-documented.
• QBCore — newer, cleaner codebase, growing ecosystem, recommended for new RP servers.

Updating resources

Always back up server.cfg and the resource folder before updating. Many scripts store configuration inline; overwriting loses it.