🔧 Custom Resource Development - QBCore Guide for FiveM

Introduction

This tutorial turns 🔧 Custom Resource Development into a clean, developer-friendly guide for QBCore/FiveM. You will follow a step-by-step flow, copy the relevant code patterns, and learn the “why” behind the setup.

Requirements

• QBCore installed and running on a dev server
• Basic Lua knowledge and comfort reading FiveM patterns
• A test workflow for iterating safely (dev server, not production)
• Optional: a code editor with Lua/FiveM helpers (VS Code recommended)

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Getting Started

In this step, you will apply the getting started concept as a practical change: define the pieces, wire them together, then verify the behavior in your dev server.

Step 2: Resource Types

In this step, you will apply the resource types concept as a practical change: define the pieces, wire them together, then verify the behavior in your dev server.

Step 3: Basic Resource Structure

In this step, you will apply the basic resource structure concept as a practical change: define the pieces, wire them together, then verify the behavior in your dev server.

Step 4: Minimum Required Files

In this step, you will apply the minimum required files concept as a practical change: define the pieces, wire them together, then verify the behavior in your dev server.

Step 5: Advanced Resource Structure

In this step, you will apply the advanced resource structure concept as a practical change: define the pieces, wire them together, then verify the behavior in your dev server.

Step 6: Creating the Manifest

In this step, you will apply the creating the manifest concept as a practical change: define the pieces, wire them together, then verify the behavior in your dev server.

Step 7: Basic Implementation

In this step, you will apply the basic implementation concept as a practical change: define the pieces, wire them together, then verify the behavior in your dev server.

Step 8: 1. Server-Side Setup

In this step, you will apply the 1. server-side setup concept as a practical change: define the pieces, wire them together, then verify the behavior in your dev server.

Code Example

your-resource/
├── fxmanifest.lua      # Resource manifest
├── server/
│   └── main.lua        # Server-side logic
├── client/
│   └── main.lua        # Client-side logic
├── shared/
│   └── config.lua      # Shared configuration
└── README.md           # Documentation

Tips & Best Practices

• Keep authority on the server: validate inputs before money/database operations.
• Start with one resource/module at a time, then refactor after you verify it works.
• Use callbacks for request/response flows and events for push/UX updates.
• When you run loops, avoid freezes: always yield with Wait() (client/server) and cache hot values.