Migration Tools - QBCore Guide for FiveM

Introduction

This tutorial turns Migration Tools 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: Available Migration Tools

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

Step 2: Framework Migration Tools

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

Step 3: Version Migration Tools

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

Step 4: Utility Tools

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

Step 5: Custom Resource Migration

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

Step 6: Step-by-Step Migration Guides

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

Step 7: ESX to QBCore Migration

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

Step 8: vRP to QBCore Migration

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

Code Example

# 1. Backup your database
mysqldump -u username -p database_name > qbcore_backup.sql
 
# 2. Run migration script
node migrate-v1-to-v2.js
 
# 3. Update resources to v2 compatible versions

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.