QB-Spawn - QBCore Guide for FiveM

Introduction

This tutorial turns QB-Spawn 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: 📋 Overview

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

Step 2: ⚙️ Installation & Setup

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

Step 3: Prerequisites

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

Step 4: Installation Steps

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

Step 5: 🔧 Configuration

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

Step 6: Main Configuration

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

Step 7: Spawn Locations

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

Step 8: Camera Positions

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

Code Example

-- config.lua
Config = Config or {}
 
-- Enable spawn selection menu
Config.EnableSpawnSelection = true
 
-- Default spawn if no selection is made
Config.DefaultSpawn = vector4(-1035.71, -2731.87, 12.86, 0.0)
 
-- Camera settings
Config.CamSpeed = 2.0
Config.CamHeight = 100.0
 
-- UI settings
Config.UISettings = {
    fadeTime = 500,
    showWeather = true,
    showTime = true
}

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.