Fundamentals: your first resource · Lesson 1/6 · 7 min

What a resource is and how it's structured

A resource is a folder with an fxmanifest.lua that tells FiveM which files to load and where.

In FiveM, everything you add to your server is a «resource»: a folder inside resources/ with a special file called fxmanifest.lua. That manifest is the index that tells the server which scripts to load and in which context (client, server or shared).

The minimal structure

text

resources/
└── mi_primer_script/
    ├── fxmanifest.lua
    ├── client.lua
    └── server.lua

Resource folder

The fxmanifest.lua

lua

fx_version 'cerulean'
game 'gta5'

author 'TuNombre'
description 'Mi primer recurso'
version '1.0.0'

-- Runs on the client (each player's PC)
client_scripts {
  'client.lua'
}

-- Runs on the server (your machine, trusted)
server_scripts {
  'server.lua'
}

-- Shared by both (configuration, data)
shared_scripts {
  'config.lua'
}

fxmanifest.lua

client_scripts: run on each player's PC. They are NOT trusted.
server_scripts: run on your server. They are the authority.
shared_scripts: loaded on both sides (ideal for config.lua).

To activate your resource, put it in resources/ and add ensure mi_primer_script to your server.cfg. Then reload it with refresh + ensure mi_primer_script in the console.

Challenge: code it yourself

Create an fxmanifest.lua for a resource called «taxi_job» that loads a client.lua, a server.lua and a shared config.lua.

Write it yourself in your editor (VS Code) and test it on your server. You learn here by doing it, not by copying.

See hint

Use fx_version 'cerulean', game 'gta5' and the three script lists.

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Next: Essential Lua for FiveM

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