@ox_lib/init.lua could not be found

The problem

When starting a resource, the console says "@ox_lib/init.lua could not be found" and the resource doesn't start.

The cause

The resource loads ox_lib with `shared_script '@ox_lib/init.lua'`, but ox_lib isn't installed, the folder isn't named exactly `ox_lib`, or it starts after the resource that needs it.

The solution

Make sure ox_lib exists, is named ox_lib and starts first:

-- fxmanifest.lua of YOUR resource
fx_version 'cerulean'
game 'gta5'
shared_script '@ox_lib/init.lua'

-- server.cfg (order matters):
-- ensure ox_lib
-- ensure your_resource

Step by step

1. 1.Download ox_lib from Overextended and place it in resources; the folder must be named exactly `ox_lib`.
2. 2.In server.cfg put `ensure ox_lib` BEFORE the resources that use it.
3. 3.Check that the resource references `@ox_lib/init.lua` (with the at sign, which points to the resource).
4. 4.Restart the whole server, not just the resource.

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