Module 02 · Lesson 09

Start, restart, stop: your daily dev loop

FiveM development is mostly one small loop: edit, save, ensure, read the console, test. Beginners often think they need more tricks than that. They do not. This lesson makes that loop feel normal, and teaches the four server commands that drive it so you always know which one to reach for.

You'll build: A repeatable workflow: edit -> save -> ensure -> read console -> test.
Time: ~15 minutes
You need: The qu_hello resource from Lessons 07 and 08, and a running FiveM server.
You'll learn: The four commands -> reading the server console -> the dev loop -> server.cfg -> common error patterns

BEFORE YOU START

Build it

Make the resource folder

The server has one folder for this lesson.

Inside your server's resources folder, create this folder:

code

resources/qu_dev_loop

Create the files

Every file named in the manifest exists.

Create this exact file layout:

code

resources/qu_dev_loop/
fxmanifest.lua
server.lua

Start, restart, stop: your daily dev loop

Build it

Make the resource folder

Create the files

Write fxmanifest.lua

Write the lesson code

Start and test it

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