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Installation

Install the Advanced Chat System — a drop-in replacement for the default FiveM chat.

Requirements

  • A FiveM server on a recent recommended artifact build.
  • ox_lib, started before the chat resource.
  • ESX, QBCore, Qbox or Standalone — detected automatically and used for job and rank colours and for permissions.
  • The default chat resource must be stopped so the two do not overlap.

Warning: Do not run the stock chat resource at the same time. Remove or comment out ensure chat in server.cfg before starting Advanced Chat.

Asset download

After purchase the resource is granted to your Cfx.re account. Assign it to your server key in Keymaster and download the ZIP. Full walkthrough: Cfx.re asset escrow.

Installation

  1. Extract the ZIP into your resources folder and keep the folder name unchanged.
  2. Add the resource to server.cfg after ox_lib and your framework:
# server.cfg
ensure ox_lib
ensure es_extended        # or qb-core / qbx_core — skip on standalone
# ensure chat             # the default chat must NOT be running
ensure <venom-chat-folder>
  1. Restart the server. On first boot the escrow download completes and the resource prints its version and the detected framework.
  2. Join the server and press T to open the chat. Player settings live in the chat header.

First-time setup

  • Theme: pick a built-in theme or set your brand colours in config.lua — see Config.
  • Channels: Global, Local, Team, OOC and Admin are enabled by default. Add your own or disable the ones you do not need.
  • Moderation: the profanity filter, anti-spam and rate limit ship enabled with sensible defaults — tune them for your community.
  • Admin tools: grant the admin permission so staff get mute, clear and announcement tools:
# server.cfg — let the admin group use the moderation tools
add_ace group.admin venomchat.admin allow

Note: Permission names, commands and identifiers are listed in the shipped README and config.lua. Use the snippets on this page as the pattern and copy the exact names from your version.

Verify the install

  • Send a message: it appears with your name colour and the channel tag.
  • Switch channels with the tabs or the slash commands listed on the Config page.
  • Check resmon: the chat idles at 0.00ms.

Next steps

Configure channels, colours, commands, templates and localization on the Config page.