How to Install the Emergency Lighting System (ELS) on your FiveM Server

The Emergency Lighting System (ELS) allows you to add advanced and realistic emergency vehicle lighting to your FiveM server. This guide walks you through installing ELS-FiveM and configuring ELS-enabled vehicle mods.

#Downloading ELS

Begin by downloading the latest version of ELS-FiveM from the Assets section. Once the download is complete, extract the archive and open the ELS-FiveM folder.

Step 1: Download ELS-FiveM

1. Download the latest ELS-FiveM version from the official source (under Assets).

2. Once downloaded, extract the archive.

3. Open the extracted ELS-FiveM folder.

Step 2: Configure ELS-FiveM

1. Inside the ELS-FiveM folder, locate the file: vcf.default.lua

2. Make a copy of this file and rename the copy to: vcf.lua

Optional: Additional settings can be modified in config.lua, but for most servers the default configuration works perfectly.

#Upload the Resource

1. Go to your Shockbyte Control Panel.

2. Navigate to the Files tab, and locate the following directory: /txData/QBCore_XXXXX.base/resources. Upload the entire ELS-FiveM folder to this directory by selecting Upload File(s).

#Configure ELS Vehicle Mods (Carmods)

To enable ELS on custom vehicles, you’ll need the vehicle’s ELS configuration file.

1. Upload the ELS Configuration

2. Download an ELS-enabled vehicle mod.

3. Locate its ELS configuration file (commonly named something like): autoname.xml

(In this example, the file is called scpdvic.xml.)

4. Upload this .xml file to the following directory: ELS-FiveM/vcf

#Register the Vehicle in vcf.lua

1. Open the vcf.lua file inside the ELS-FiveM folder.

2. Add a new entry for the uploaded .xml file.

3. Save the file.

#Activating the Resource in txAdmin

1. Go to your Shockbyte Control Panel.

2. Launch txAdmin.

3. Navigate to the CFG Editor area and add the line:

ensure ELS-FiveM

4. Save the file.

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