ngddocs/gettingstarted.md

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title: Getting Started
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        <span style="font-size: 24px; margin-right: 10px;">🛠️</span>
        MAKE SURE NGD-BRIDGE IS STARTED AFTER YOUR CORE RESOURCES!
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    <ol style="padding-left: 20px; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 15px;">
        <li>
            Download all NGD resources from 
            <a href="https://keymaster.fivem.net/" style="color: #4a90e2; text-decoration: underline;">Keymaster</a>
            or 
            <a href="https://portal.cfx.re/" style="color: #4a90e2; text-decoration: underline;">CFX Portal</a>.
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            Create a folder called <code style="background-color: #444; padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px;">[ngd]</code> inside of your server's main resource folder.
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            Extract all of your NGD resources and put them in this folder 
            <a href="https://files.fivemerr.com/images/7bf80a1a-f3e0-4892-adb2-76bb68d8da82.png" style="color: #4a90e2; text-decoration: underline;">like shown</a> 
            (Please note - You may not have the resources shown.)
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            Open your server's <code style="background-color: #444; padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px;">server.cfg</code> file. Towards the <b>bottom</b> of all your resources, put the following and then restart your server:
            <pre style="background-color: #111; padding: 12px 15px; border-radius: 6px; color: #f1f1f1; margin: 10px 0; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">
ensure ngd-Bridge
ensure ngd-dj
ensure [ngd]            </pre>
            <span style="font-size: 14px;">
                Please Note - If you didn't receive <code style="background-color: #444; padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px;">ngd-dj</code> with your resources, please don't put it in your server.cfg
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    <p style="margin-top: 15px; font-weight: normal;">
        Do you have CODEM Inventory? Click 
        <a href="#" style="color: #4a90e2; text-decoration: underline;">HERE</a>
        to view the additional instructions when using this inventory.
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        <li>
            <b>Does the readme of your script have items?</b> Make sure to add them into your framework or inventory, along with all of the inventory icons from the <code style="background-color: #444; padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px;">'img'</code> folder!
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