Nord Forge — Official Documentation
Official English documentation for Nord Forge, including a complete FiveM resource installation guide covering server registration, Forge licensing, Keymaster setup, resource installation, dependencies, SQL and validation.
01 — Getting Started
What Nord Forge is, how accounts work, and the basic customer workflow.
What is Nord Forge?
Nord Forge Nord Forge is Nord Lab's platform for resource distribution, licensing, developer work...
Account Registration
Account Registration New users register with an email address, username and password. The passwor...
Customer Quick Start
Customer Quick Start For a protected FiveM resource, use this workflow: Create or sign in to your...
02 — Customer Portal
Customer products, downloads, updates, Forge Key and product access.
My Products
My Products My Products is the customer's main product library. A product appears here when: A fr...
Forge Key
Your Forge Key Every Nord Forge user has one global Forge Key. Example: FG-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX Th...
Updates & Release Information
Updates & Release Information Nord Forge tracks the latest published release and the release most...
03 — Servers & Licensing
Mandatory server registration, Keymasters, license validation and common errors.
Registering Your Server
Registering Your Server Protected Nord Forge resources require the FiveM server to be registered ...
server.cfg Configuration
server.cfg Configuration The recommended production configuration is: setr nord_license "FG-XXXX-...
Server Limits & Privacy
Server Limits & Privacy The production configuration allows a limited number of active Keymasters...
License Validation Flow
License Validation Flow A protected resource validates against the Nord Forge licensing API. The ...
License Error Reference
License Error Reference These are the main licensing errors implemented by the current Nord Forge...
04 — FiveM Resource Installation
Complete customer guide for registering a FiveM server, configuring the Forge license and install...
Installation Overview
FiveM Resource Installation This guide explains how to install a Nord Forge resource on a FiveM s...
Step 1 — Get Your Forge Key
Step 1 — Get Your Forge Key Every Nord Forge account has a global Forge Key. Example: FG-XXXX-XXX...
Step 2 — Register Your FiveM Server
Step 2 — Register Your FiveM Server Before using a protected resource, you must register the Five...
Step 3 — Configure server.cfg
Step 3 — Configure server.cfg Add the Nord Forge licensing configuration to your FiveM server.c...
Step 4 — Download the Resource
Step 4 — Download the Resource Once the product is assigned to your account: Open My Products. Se...
Step 5 — Install the Resource
Step 5 — Install the Resource After downloading the resource ZIP: 1. Extract the ZIP Extract the ...
Step 6 — Install Dependencies
Step 6 — Install Dependencies Some Nord Forge resources require additional FiveM resources. Examp...
Step 7 — Database & SQL
Step 7 — Database & SQL Some Nord Forge resources require database tables or migrations. If the r...
Step 8 — Configure the Resource
Step 8 — Configure the Resource Open the resource configuration files and configure them for your...
Step 9 — Add the Resource to server.cfg
Step 9 — Add the Resource to server.cfg Add the resource to your FiveM startup configuration. Ex...
Step 10 — Start & Verify
Step 10 — Start & Verify Restart your FiveM server after completing the installation. You can als...
Full Installation Example
Full Installation Example This is a complete example for installing a protected Nord Forge FiveM ...
05 — Marketplace & Purchases
How free products, manual purchases and Tebex checkout work.
Marketplace
Marketplace The authenticated marketplace lists products that are ready for distribution. A produ...
Free Products
Free Products Products with a price of 0 are delivered automatically. When a customer claims a f...
Manual Purchases
Manual Purchases Paid products using the Manual payment provider use a buyer/developer conversati...
Tebex Purchases
Tebex Purchases Products configured with the Tebex payment provider can use the Nord Forge Tebex ...
06 — Developer Workspaces
Developer onboarding, workspace ownership, members and permissions.
Becoming a Developer
Becoming a Developer Nord Forge uses a customer-first account model. A normal account does not au...
Workspace Roles
Workspace Roles The current team management flow exposes the following main roles. Owner The work...
Workspace Lifecycle
Workspace Lifecycle Workspaces can be active or archived. Archive Archiving keeps the workspace a...
07 — Products & Releases
Creating products, release requirements, publishing and customer distribution.
Creating a Product
Creating a Product Developers with product management permission can create products inside a wor...
Creating Releases
Creating Releases A release represents a downloadable version of a product. Required file Every n...
Publishing a Product
Publishing a Product A product can only be published when at least one valid published release wi...
Managing Existing Releases
Managing Existing Releases Developers can update release metadata after creation. Supported actio...
08 — Protected Builds & FiveM Integration
How protected customer builds work and how to use the bundled FiveM licensing resource.
Protected Customer Builds
Protected Customer Builds Nord Forge can generate a protected customer build when a customer down...
Editable Files & escrow_ignore
Editable Files & escrow_ignore Nord Forge keeps common configuration and documentation files edi...
Bundled FiveM License Resource
Bundled FiveM License Resource The source package includes: integrations/fivem_resource/nord_forg...
Licensing API Endpoints
Licensing API Endpoints Nord Forge exposes licensing endpoints used by protected builds and integ...
09 — Tebex Bridge
Workspace Tebex setup, automatic activation and webhook behavior.
10 — Discord, Support & Documentation
Optional Discord integration, support workflows, docs and Website Builder.
Forge Discord Bot
Forge Discord Bot Nord Forge includes an optional Discord bot integration. The bot is intentional...
Discord Workspace Setup
Discord Workspace Setup After the platform administrator configures the global Forge Bot: Open th...
Support & Purchase Conversations
Support & Purchase Conversations Customers can open product support from their authorized product...
Workspace Documentation
Workspace Documentation Nord Forge includes an internal workspace documentation system. Documenta...
Website Builder
Website Builder Nord Forge includes a Website Builder for developer workspaces. It supports draft...
11 — Administration & Deployment
Self-hosted deployment, environment variables, maintenance, backups and platform administration.
Self-Hosted Installation
Self-Hosted Installation Nord Forge is a Python/Flask application with a separate optional Discor...
Important Environment Variables
Important Environment Variables Core configuration includes: NORD_FORGE_SECRET=change-me-super-se...
Network Admin
Network Admin The first active account in a new installation receives the global network_admin r...
Maintenance & Backups
Maintenance & Backups Nord Forge includes platform maintenance and backup functionality. Maintena...
12 — Troubleshooting & Reference
Common problems, production checklist and quick technical references.
Customer Troubleshooting
Customer Troubleshooting Product is not in My Products Check that: The purchase or grant complete...
Developer Troubleshooting
Developer Troubleshooting Product cannot be published A published release with a file is required...
Production Checklist
Production Checklist Use this checklist before releasing Nord Forge publicly. Platform Change NO...
FiveM Integration Quick Reference
FiveM Integration Quick Reference Required customer configuration setr nord_license "FG-XXXX-XXXX...