# Customer Quick Start

# Customer Quick Start

For a protected FiveM resource, use this workflow:

1. Create or sign in to your Nord Forge account.
2. Buy, claim or receive access to a product.
3. Open **My Products** and confirm the product is active.
4. Copy your global **Forge Key**.
5. Open **Servers** in the customer area.
6. Register your FiveM `sv_licenseKey` / Keymaster.
7. Add the required license convars to `server.cfg`.
8. Download the latest authorized release.
9. Install and start the resource.

Recommended `server.cfg` configuration:

```cfg
setr nord_license "FG-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX"
setr nord_keymaster "cfxk_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
sv_licenseKey "cfxk_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
```

> **Server registration is mandatory in the production configuration.** A valid Forge Key alone is not enough to run protected resources.