Installation - Redutzu Docs

Prepare your database

The MDT needs a modern database engine to create its tables correctly. Use one of these versions or newer:

Engine	Recommended version
MariaDB	10.11 LTS or 11.4 LTS
MySQL	8.4 LTS

To check your version, run this query in HeidiSQL:

SELECT VERSION();

We strongly recommend HeidiSQL with a standalone MariaDB server instead of XAMPP. XAMPP ships an old, modified MariaDB build that can break parts of the script.

Before you start the script, delete any old MDT tables left behind by another MDT resource (tables whose name starts with mdt_). If a table with the same name already exists, the script can’t create its own schema and some features won’t work.

Upgrading from redutzu-mdt V2? Keep your tables. The script migrates V2 data automatically on first start.

Install all dependencies

Download and install the following dependencies:

redutzu-mdt-prop (included with the script)
oxmysql
ox_lib
Up to date server artifacts

Add the items

The MDT uses five inventory items. It doesn’t create them, so add them to your inventory. The [items] folder included with the script has ready-made definitions and images.

Item	What it does	Setting
`mdt`	Opens the MDT	`Config.Item`
`bodycam`	Turns the officer’s bodycam on/off	`Config.Bodycam.Item`
`dashcam`	Turns a patrol car’s dashcam on/off	`Config.Dashcam.Item`
`police_tape`	Ties crime-scene tape	`Config.Police.Scene.TapeItem`
`evidence_marker`	Places numbered evidence markers	`Config.Police.Scene.MarkerItem`

ox_inventory / Qbox
qb-core
ESX

Add the items to ox_inventory/data/items.lua:

ox_inventory/data/items.lua

['mdt'] = {
    label = 'Police MDT',
    weight = 600,
    stack = false,
    consume = 0,
    server = { export = 'redutzu-mdt.mdt' }
},
['bodycam'] = {
    label = 'Bodycam',
    weight = 250,
    stack = false,
    consume = 0,
    server = { export = 'redutzu-mdt.bodycam' }
},
['dashcam'] = {
    label = 'Dashcam',
    weight = 200,
    stack = false,
    consume = 0,
    server = { export = 'redutzu-mdt.dashcam' }
},
['police_tape'] = {
    label = 'Police Tape',
    weight = 200,
    stack = false,
    close = true,
    description = 'Crime-scene tape. Tie it from wall to wall to close off an area.',
    server = { export = 'redutzu-mdt.police_tape' }
},
['evidence_marker'] = {
    label = 'Evidence Marker',
    weight = 100,
    stack = false,
    close = true,
    description = 'Numbered markers for evidence at a crime scene.',
    server = { export = 'redutzu-mdt.evidence_marker' }
},

Copy the images from [items]/images to ox_inventory/web/images.

Keep the server.export line. It’s how ox_inventory hands the item to the MDT. The format is <resource folder>.<item name>, so update it if you rename the resource or an item.

Add the items to qb-core/shared/items.lua:

qb-core/shared/items.lua

['mdt'] = { name = 'mdt', label = 'Police MDT', weight = 600, type = 'item', image = 'mdt.png', unique = true, useable = true, shouldClose = true, description = 'Department-issued tough-book tablet running state police software' },
['bodycam'] = { name = 'bodycam', label = 'Bodycam', weight = 250, type = 'item', image = 'bodycam.png', unique = true, useable = true, shouldClose = true, description = 'Department-issued tactical camera for capturing field incidents' },
['dashcam'] = { name = 'dashcam', label = 'Dashcam', weight = 200, type = 'item', image = 'dashcam.png', unique = true, useable = true, shouldClose = true, description = 'Front-facing dashboard camera with continuous loop recording' },
['police_tape'] = { name = 'police_tape', label = 'Police Tape', weight = 200, type = 'item', image = 'police_tape.png', unique = true, useable = true, shouldClose = true, description = 'Crime-scene tape. Tie it from wall to wall to close off an area.' },
['evidence_marker'] = { name = 'evidence_marker', label = 'Evidence Marker', weight = 100, type = 'item', image = 'evidence_marker.png', unique = true, useable = true, shouldClose = true, description = 'Numbered markers for evidence at a crime scene.' },

Copy the images from [items]/images to your inventory’s image folder, such as qb-inventory/html/images.

Run this query on your database:

INSERT INTO `items` (`name`, `label`) VALUES
    ('mdt', 'Police MDT'),
    ('bodycam', 'Bodycam'),
    ('dashcam', 'Dashcam'),
    ('evidence_marker', 'Evidence Marker'),
    ('police_tape', 'Police Tape');

Copy the images from [items]/images to your inventory’s image folder.

Tape and markers use the Scene page of the interactions menu by default. To use the items too, set TapeMethod and MarkerMethod to 'item' or 'both' in Config.Police.Scene, or in Field in /mdtadmin.

Add the script to your server.cfg

Start the prop resource before the MDT. We suggest you start the MDT last.

server.cfg

ensure redutzu-mdt-prop
ensure redutzu-mdt

Set up uploads

The MDT uploads recordings, screenshots, and gallery images to Fivemanage, Qbox, Discord, or your own provider.Open config/config.lua and choose your provider:

config/config.lua

Config.Upload = 'fivemanage' -- 'fivemanage', 'qbox', 'discord' or 'custom'

Then open config/credentials.lua and paste your key next to that provider:

config/credentials.lua

Config.ApiKeys = {
    Fivemanage = 'your-api-key',
    Qbox = nil,
    Discord = nil,
    ...
}

Provider	Key	Where to get it
Fivemanage	API key	Fivemanage
Qbox	CDN key	Qbox dashboard
Discord	Channel webhook URL	Channel settings, under Integrations
Custom	Your own	Add your logic in `server/custom/upload/custom.lua`

Never put keys in config.lua. Players can read it.

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See Media uploads for a step-by-step setup of each provider.

Start the script

Restart your server. The MDT creates its tables on first start, so there’s no SQL file to import. If you’re upgrading from an older version, the migration converts your existing data automatically.Once it’s running, use /mdtadmin in-game to configure the MDT. Changes apply instantly without a restart, sync to every player, and stay intact when you update the script.

/mdtadmin opens for the admin and god groups by default, set in Config.AdminGroups. On standalone servers, add add_ace group.admin redutzu_mdt.admin allow to your server.cfg.

Configure the MDT

See everything you can change from the /mdtadmin panel.