master/main - The current release. Never commit to this branch directly
testing - The next upcoming release. All feature/fix/change branches are merged into this one
feature/fix/change - This is where the stuff you're currently working on goes into.

Download the GTAC server to your local PC. This will be your local test server.
Unzip the server, and edit the server config (default is server.xml) to your liking.
Run plink.exe to create an SSH tunnel.
- plink.exe gtacrp.asshatgaming.com -P 40393 -l USERNAME -i PATHTOKEY -L 127.0.0.1:3307:127.0.0.1:3306
- Replace USERNAME with your username
- Replace PATHTOKEY with the full file path to your private key
- If desired, change the first port from 3307 to whatever you want. This will tunnel the mysql connection to that port to use on your PC.
- Put the edited command into a batch file (.bat) to make it easier to use next time.
Add your MySQL access info to the database.json config in the resource's config directory. Use the tunneled port above!
Clone this git repository into a subdirectory within the server's resources folder.
Add the subdirectory's folder name to the resources section of the server config.
Start the server to make sure it works and connects.
Make a branch based on testing for every new feature/fix/change and prefix it with one of those (i.e. feature-something)
Test the feature, and if it works, merge the branch for it into testing branch

Always use camelCase, even for event names.
Use a util function where possible. Keep raw logic in command/event/network handlers to a minimum.
Keep opening curly brackets in-line. Don't linebreak before an opening curly brackets.
Use sentence case instead of adjacent uppercase letters in class/member names. (i.e. Id instead of ID)
Use generic, non-specific class member names wherever possible. (i.e. databaseId instead of accountId)
All communications from server to client are handled in client.js script file via utils
All server events are handled in event.js script file, sometimes with utils.

Always use lowercase.
Shorten prefix names to four characters or less (i.e. acct=account, veh=vehicle)
Add an underscore between each word
Append _main to any tables that store primary data (i.e. acct_main, ban_main, etc)
Prefix field names with the table name, except for _main tables (i.e. acct_id, job_loc_id)
Tables use primary index on their ID column.
Tables use both secondary indexes & cascading foreign key links to any ID that points to another table

The resource is designed to load the script files first, then initialize after that's done.
Never edit scripts directly on the server. Always edit in the cloned repo on your PC.
Never upload scripts to the main server. Vortrex will handle deployment of public releases.
The IDEAS.md file is not a to-do list. It's just a random file to throw ideas into when they come to mind.
Delete the row containing the bug or idea from the database once you've scripted and tested it and it works.