Download the server from the downloads page of the GTA Connected website.
Download this resource via git clone or directly from GitHub with the green zip download button.
Add this resource as-is into a resource folder of your choice inside the resources directory of your server. I named my resource folder "gtac_roleplay"
Add the resource to the server config. You should also disable a lot of the cvars in the config too. I only have traffic, civilians, planes, and bigmap enabled.
Add the v-roleplay-intro resource to your server to make the screen fade in (needs to be a separate resource)
Download the required modules and add them to your server config. See list of modules below.
Import the database.sql to your MySQL server, and edit database.json in the resource's config folder with the info to connect to the database.
(Optional) Edit the email SMTP connection info. Without this, the email features will be disabled.
Start the server and connect. Register your account, make a character, and disconnect.
Edit your account in the database (get your account ID from the acct_main table and then edit the four entries in acct_svr for your account, changing acct_svr_staff_flags to negative 1 (-1) ... you must not be connected to the server when doing this
You now have full admin. Enjoy the resource!

Modules

MySQL
Hashing
SMTP (Optional)

Git Branches

The nightly branch is not recommended for public server. Some features may or may not work as intended, or the script may be broken entirely. master will always be the stable branch, although slower to get new features.

master/main - The current release. This branch is never committed to directly, only merged
nightly - The next upcoming release. All feature/fix/change branches are merged into this one.
feature/fix/change - This is where the stuff currently being working on goes into.

Scripting Style

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 server-side client.js script file via utils
All communications from client to server are handled in client-side server.js script file via utils
All server events are handled in event.js script file, sometimes with utils.

Database Style

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

Notes

The resource is designed to load the script files first, then initialize after that's done.
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.
Bitwise values are used for several different aspects related to permissions. The value of -1 is always used as "all flags" for that set.
The script does not fade in the game camera. You'll need the v-roleplay-intro for that.
The script does not contain any content except item types. You need to spawn all businesses, houses, vehicles, jobs, job routes, etc.