is this like bukkit plugins sorta thing?

[Psychotic_OZ]

I want to start a server but just wondering is this like minecraft bukkit plugins where you just put the files into the plugins folder, start the server then edit the configs? or do i need to know how to script?

[Jusonex]

Yes, it's very similar. You can download resources (roughly equals plugins) for example from https://community.multitheftauto.com/.

To start resources, you have to either type 'start <resource-name>' (without <>) into the server console or add an entry at the bottom of server/mods/deathmatch/mtaserver.conf.

Learning how to script is strongly recommended though to be able to customize your server. Lua (the scripting language we use) is much easier than Bukkit's Java as well and a good start is our wiki page: https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Main_Page