extDB3 VS FASTER

For anything more advanced, you might want to look into extDB3. But the learning curve there is pretty steep, but there are lots of answers on the forums for getting everything set up. The benefit being the data is stored in SQL db files, which can be modified and opened externally.

extDB3 development was halted in late 2017, no further updates have been made. Here is an archive: https://github.com/SteezCram/extDB3/wiki

You can use a tool like Faster (GitHub) makes managing a server easier

I am pretty new to mission creation and scripting, and I am trying to make a mission that involves a substantial amount of AI. To achieve this, I have set up my spare laptop as a dedicated server with 3 headless clients using FASTER (https://github.com/Foxlider/FASTER). Everything related to the server and the headless clients is functioning properly. However, I am encountering an issue with the coding. (My issue and question are at the bottom of the post.)

Well, this sent me down a rabbit hole. Got a server up on local machine and it runs a headless client too - https://github.com/Foxlider/FASTER

I am not sure if FASTER is doing something?

Tadst outdated and abandoned. https://github.com/Foxlider/FASTER had a discord, community, and active dev.

Hey mate sorry that ended up happening here is the GitHub for FASTER and I linked you to its faq. Wish I could help but I didn’t experience any of the issues you’re dealing with. Don’t forget those port forward settings if ya can just so I can compare it with mine, pm it to me if ya want.

Is it a Windows machine? If so, use this: https://github.com/Foxlider/FASTER/

If you want a tool to make hosting the server locally easier, I'd suggest FASTER. The discord community is quite active and readily answers any questions, which is a bonus.