How can i run my script on the client side to take the load off the server?

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So, i’ve recently made a simple click detector door. It works fine, but it’s very ping dependant. And since it functions using for loops, it can be heavy on the server side. So to fix this i’ve decided to move the function to the client side and run it for all clients to take the load off of the server and make it less ping dependant. But when i do that, simply nothing happens. I don’t have any experience running things on the client side so, can you guys help me figure out what i’m doing wrong?

Here’s the script im running on a LocalScript

-- Variables
dooropen = false 
setspeed = 8.5 
speed = 8.5 
forloopthing = 20
drag = speed / forloopthing
debounce = false

-- Collision disabler
function setcollision(dp, val)
	for i, object in ipairs(dp) do
		if object:IsA("Part") then
			object.CanCollide = val
		end
	end
end

script.cd.OnClientEvent:Connect(function()
	local doorparts = script.Parent:GetChildren()
	if debounce == false then
		debounce = true
		if dooropen == false 
			dooropen = true
			script.Parent.DO:Play()
			setcollision(doorparts, false)
			-- Door opening animation
			for i = 1, forloopthing do
				script.Parent:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(script.Parent.PrimaryPart.CFrame * CFrame.Angles(0, math.rad(speed), 0))
				speed = speed - drag
				wait()
			end
			setcollision(doorparts, true)
			speed = setspeed
		elseif dooropen == true then
			dooropen = false
			script.Parent.DC:Play()
			setcollision(doorparts, false)
			for i = 1, forloopthing do
				script.Parent:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(script.Parent.PrimaryPart.CFrame * CFrame.Angles(0, math.rad(- speed), 0))
				speed = speed - drag
				wait()
			end
			setcollision(doorparts, true)
			speed = setspeed
		end
		wait(0.5)
		debounce = false
	end
end)

And here’s the script i’m using to fire this on the client side.

script.Parent.ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(function()
	script.Parent.DSC.cd:FireAllClients()
end)

Thanks in advance.

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Where is this localscript located in the explorer tab?

From your code below, i assume your localscript is parented under your door in the workspace. This is a mistake as localscript’s cannot run anywhere except a player’s PlayerScripts Folder/ a player’s character/ anywhere in a gui.

local doorparts = script.Parent:GetChildren()