Problem with Private Servers [SOLVED]

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#1

Hello everybody.

So i am making a private server system, a pretty simple one, the player makes a server, it shows up a join code and he shares it with his friends, they type the code and join his server.

I have been trying to make it myself, and i have got good results, but there’s only one major issue.

The issue is that im using global datastore, i save up a code and then show the code to the player, but after someone creates a server, it overrides any old servers and the old servers cannot be joined anymore, I could use plr.UserId, but i don’t know how to access it. I have looked for solutions on devforum, but i still couldn’t fix my problem.

There’s also an another problem, the join code will be the same for all the players.

Here’s my code, any help would be appreciated!

Server Script:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local TeleportService = game:GetService("TeleportService")
local DS = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local DS2 = DS:GetGlobalDataStore()
local DS3 = DS:GetDataStore("PrivateServers")

local code = DS3:GetAsync("ReservedServer")
local ServerCode = DS3:GetAsync("ServerCodes")


game.ReplicatedStorage.PrivateServer.OnServerInvoke = function(plr, info, data)
	if info == "CreateServer" then
		plr.PlayerGui.Multiplayer.Create.Text = "Creating server..."
		ServerCode = math.random(111111, 999999)
		code = TeleportService:ReserveServer(10021781501)
		DS2:SetAsync("ReservedServer", code)
		DS2:SetAsync("ServerCodes", ServerCode)
		plr.PlayerGui.Multiplayer.Create.Text = "Server created, joining in..."
		TeleportService:TeleportToPrivateServer(10021781501, code, {plr})
	elseif info == "JoinServer" then
		plr.PlayerGui.Multiplayer.Join2.Text = "Finding server..."
		local ServerCode = DS2:GetAsync("ServerCodes")
		if data == ServerCode then
			local code = DS2:GetAsync("ReservedServer")
			plr.PlayerGui.Multiplayer.Join2.Text = "Server found, joining in"
			TeleportService:TeleportToPrivateServer(10021781501, code, {plr})
		else
			plr.PlayerGui.Multiplayer.Join2.Text = "Server not found."
			wait(1)
			plr.PlayerGui.Multiplayer.Join2.Text = "Join the server."
		end
	end
end

Create Server Button Script (local script)

local event = game.ReplicatedStorage.PrivateServer
local button = script.Parent

button.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
 event:InvokeServer("CreateServer")
end)

Join Server Button Script (local script)

local event = game.ReplicatedStorage.PrivateServer
local button = script.Parent

button.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	event:InvokeServer("JoinServer", tonumber(script.Parent.Parent.Code.Text))
end)

Show join code script (server script)

local DS = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local DS2 = DS:GetGlobalDataStore()
local DS3 = DS:GetDataStore("PrivateServers")

game.ReplicatedStorage.JoinCode.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)
	plr.PlayerGui.joincode.TextLabel.Text = "Join Code: "..DS2:GetAsync("ServerCodes")
end)
#2

Never use datastoreservice for that. Use the MessageService as it provides real time data transfer between servers.
Use the PublishAsync to send data to the other servers and SubscribeAsync to get all the server’s information from the server.

DataStoreService as it says in it’s first 2 words is meant for storing data and not for transferring.

#3

Thanks. I don’t have any idea what message service is but i’ll try.

#4

Here is a deep description from the main roblox api page.
https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/class/MessagingService
here you will be able to check all functions of the service what they need as parameters and what needs to be returned.

Also if you have got the answer please don’t forget to add a solution in order for other to not see the problem as still open.

#5

Alright, thanks for helping, appreciate it.

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