Save Player Data with Roblox Datastores

TIMESTAMPS ►
00:00 Intro
00:15 What is Datastore
01:27 Saving data
07:45 Loading data
12:26 Enabling API Services
14:00 Combining Leaderstats and Table data
15:43 Testing
16:16 Editing Datastores
16:58 Handling Server Shutdown
20:40 Outro

[Kaizentry]

I was never good with how to use tables so this helped a ton, thank you.

[huttle]

Can we all agree GnomeCode is the best roblox lua teacher on youtube!! 😊

[Martinchi]

Out of the many YouTubers that I've watched to learn Roblox scripting, you GnomeCode have taken 1st place. I appreciate you not skipping over or poorly explaining even the smallest of details that may be crucial for a beginner to understand. Thank you for the great video.

[GigaGnome]

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your family. Nice to see you still pushing out videos.

[bisoncool]

This was a great video to help make Datastores clear whilst waiting for Doors part 8. Also for Doors part 8 you should make the other place where everyone joins so you can go into a match with your friends and nobody else

[mr_griffolukegriffiths]

great video as ever!
One small point. I would save the Player.UserId to a variable when saving or you wont be able to use it if the first attempt fails as the player object will be gone by then.

also, not too big a problem, but with normal datastores there is a limit of 1 read/write per 6 seconds to the same key

[keeguri]

GnomeCode is awesome. He makes actually good videos and explains almost everything. Keep it up GnomeCode!

[YuinAstrophel]

I was gonna bash on the gnome but this is pretty well-engineered. Wish i had you when i was learning how to code on Lua.

[Ironbaby]

Thanks gnome for always doing tutorials on things we all know other roblox how to creators can never do due to their laziness

[aznya]

It didn't work and now it's 3am and I'm struggling on how the hell the leaderboard disappeared:, D

[DaAccountName]

i was about to add datastores and then i got the notification about a gnomecode video

[Yuzumo]

i did have to get some help for more leaderstats but your a lifesaver i spent hours on trying before hand thanks

[_toastedbagels]

All the other videos I've watched show you how to do it but don't teach you so thank you gnomecode

[waffle_doge]

thank you gnomecode for making awesome tutorials and inspiring tons of great games!

[Afarmcow]

i made a datastore but one of the variables doesn't work, when it changes, it doesn't fire the "changed" function

[PoggersFloppa]

Amazing video, I learned so much like how tables work and ipairs!

[scratchthat]

Best lua teacher!, A very calming voice too, Not a screechy 9 yr old, ty

[halalouis]

The Script:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local RunService =
local DatastoreService =

local database =
local sessiondata = {}

local DefaultData = {

["Dollars"] = 50

}

local function PlayerAdded(player)
local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")
leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"

local Dollars = Instance.new("NumberValue", leaderstats)
Dollars.Name = "Dollars"


local sucsess = nil
local PlayerData = nil
local attempt = 1

repeat
sucsess, PlayerData = pcall(function()
return
end)

if not sucsess then
warn(PlayerData)
task.wait(3)
end

attempt += 1
until sucsess or attempt == 5

if sucsess then
print("Connected To Database")

if not PlayerData then
print("No User Data Found, Assigning Default Data")
PlayerData = DefaultData
end
sessiondata[player.UserId] = PlayerData

else
warn("Unable To Get Data For User: "..player.Name)
player:Kick("Unable To Load Your Data, Please Try Again Later! :D")
end

Dollars.Value = -- SYNC LEADERSTATS WITH DATASTORE

= Dollars.Value
end)
leaderstats.Parent = player


end

local function PlayerRemoved(player)
if sessiondata[player.UserId] then
local sucsess = nil
local errorMsg = nil
local attempt = 1

repeat
sucsess, errorMsg = pcall(function()
database:SetAsync(player.UserId, sessiondata[player.UserId])
end)

if not sucsess then
warn(errorMsg)
task.wait(3)
end

attempt += 1
until sucsess or attempt == 5

if sucsess then

print("Data Saved For User: "..player.Name)

else
warn("Data Unable To Save For User: "..player.Name)

end

end
end

local function ServerShutdown()

if RunService:IsStudio() then
return
end

print("Handling Server Shutdown")
for i, plr in ipairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
task.spawn(function()
PlayerRemoved(plr)
end)
end
end

[RichRBLX]

working on a new game and stuff like thisll really help. thanks, gnome!

[dunialajla]

Great Video! I learnt a lot from this channel