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ServerScriptService

A container service for server-only Script objects.

This class is not replicated. Its interface does not cross the network boundary.
This class is not creatable. Instances of this class cannot be created with Instance.new.
This class is a service. It is a singleton that may be acquired with GetService.
Memory categoryInstances
Tags: [NotCreatable, Service, NotReplicated]

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HistoryMember
553LoadStringEnabled: bool
inherited from Instance
553Archivable: bool
635Capabilities: SecurityCapabilities
553Name: string
553Parent: Instance
635Sandboxed: bool
616UniqueId: UniqueId
576AddTag(tag: string): null
573ClearAllChildren(): null
462Clone(): Instance
573Destroy(): null
486FindFirstAncestor(name: string): Instance
486FindFirstAncestorOfClass(className: string): Instance
486FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA(className: string): Instance
486FindFirstChild(name: string, recursive: bool = false): Instance
486FindFirstChildOfClass(className: string): Instance
486FindFirstChildWhichIsA(className: string, recursive: bool = false): Instance
486FindFirstDescendant(name: string): Instance
563GetActor(): Actor
486GetAttribute(attribute: string): Variant
462GetAttributeChangedSignal(attribute: string): RBXScriptSignal
631GetAttributes(): Dictionary
648GetChildren(): Instances
462GetDebugId(scopeLength: int = 4): string
486GetDescendants(): Array
486GetFullName(): string
641GetStyled(name: string): Variant
576GetTags(): Array
576HasTag(tag: string): bool
486IsAncestorOf(descendant: Instance): bool
486IsDescendantOf(ancestor: Instance): bool
580IsPropertyModified(name: string): bool
573Remove(): null
576RemoveTag(tag: string): null
580ResetPropertyToDefault(name: string): null
573SetAttribute(attribute: string, value: Variant): null
462WaitForChild(childName: string, timeOut: double): Instance
648children(): Instances
553clone(): Instance
573destroy(): null
553findFirstChild(name: string, recursive: bool = false): Instance
648getChildren(): Instances
553isDescendantOf(ancestor: Instance): bool
573remove(): null
462AncestryChanged(child: Instance, parent: Instance)
462AttributeChanged(attribute: string)
462ChildAdded(child: Instance)
462ChildRemoved(child: Instance)
462DescendantAdded(descendant: Instance)
462DescendantRemoving(descendant: Instance)
500Destroying()
553childAdded(child: Instance)
inherited from Object
647ClassName: string
647className: string
647GetPropertyChangedSignal(property: string): RBXScriptSignal
647IsA(className: string): bool
650isA(className: string): bool
647Changed(property: string)

Description

ServerScriptService is a container service for Script, ModuleScript and other scripting-related assets that are only meant for server use. The contents are never replicated to player clients at all, which allows for a secure storage of important game logic. Script objects will run if they are within this service and not Disabled.

This service houses just one property, LoadStringEnabled, which determines whether the loadstring function in Lua is enabled. It's recommended to keep this disabled for security reasons, as misusing this function can lead to remote code execution vulnerabilities.

Scripts running in ServerScriptService may need access to various other assets which are not scripting-related, such as prefabricated models to be cloned. Such assets should go in ServerStorage, which behaves similarly to this service except that Script objects will not run even if they are not Disabled. Assets and ModuleScript that are useful to both the server and clients should go in ReplicatedStorage instead. Finally, you can further organize objects within this service through the use of Folders without affecting the way it behaves.

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LoadStringEnabled

TypeDefault
boolfalse

Toggles whether or not the loadstring function can be used by server scripts. Defaults to false.

This property is not scriptable. It cannot be accessed by script code.
This property is not replicated. Its interface does not cross the network boundary.
Thread safetyReadSafe
CategoryBehavior
Loaded/Savedtrue

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Tags: [NotReplicated, NotScriptable]

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