Standalone, ESX or QBCore?
Standalone, ESX and QBCore are different foundations for a server. You do not need to become a developer to choose. The short answer is: start fresh with standalone, but do not tear apart a working ESX or QBCore community without a very good reason.
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What does “standalone” mean?
Imagine building a house. ESX and QBCore are popular foundations made for many kinds of roleplay server. Standalone means BeyondSurvival brings the foundation it needs for its own survival game. You do not have to install ESX or QBCore first. The backpack, player information, infected, crafting and other survival pieces already know how to work together.
Choose standalone when starting fresh
If you are making a new server mainly about surviving an outbreak, standalone is normally the easiest route. There are fewer translations between unrelated systems and fewer places where the same item can be saved in two different ways. You can still add your own work later; standalone does not mean locked or unchangeable.
Keep ESX or QBCore when you already depend on it
A live community may already have working jobs, houses, vehicles, staff tools and years of player progress. Removing that base can break far more than it fixes. In that situation, make a private test copy first and look at the available compatibility bridge. Do not experiment on the server your players use every day.
The one rule that prevents a lot of pain
Only one system should be in charge of each important thing. For example, do not run two inventories that both think they own the same backpack. Do not let two systems save the same vehicle or money. A bridge should help the two sides speak to each other; it should not create a second copy of the player.
Still unsure? Use this quick answer
New server with no existing players: choose standalone. Existing ESX or QBCore server with working features: keep it and test compatibility privately. Unsure because you bought many scripts: list which system controls characters, items, money and vehicles before installing anything. That simple list will show where conflicts may happen.
Continue from here
Check what your server needs, follow the step-by-step installation page, or ask for help in the BeyondSurvival Discord. Test changes on a private copy before using them on a live community.