Forge uses SurrealDB as the durable database for the server extension. These helpers install the SurrealDB CLI and start a local RocksDB-backed Forge database from this directory.

These scripts are for local development and single-host Forge servers. For a public or shared production host, change the root password and review bind, firewall, TLS, backup, and upgrade policy before exposing the database.

Windows

Install or update SurrealDB to the newest compatible SurrealDB 3.x release:

UpdateMe.bat

Install a specific SurrealDB release:

UpdateMe.bat v3.1.2

Install the latest stable SurrealDB release, including newer major versions:

UpdateMe.bat latest

latest requires confirmation because a newer SurrealDB major version can require rebuilding the Forge server extension from source with a compatible surrealdb Rust crate.

The PowerShell entry point exposes the same behavior:

.\UpdateSurrealDB.ps1
.\UpdateSurrealDB.ps1 -Version v3.1.2
.\UpdateSurrealDB.ps1 -Version latest

If this is the first install and the terminal cannot find surreal after the script finishes, open a new terminal so Windows reloads PATH.

Start Forge's local database:

RunMe.bat

Or start it directly with PowerShell:

.\RunSurrealDB.ps1

Install and start in one step:

AllInOne.bat

AllInOne.bat also defaults to the newest compatible SurrealDB 3.x release. Pass the same version argument as UpdateMe.bat to override it.

Linux or macOS

Install SurrealDB:

./setup.sh

Start Forge's local database:

./run.sh

Update SurrealDB:

./update.sh

Manual Command

The run scripts execute:

surreal start --user root --pass root --bind 127.0.0.1:8000 rocksdb://forge.db

The database files are created under arma/server/surrealdb/forge.db.

Forge's extension config should match the local SurrealDB server:

[surreal]
endpoint = "127.0.0.1:8000"
namespace = "forge"
database = "main"
username = "root"
password = "root"
connect_timeout_ms = 5000