@zyg0tic BTW internal server errors on the website only occur for maps that are currently not uploaded on War Room - does not affect persistence.
alive.cfg can be downloaded by any machine, but it must be placed on the server you setup in War Room.
@AliveServer is only required on your server during the mission (not during editing). @ALiVE is also required on your server.
Having a single config file and registering your server on War Room is a lot easier than administering your own DB :)