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Your first line in Roblox Studio

v2 · Activity 1 of 5 · studio-output · script-locations · 8 min Requires Roblox Studio

Chapter outline

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One step at a time

You already used print() in the browser. Now run the same line in Roblox Studio and find the real Output panel.

This activity requires Roblox Studio. The website records your checklist; it does not execute or verify a Roblox project.

Your task

Create HelloWorld as a Script in ServerScriptService. Set RunContext to Server, replace its code with print("hello world"), run a test, and find the message in Studio Output.

Interface: Requires Roblox Studio. Complete the setup and self-check the actual behavior.

Input	Expected

See another example

print("hello world")

The language instruction is the same. Its Output appears in Studio rather than on this website.

Syntax in this activity

This activity reuses syntax you have already met.

Earlier ideas used here

printing
strings

Self-checked Studio exercise. A saved checklist records your own review; no uploaded place file or screenshot is executed here.

Build this hierarchy

ServerScriptService
  HelloWorld (Script, RunContext=Server, Enabled=true)

Open Roblox Studio and create a new Baseplate. No downloaded assets or API credentials are needed.
Open Explorer. Insert a Script into ServerScriptService and name it HelloWorld.
Set the Script RunContext property to Server. Replace its default code with the complete line shown here.
Open Output from Studio’s Window menu or Script tab toolbar. Start a playtest.

ServerScriptService/HelloWorld.server.luau

Use a Script with RunContext Server in ServerScriptService.

print("hello world")

Expected output

Server Output displays hello world. No 3D label or chat message is created.

Studio assessment checklist

Explorer shows HelloWorld as a Script under ServerScriptService.A running test produces hello world in the real Output panel.Stop the test, change the quoted message, and verify the changed output in a fresh test.

Multiplayer tests

One local playtest is sufficient for this output-only setup. Later lessons explicitly require separate server and client views.

Troubleshooting and production considerations

A LocalScript in ServerScriptService does not provide this server entry point; use the documented Script type.

Check Enabled, RunContext, whether a test is running, and any Output filters before changing the code.

This lab has not been executed in an approved Roblox Studio environment by this website.

The website records your self-check, not automatic proof of project competence or an official Roblox certification.

Explain more

ServerScriptService is a container for scripts that run on the server. Use a Script with RunContext set to Server.

The Studio Output panel can filter Client and Server messages. Select the server context and clear a text filter if your message is hidden.

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Code

Studio source file

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print("hello world")

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Edit and run these files in Roblox Studio. This browser has no Roblox services, physics, or replication.

Your output will appear here.

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