Example of position persistence using profileNamespace on server

simplePositionPeristenceStoredOnServer.sqf

if isServer then { //only run on server
    addMissionEventHandler ["HandleDisconnect",{ //add an event to save data on player disconnect
        _uids = profileNamespace getVariable ["#MOSES#uids",[]]; //get all uids for players with saved positions
        _idx = _uids find _uids; //get the "index" of the uid in the array
        if (_idx == -1) then { //if uid not in list
            _idx = _uids pushBack _uids; //add it and store new index
            profileNamespace setVariable ["#MOSES#uids",_uids]; //set uids again, a new one was added
        };
        _positions = profileNamespace getVariable ["#MOSES#lastPositions",[]]; //get saved positions
        _directions = profileNamespace getVariable ["#MOSES#lastDirections",[]]; //get saved directions
        _positions set [_idx,getPosATL _unit]; //add new positon at index
        _directions set [_idx,direction _unit]; //add new direction at index
        profileNamespace setVariable ["#MOSES#lastPositions",_positions]; //set new data in profilenamsepace
        profileNamespace setVariable ["#MOSES#lastDirections",_directions];  //set new data in profilenamsepace
        saveProfileNamespace; //save
        false
    }];

    "#MOSES#requestPosition" addPublicVariableEventHandler { //add event to run when requestPosition variable is publicVariable'd from client
        _this = _this select 1;
        _unit = _this select 0; //get unit
        _died = _this select 1; //determine if its a player died type request

        _uids = profileNamespace getVariable ["#MOSES#uids",[]]; //get uids, like with disconnect handler
        _idx = _uids find _uids;
        if (_idx == -1) exitWith {}; //if uid does not exist, do nothing. Theres not data for them

        _position = profileNamespace getVariable ["#MOSES#lastPositions",[]]; //get positions
        _direction = profileNamespace getVariable ["#MOSES#lastDirections",[]] //get directions

        if _died exitWith { //if they died... EXIT WITH
            _position set [_idx,nil]; //remove postions
            _direction set [_idx,nil]; //remove direction
            saveProfileNamespace; //save
        };

        _position = _position select _idx; //get position for uid
        _direction = _direction select _idx; //get direction for uid
        if (isNil "_position" || isNil "_direction") exitWith {}; //if either dont exits, exit...
        _unit setPosATL _position; //set position
        _unit setDir _direction; //set direction
    };
};

if !hasInterface exitWith {};

player addEventHandler ["Killed",{ //add killed event handler
    missionNamespace setVariable ["#MOSES#requestPosition",[player,false]]; //send the request, false means the died
}];

missionNamespace setVariable ["#MOSES#requestPosition",[player,true]]; //request postion be set by server, if it exists