Addon & Companion

Overview

ForeverDB grows from players who run the collector. The addon watches what you naturally do in-game - looting, gathering, fishing, disenchanting - and records it locally. The Windows Companion reads that export and adds search, maps built from your own game install, synchronization and a Guildbook. Nothing reaches this website directly: every public figure here passes through a separate, owner-reviewed publication step first - see how it works below.

ForeverDB in-game Addon

Loot, gathering & tooltip observations

The addon watches creature loot and skinning, mining and herbalism nodes, fishing and fishing pools, containers and GameObjects, and disenchant results - then adds observed-rate statistics directly to item tooltips.

• Creature loot and skinning observations
• Mining and herbalism nodes
• Fishing and fishing pools
• Containers and GameObjects
• Item tooltips with observed drop statistics

Creature loot & skinning

Tracks what drops from creatures and skinning, with sample counts.

Mining

Records ore and mineral nodes as you gather them.

Herbalism

Records herb nodes as you gather them.

Fishing & fishing pools

Tracks catches and the fishing pools they come from.

Containers & GameObjects

Chests and other lootable objects are tracked alongside creature loot.

Item tooltips

Observed source and rate statistics appear directly on the item tooltip.

Session Tracker

An in-game HUD showing XP, gold and session timing while you play.

Commands & diagnostics

Slash commands (/fdb status, /fdb last, /fdb item <id>) report collector health and the most recent observation.

ForeverDB Windows Companion

Multi-zone map viewer

Browse an interactive map built from your own game install for every zone you've collected in, with markers, clustering and heatmaps for observed sources.

• Every zone you've collected in, on one map
• Markers, clusters and heatmaps
• Built from your own game install, never redistributed map art

Search & database browsing

Search and browse your own collected observations from the desktop, with full item and source detail navigation - the same database experience as this website, built from your own data.

• Search and database browsing
• Item and source detail navigation
• SavedVariables monitoring

Guildbook

A roster and recipe view built from your guild's shared observations.

Installation & sync status

See whether your installation's data is up to date at a glance.

Manual synchronization

Trigger a Sync Now at any time to push your latest export.

Automatic synchronizationRolling out

Background sync without a manual trigger, rolling out gradually.

Account sign-in & registered devicesRolling out

AzerDex account linking and multi-device sync are being rolled out separately.

How AzerDex works

The addon collects observations locally. The Companion synchronizes permitted observations to a private backend. Private records stay in that protected backend - a separate publication process validates and aggregates approved public statistics before anything reaches this website. The public beta shows only that published data, refreshed automatically every 15 minutes.

1. Step 1WoW: ForeverYou play the game as normal.
2. Step 2ForeverDB AddonCollects loot, gathering, fishing and disenchant observations locally. Never makes a network request.
3. Step 3Windows CompanionReads the addon's exported SavedVariables and synchronizes permitted observations.
4. Step 4Private backendRaw submissions are stored in a protected database, never served directly to the public website.
5. Step 5Approved publicationA separate, owner-reviewed process validates and aggregates data before anything reaches AzerDex.
6. Step 6AzerDexThe public site you're on now - built entirely from that approved, aggregated output.

Read the full explanation, including what "observed" means and why sample sizes matter, on how the data works.

Installation

1. 1

   Get the ForeverDB addon

   The addon is source-available on GitHub today. Download or clone the addon source and place theForeverDB folder in your WoW: Forever Interface/AddOns directory.

2. 2

   Enable it in the client

   Enable ForeverDB from the AddOns list at the character select screen, then log in. It targets WoW: Forever interface 16001.

3. 3

   Verify it's collecting

   Run /fdb status in-game to confirm the collector is active, and /fdb last after any loot, gather or fishing action to see the most recent observation.

4. 4

   Get the Windows CompanionPending release

   A signed, one-download Companion installer is not available yet. Builds are currently produced by the project's own GitHub Actions workflows - see the project and build instructions. This page will link the official release once one is published.

5. 5

   Understand sync and privacy

   The Companion reads only your own addon's exported data. Manual Sync Now is available for an installed Companion; automatic background sync, AzerDex account sign-in and registered-device linking are being rolled out separately and are not required for the addon or Companion to work on their own.

A public, signed Companion installer is not available yet; it depends on distribution and release work still in progress. This page links the project's own GitHub source and build instructions in the meantime, and will link the official release once it is published. See the getting-started guide.

FAQ & Support