The example should run without changes since it's configured to run on localhost. Now you should be ready to rip out the example code, and put in your own. There are 5 structures in common.h that you need to know about and modify for your project. A request from the client to the server for some work. The only read data needed is the amount of work the client expects to do in a day.
Number ranges, raw data, etc.
Results of the work, sent back to the server. Should contain the results as well as who did the work and other data you need for statistics. Acknowledgement from the server that the work results were recieved and saved. This allows the client to delete the work. This contains the work assignments along with any temporary data.