# World of Warcraft (MaNGOS Zero)

## What

A private WoW 1.12 (Vanilla) server running MaNGOS Zero. This is the open-source WoW emulator for the original game version.

## Where

Runs natively on **copenhagen-a** (not in Docker) via systemd services.

- Services: `mangos-realmd` and `mangos-world`
- Run as: `mangos` user
- Install path: `/home/mangos/mangos/zero/`
- Database: MariaDB (also on copenhagen-a)

## Architecture

MaNGOS Zero uses two processes:

- **mangos-realmd** — the authentication/realm server, handles login
- **mangos-world** — the game world server, handles gameplay

Both are managed by systemd and start automatically on boot.

## Database

MariaDB hosts the WoW databases (characters, world data, auth). Running locally on copenhagen-a.

## Notes

copenhagen-a was chosen for this because it has a static IP, which is required for the realm list entry that clients connect to.