# cmangos/mangos-classic

C(ontinued)-MaNGOS (Classic fork) is about: -- Doing WoW-Emulation Right!

Repository: https://github.com/cmangos/mangos-classic
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mangos-classic
Homepage: http://cmangos.net
Language: C++
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-31T08:00:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 53, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5120, "days_push": 2, "days_rel": 102, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1074, forks 625 (observed 2026-09-01T02:14:00.431683+00:00)

## What it is
CMaNGOS Classic is an open-source C++ game server that emulates the World of Warcraft 1.12 (Classic) server experience for local, educational use. It is a community-maintained fork of the MaNGOS project focused on accurate emulation and code quality.

## Use cases
- run a local WoW classic private server
- self-host a World of Warcraft 1.12 server
- learn how MMORPG game servers work
- emulate classic WoW gameplay offline
- study open-source game server architecture in C++
- set up a LAN WoW server for testing

## When to choose
- you want to emulate WoW patch 1.12 specifically
- you need a free, GPL-licensed, self-hosted game server
- you want an educational project to study MMORPG server internals
- you need cross-platform support for Linux, Windows, and macOS

## When to avoid
- you want to emulate later expansions like TBC or WotLK (use the other CMaNGOS forks)
- you need a production commercial game server
- you want a modern retail WoW emulation
- you cannot supply your own game client and data

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: game-engine, simulation, networking, database
- domain: gaming-tools, simulation, self-hosted
- platform: windows, cpp, cross-platform
- tags: wow-emulation, mmorpg-server, game-server, classic-wow, mangos, game-development, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- cmangos/mangos-classic (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:00.431683+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:54:41.859006+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cmangos/mangos-classic (fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:00.431683+00:00, sha 48b32027c1a9)
  - homepage: http://cmangos.net (fetched 2026-08-29T12:56:48.337011+00:00, sha f03715fbeb5d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.