# mangoszero/server

Mangos ZERO is a server for World of Warcraft. The server serves full world content including authentication & scripts support. Compatible with World of Warcraft clients 1.12.1-1.12.3 - Report all issues at https://www.getmangos.eu/bug-tracker/mangos-zero/

Repository: https://github.com/mangoszero/server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mangoszero-server
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: warcraft, visual-studio, vanilla, mango, mangos, lua, cross-platform, openssl, g3d, bzip2
Last push: 2026-09-02T17:20:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 88, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3530, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 0, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 264}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1028, forks 378 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:14.693083+00:00)

## What it is
Mangos ZERO is an open-source C++ game server emulator for World of Warcraft Vanilla (client versions 1.12.1-1.12.3), providing an authentication server and a world server that serves full game content with scripting support. It stores data in MySQL or MariaDB, builds cross-platform via CMake, and offers optional SOAP support.

## Use cases
- host a private vanilla WoW server
- run a World of Warcraft 1.12 server emulator
- self-host a game server for WoW classic-era clients
- customize WoW server content with Lua scripts
- study how a MMO game server is implemented in C++
- set up an authentication and world server for WoW

## When to choose
- you want to play or host the original vanilla WoW experience on clients 1.12.1-1.12.3
- you need a mature, cross-platform C++ game server with MySQL/MariaDB support
- you want to extend or script server behavior with Lua

## When to avoid
- you want to support WoW Classic 1.13.x or newer clients
- you need a modern retail or expansion-era server
- you want a turnkey hosted solution rather than self-hosting

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: auth, database, game-engine, http-server
- domain: gaming-tools, self-hosted
- platform: windows, cpp, cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: wow-server, vanilla-wow, game-server-emulator, mysql, cmake, soap, lua-scripting, scripting, game-development, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- mangoszero/server (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:14.693083+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 2026-08-30T07:08:14.467356+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mangoszero/server (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:14.693083+00:00, sha 43857038d0a3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.