Getting & Compiling a Mangos server

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This guide is for Release 19 (0.19.0) version of Mangos.

This guide is aimed to explain how to get the source code from our git repositories and compile and run with a default config.

This guide assumes you have set-up a database and user accounts for it.

Before you can run your server you will need to of course run an extractor and put the DBC, vmaps and mmaps(if you have mmaps) in the folder with all the server core files.

Required Files

• Git for windows - Git - Downloads
  Install making sure the following options are selected Windows explorer intergration - Simple context menu (Git bash, Git GUI)
  
• Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2013 - Download Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop from Official Microsoft Download Center
  Install with default options selecting C++ when it asks you what programming language you are using
  
• Notepad++ - http://notepad-plus-plus.org
  Useful for editing .conf files and any other editable files.
  

Getting the source code

Mangos Zero will be used for the rest of this guide.

• Browse to where you would like to clone the files
  
• Right click inside a blank area of the folder and select "Git Bash Here"
  
• In the black command box type

  [b]Git clone --recursive https://github.com/mangoszero/server[/b]

  
  This will clone the latest Sever source into a folder called server - Including the --recursive is very important!
  

Compiling the source code

• Go into the Server folder and into the Win folder.
  
  • Open the file BuildEverything_VC120.sln
    
    

  [*]This should load visual studio express 2013

  

  [*]Once the project has loaded go to the Build menu and select Configuration Manager, click debug and set to release (We recommend staying with Win32 currently due to stability).

  

  [*]Go back to the Build menu and select Clean Solution

  

  • As the clean process starts you will see output in the bottom window.
    Wait until you see this

    ========== Clean: 19 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========

    
    

  [*]Once cleaning is completed go back to the Build menu and select Rebuild Solution

  

The Mangos server is now compiling and time to go get a coffee, this process should take around 5-30 minutes depending on your system. Older single core systems will take longer.

That's it! now head into the bin / Win32_Release folder and your server files will be there.