In the examples below, we are using MangosZero !

Open your favourite git command line util ie. 'git bash' or 'git shell'
Then type the commands below:

Cloning the default branch of the repos

git clone https://github.com/mangoszero/server.git serverZero --recursive --depth=10

git clone https://github.com/mangoszero/database.git dbZero --recursive --depth=10

git submodule init
git submodule update

git checkout develop21
git pull --recurse-submodules
git submodule init
git submodule update

git checkout release20
git pull --recurse-submodules
git submodule init
git submodule update

The folders will then contain the updated contents of the repo for this branch.

The original instructions are from Krill, mentioned in the MaNGOS Discord server, on 2021-02-21.  I will try to improve them.

Overview

This guide will demonstrate how to setup the project for a sample modern Windows system.

Warning

This project may not be functional, for the following reasons:

• The second Wow Exe Extractor has 4 buttons, but only seems to create an empty maps folder, as that code seems to be commented out, regardless of the output in the dialog boxes,
• The GameServer will not execute due to compilation problems currently.
• Clustering has been disabled.  This is a unique feature and goal for the project, but code updates have caused a divergence from it.  Because of this, any mention can be ignored until this feature is also updated.

Step 1 - Download the source code

Clone the following projects locally:
https://github.com/MangosServer/MangosSharp
https://github.com/mangosvb/DatabaseZero

Similar Instructions:

https://www.getmangos.eu/wiki/documentation/installation-guides/guidesgeneral/downloading-the-mangos-sourcecode-r20023/

Step 2 - Populate a database server

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Run install batch files and setup DB, setup realmserver in auth db like normal

Perform any needed updates found here: https://github.com/MangosServer/MangosSharp/tree/main/SQL

DB is not the same (2014, very outdated).  The source itself needs updating to use DB updates, but the plan is for it to use latest.

Locally in the `sql` folder.

Note that MangosSharp in its README under 'Requirements' claims to better support MySQL 8 more than the main C++ cores.

These actions can be similar to, or also even require, others from the following guides:
https://www.getmangos.eu/wiki/documentation/installation-guides/guideswindows/installing-mysql-57-r20057/
https://www.getmangos.eu/wiki/documentation/installation-guides/guideswindows/installing-mariadb-r40012/
https://www.getmangos.eu/wiki/documentation/installation-guides/guideswindows/configuring-the-realm-database-r20069/
https://www.getmangos.eu/wiki/documentation/installation-guides/guideswindows/updating-existing-database-with-latest-updates-r20051/

Step 3 - Compile the servers and tools

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Open M# .sln here: https://github.com/MangosServer/MangosSharp/tree/main/Source

But in your locally-downloaded project, and is now at: src\server\Mangos.sln

I just used MSVS 2022 CE.

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And build all projects (around 30).

Now 14.

Step 4 - Extract Game data (WIP?)

The resulting executables will then be located at src\server\GameServer\bin\Debug\net7.0\GameServer.exe and src\server\RealmServer\bin\Debug\net7.0\RealmServer.exe to run.
I'm not sure if a cluster project needs to be run, or is included as a dll when other executables are.  If it is important, then you should probably configure it using this file: src\server\Mangos.Cluster\bin\Debug\net7.0\configuration.json.

Extract data using Mangos.Extractor & Mangos.DBCExtractor tools here: https://github.com/MangosServer/MangosSharp/tree/main/Source/Tools
Build the project using the file src\tools\Mangos.Tools.sln.

Run src\tools\Mangos.DBCExtractor\bin\Debug\net7.0\DBCExtractor.exe and src\tools\Mangos.Extractor\bin\Debug\net7.0-windows\WowExeExtractor.exe by copying the files to your vanilla WoW game client directory, like in this guide:

Step 5 - Configure the servers

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Setup RealmServer, WorldCluster, WorldServer configs and start servers via the RunServers batch file.

Like in this guide:

Step 6 - Install dependencies

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Another thing, you will need https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/5.0 for it to run and compile.

Now 7.0, also as mentioned in the README under 'Requirements': https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/7.0

Not sure if it needs OpenSSL or not.  If it does, a useful guide can be found here:

From time to time you will want to bring in any updates into your local source / database.

The process is easier than you may have realised !

Open your favourite git command line util ie. 'git bash' or 'git shell'

Change to the folder containing either the server or the database then type the commands below:

git pull
git submodule init
git submodule update