Tools & Deployment¶

Helper tooling shipped in the repository beyond the two server binaries.

Build & CI¶

Builds Linux binaries inside a container without touching your host toolchain:

docker build -t vmangos-build .          # from contrib/docker-build/
docker run --rm -v /opt/vmangos/out:/root/vmangos/out vmangos-build

The container pulls the latest development sources, compiles and drops binaries into the mounted folder.

Generates a header with the current git revision so uptime.revision (realmd database) and logs can identify the exact build.

Tool	Purpose
`contrib/extractor`	Client MPQs → `maps/` + DBC files
`contrib/vmap_extractor` / `contrib/vmap_assembler`	Collision/LOS geometry → `vmaps/`
`contrib/mmap` (+ `mmap_extract.py`, `config.json`)	Navigation meshes → `mmaps/`
`contrib/model_reader`	Debug-dumps M2/WMO model geometry to Wavefront `.obj` for inspection

See Maps & Pathfinding for usage and tuning.

Standalone utility that merges two character databases into one:

Copies accounts/characters/guilds/mail between schemas.
On name collisions it renames the incoming character to its guid and sets the rename flag (at_login_flags |= AT_LOGIN_RENAME), forcing players to pick a new name at next login.
Run it against two source DBs and one target; always take backups first.

run-mangosd - launches the world server inside screen for easy attach/detach.
monitor-mangosd - cron-friendly watchdog: kills the process when it exceeds 95 % CPU (stuck-loop guard) and appends the event to a serverlog file. Pair with your init system to auto-restart.

For remote administration options (console, RA on port 3443, SOAP on port 7878) see Server Architecture.