Your First: Server Installation

Disclaimer: This article is written by one of the authors of TSWoW.

Even if you aren’t planning on creating any serverside mods for the game, you will still need some kind of server to connect your client to so you can enter the game world.

As discussed under the cores section, you have a few options in terms of what emulator to set up depending on what you are planning to do. This list focuses on the easiest cores that require little to no technical ability to install.

Lists of Easy Emulators to install (Windows)

• AzerothCore Simplified Installation
  • [[I haven’t tried this, someone let me know if it works well on windows]]
• AzerothCore Docker Installation
  • Good if you know how to use docker already
• TSWoW Simplified Installation
  • Is a repack with scripting support, but the server core cannot be modified.
• TSWoW Source Installation
  • Is a full TSWoW installation with source code included.

For other emulators, installation steps are typically included in the project description and often involve more complex steps, like manually setting up your own database servers and extracting client files.