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Linux Core Installation

Set Up Directory Structure

Create the main installation directory:

Terminal window
# Create the installation directory in your home folder
mkdir -p ~/SylCore

Clone Repository

Clone the SylCore WoTLK repository from GitHub:

Terminal window
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/SylCore/SylCore-WoTLK.git


# Check that the repository was successfully cloned
ls -la SylCore-WoTLK

Build SylCore

Compile and install SylCore:

Terminal window
# Enter the repository directory
cd SylCore-WoTLK


# Create and enter the build directory
mkdir -p build
cd build


# Configure the build with CMake
cmake ../ -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/SylCore -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=/usr/bin/clang \
-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/bin/clang++ -DWITH_WARNINGS=1 -DSCRIPTS=static -DMODULES=static


# Compile and install SylCore (replace 4 with the number of CPU cores you want to use)
make -j4 && make install


# Return to the home directory
cd ~/

Download Data Files

Download and extract the required WoW 3.3.5a data files:

Terminal window
# Navigate to the bin directory
cd ~/SylCore/bin


# Download WoW 3.3.5a data files
wget https://github.com/SylCore/WoW-3.3.5a-Data/releases/download/Release/data.zip


# Extract the data files
unzip data.zip


# Return to the home directory
cd ~/

Configure SylCore

Set up the configuration files:

Terminal window
# Navigate to the configuration directory
cd ~/SylCore/etc


# Create configuration files from templates
for file in *.conf.dist; do
    if [ ! -f "${file%.conf.dist}.conf" ]; then
        cp "$file" "${file%.conf.dist}.conf"
        echo "Created config file: ${file%.conf.dist}.conf"
    else
        echo "Config file already exists: ${file%.conf.dist}.conf - keeping existing configuration"
    fi
done


# Update the DataDir path in worldserver.conf
# Replace "DataDir = \".\""" with "DataDir = \"~/SylCore/bin/\""
sed -i "s#DataDir = \".\"#DataDir = \"$HOME/SylCore/bin/\"#g" worldserver.conf


# Return to the home directory
cd ~/

Set Up Databases

Configure MySQL and create the required databases:

Terminal window
# Make sure MySQL service is running
sudo mysql


DROP USER IF EXISTS 'acore'@'localhost';
CREATE USER 'acore'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'acore' WITH MAX_QUERIES_PER_HOUR 0 MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_HOUR 0 MAX_UPDATES_PER_HOUR 0;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON * . * TO 'acore'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `acore_world` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET UTF8MB4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `acore_characters` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET UTF8MB4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `acore_auth` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET UTF8MB4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `acore_world` . * TO 'acore'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `acore_characters` . * TO 'acore'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `acore_auth` . * TO 'acore'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;

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