MaNGOS is a full-featured, free and open-source server suite for massive multiplayer online game worlds. A community of developers and players keeps the code, tools and shared knowledge moving forward.
MaNGOS began as one of the original open-source MMORPG server projects. It brings together server software, databases and development tools for people interested in how persistent online worlds work.
The project is volunteer-run and educational in spirit. Contributors research protocol behavior, improve server code, maintain databases, report bugs and document what they learn. Coverage and completeness vary between supported game versions.
The login and account-facing server component helps clients connect to a MaNGOS world.
The world daemon handles the game environment, gameplay systems and the content defined by its database.
Build tools and database resources support people who want to study, test and extend the server project.
Archived project guidance describes Windows and Debian support, with GCC, CMake, Visual Studio and OpenSSL/MySQL among the documented tools. Exact requirements depend on the MaNGOS branch.
The community has welcomed researchers, testers, bug reporters, forum helpers, documentors, translators and database developers. Donations have helped cover hosting and project-related licenses.
The archived 2017 site also pointed visitors to the community Discord and discussion boards.