+

.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

@@ -1,76 +1,138 @@
+
 # Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct
 
 ## Our Pledge
 
-In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as
-contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and
-our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body
-size, disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression,
-level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal
-appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
+We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in our
+community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body
+size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender
+identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status,
+nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual
+identity and orientation.
+
+We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming,
+diverse, inclusive, fun, and healthy community.
 
 ## Our Standards
 
-Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment
-include:
+Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment for our
+community include:
 
-* Using welcoming and inclusive language
-* Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
-* Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
-* Focusing on what is best for the community
-* Showing empathy towards other community members
+* Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward other people
+* Being respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences
+* Giving and gracefully accepting constructive feedback
+* Accepting responsibility and apologizing to those affected by our mistakes,
+  and learning from the experience
+* Focusing on what is best not just for us as individuals, but for the overall
+  community
 
-Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:
+Examples of unacceptable behavior include:
 
-* The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or
- advances
-* Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
+* The use of sexualized imagery, and sexual attention or advances of
+  any kind
+* The use of sexulized language which could reasonably be considered inappropriate.
+* Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
 * Public or private harassment
-* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic
- address, without explicit permission
+* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or email address,
+  without their explicit permission
 * Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a
- professional setting
+  professional setting
 
-## Our Responsibilities
+## Enforcement Responsibilities
 
-Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable
-behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in
-response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.
+Community leaders are responsible for clarifying and enforcing our standards of
+acceptable behavior and will take appropriate and fair corrective action in
+response to any behavior that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive,
+or harmful.
 
-Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or
-reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions
-that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or
-permanently any contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate,
-threatening, offensive, or harmful.
+Community leaders have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject
+comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are
+not aligned to this Code of Conduct.
 
 ## Scope
 
-This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces
-when an individual is representing the project or its community. Examples of
-representing a project or community include using an official project e-mail
-address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed
-representative at an online or offline event. Representation of a project may be
-further defined and clarified by project maintainers.
+This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, which includes but is not limited to AzerothCore
+managed sites and community spaces, and also applies when an individual is officially representing the 
+community in public spaces.
+
+Examples of representing our community include
+* Using an official e-mail address
+* Posting via an official social media account
+* Acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline event
+* Communicating within the WoW Emulation communities
 
 ## Enforcement
 
 Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be
-reported by contacting the admin team at https://discord.gg/gkt4y2x. All
-complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that
-is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The project team is
-obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident.
-Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted separately.
+reported to the community leaders responsible for enforcement at the AzerothCore 
+[https://discord.gg/gkt4y2x][discord].
+All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly.
+
+All community leaders are obligated to respect the privacy and security of the
+reporter of any incident.
+
+## Enforcement Guidelines
+
+Community leaders will follow these Community Impact Guidelines in determining
+the consequences for any action they deem in violation of this Code of Conduct:
+
+### 1. Correction
+
+**Community Impact**: Use of inappropriate language or other behavior deemed
+unprofessional or unwelcome in the community.
+
+**Consequence**: A private or public, written warning from community leaders, providing
+clarity around the nature of the violation and an explanation of why the
+behavior was inappropriate. A public apology may be requested.
+
+### 2. Warning
 
-Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good
-faith may face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by other
-members of the project's leadership.
+**Community Impact**: A violation through a single incident or series of
+actions.
+
+**Consequence**: A warning with consequences for continued behavior. No
+interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction with
+those enforcing the Code of Conduct, for a specified period of time. This
+includes avoiding interactions in community spaces as well as external channels
+like social media. Violating these terms may lead to a temporary or permanent
+ban.
+
+### 3. Temporary Ban
+
+**Community Impact**: A serious violation of community standards, including
+sustained inappropriate behavior.
+
+**Consequence**: A temporary ban from any sort of interaction or public
+communication with the community for a specified period of time. No public or
+private interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction
+with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, is allowed during this period.
+Violating these terms may lead to a permanent ban.
+
+### 4. Permanent Ban
+
+**Community Impact**: Demonstrating a pattern of violation of community
+standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior, harassment of an
+individual, or aggression toward or disparagement of classes of individuals.
+
+**Consequence**: A permanent ban from any sort of public interaction within the
+community.
 
 ## Attribution
 
-This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage], version 1.4,
-available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct.html
+This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage],
+version 2.1, available at
+[https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html][v2.1].
 
-[homepage]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org
+Community Impact Guidelines were inspired by
+[Mozilla's code of conduct enforcement ladder][Mozilla CoC].
 
-For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see
-https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq
+For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see the FAQ at
+[https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq][FAQ]. Translations are available at
+[https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations][translations].
+
+[homepage]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org
+[v2.1]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html
+[Mozilla CoC]: https://github.com/mozilla/diversity
+[FAQ]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq
+[translations]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations
+[discord]: https://discord.gg/gkt4y2x

.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -1,43 +1,25 @@
 ## CONTRIBUTING
 
-AzerothCore is a learning project, and there are lots of different ways to contribute to the project:
+AzerothCore can also serve as a learning resource for aspiring developers who want to understand how WoW servers work, how MMORPGs are structured, how game server emulators are created, or to improve their C++ and SQL knowledge.
 
-* By [testing our fixes](http://www.azerothcore.org/wiki/How-to-test-a-PR) (we can teach you how to correctly use Git to help us but that will also help you out tremendously)
-* By developing directly to the core or the modules
-* By reporting bugs within the project
-* By [creating new modules](http://www.azerothcore.org/wiki/Create-a-Module)
-* By improving our wiki
-* By providing direct support to our community (on discord, StackOverflow or specialized forums)
-* By making extra content (video tutorial for example)
-* By putting bounties on issues
+If you want to contribute to the project, you will find a lot of resources that will guide you in our [wiki](https://www.azerothcore.org/wiki/contribute).
 
-If you want to contribute to the project, you will find a lot of resources that will guide you in our wiki.
+We also recommend you read our [Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/blob/master/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
 
-Feel free to join our [Discord](https://discord.gg/gkt4y2x) server where we are happy to help new people to get started!
+Feel free to join our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/gkt4y2x).
 
 ## AUTHORS & CONTRIBUTORS
 
-This project exists thanks to:
-
-- **The [AzerothCore developers and contributors](https://github.com/AzerothCore/azerothcore-wotlk/graphs/contributors)**
-- The [SunwellCore developers xinef and pussywizard](http://www.azerothcore.org/pages/sunwell.pl/)
-- All the [TrinityCore developers and contributors](https://github.com/TrinityCore/TrinityCore/blob/3.3.5/AUTHORS)
-- All the [MaNGOS, ScriptDev2 and UDB developers and contributors](https://github.com/cmangos/mangos-wotlk/blob/master/AUTHORS.md)
-
-Check [AUTHORS](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/blob/master/AUTHORS) for more details.
+This project exists thanks to the [authors](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/blob/master/AUTHORS).
 
 ## IMPORTANT LINKS
 
-- [Installation Guide](https://www.azerothcore.org/wiki/installation)
-- [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/azerothcore-wotlk/.github/code_of_conduct.md)
-- [FAQ](https://www.azerothcore.org/wiki/faq)
-- [Common Errors](https://www.azerothcore.org/wiki/common-errors)
-
+- [Doxygen documentation](https://www.azerothcore.org/pages/doxygen/index.html)
 - [Website](http://www.azerothcore.org/)
+- [AzerothCore catalogue](http://www.azerothcore.org/catalogue.html  "Modules, tools, and other stuff for AzerothCore") (modules, tools, etc...)
+- [Our Discord server](https://discord.gg/gkt4y2x)
 - [Our wiki](http://www.azerothcore.org/wiki "Easy to use and developed by AzerothCore founder")
-- [AzerothCore catalogue](http://www.azerothcore.org/catalogue/  "Modules, tools, and other things for AzerothCore") (modules, tools etc...)
-- [Module template / Module skeleton](https://github.com/azerothcore/skeleton-module/)
-- [Discord](https://discord.gg/gkt4y2x)
+- [Our forum](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/discussions/)
 - [Our Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/AzerothCore/)
 - [Our LinkedIn page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/azerothcore/)
 

.github/README.md

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 # ![logo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/azerothcore/azerothcore.github.io/master/images/logo-github.png) AzerothCore
 
+[![Contributor Covenant](https://img.shields.io/badge/Contributor%20Covenant-2.1-4baaaa.svg)](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
 [![CodeFactor](https://www.codefactor.io/repository/github/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/badge)](https://www.codefactor.io/repository/github/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk)
 [![StackOverflow](http://img.shields.io/badge/stackoverflow-azerothcore-blue.svg?logo=stackoverflow)](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/azerothcore?sort=newest "Ask / browse questions here")
 [![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/217589275766685707?logo=discord&logoColor=white)](https://discord.gg/gkt4y2x "Our community hub on Discord")
 
 ## Build Status
 
-[![core](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/actions/workflows/core_matrix_build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master&event=push)](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/actions/workflows/core_matrix_build.yml)
+[![nopch-build](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/actions/workflows/core-build-nopch.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/actions/workflows/core-build-nopch.yml)
 [![core-modules-build](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/workflows/core-modules-build/badge.svg?branch=master&event=push)](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/actions?query=workflow%3Acore-modules-build+branch%3Amaster+event%3Apush)
 [![windows-build](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/workflows/windows-build/badge.svg?branch=master&event=push)](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/actions?query=workflow%3Awindows-build+branch%3Amaster+event%3Apush)
 [![macos-build](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/workflows/macos-build/badge.svg?branch=master&event=push)](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/actions?query=workflow%3Amacos-build+branch%3Amaster+event%3Apush)
@@ -60,7 +61,9 @@ Click on the "⭐ Star" button to help us gain more visibility on Github!
 
 ## Authors & Contributors
 
-This project exists thanks to the [authors](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/blob/master/AUTHORS).
+The project was born in 2016 based on SunwellCore. Unfortunately, SunwellCore was published without any git history, so on git there are no credits for all the contributors before 2016.
+
+You can check the [authors](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/blob/master/AUTHORS) file for more details.
 
 ## Important Links
 
@@ -75,8 +78,8 @@ This project exists thanks to the [authors](https://github.com/azerothcore/azero
 
 ## License
 
-- The new AzerothCore source components are released under the [GNU AGPL v3](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/blob/master/LICENSE-AGPL3)
-- The old sources based on MaNGOS/TrinityCore are released under the [GNU GPL v2](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/blob/master/LICENSE-GPL2)
+- The new AzerothCore source components are released under the [GNU AGPL v3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html)
+- The old sources based on MaNGOS/TrinityCore are released under the [GNU GPL v2](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.en.html)
 
 It's important to note that AzerothCore is not an official Blizzard Entertainment product, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by World of Warcraft or Blizzard Entertainment. AzerothCore does not in any case sponsor nor support illegal public servers. If you use this project to run an illegal public server and not for testing and learning it is your own personal choice.
 

.github/SECURITY.md

@@ -37,39 +37,37 @@ Versions of CLang:
 
 | CLang Version | Supported          |
 | ------------- | ------------------ |
-| 12            | :white_check_mark: |
-| 11            | :white_check_mark: |
-| 10            | :white_check_mark: |
-| 9 and lower   | :red_circle:       |
+| 18            | :white_check_mark: |
+| 15            | :white_check_mark: |
+| 14 and lower  | :red_circle:       |
 
 Versions of GCC:
 
 | GCC Version | Supported          |
 | ----------- | ------------------ |
-| 10          | :white_check_mark: |
-| 9           | :white_check_mark: |
-| 8           | :white_check_mark: |
-| 7 and lower | :red_circle:       |
+| 14          | :white_check_mark: |
+| 12          | :white_check_mark: |
+| 11 and lower| :red_circle:       |
 
 Versions of Ubuntu:
 
 | Ubuntu version | Supported          |
 | -------------- | ------------------ |
-| 20.04          | :white_check_mark: |
-| 18.04 and lower| :red_circle:       |
+| 24.04          | :white_check_mark: |
+| 22.04          | :white_check_mark: |
+| 20.04 and lower| :red_circle:       |
 
 Versions of macOS:
 
 | macOS Version  | Supported          |
 | -------------- | ------------------ |
 | 12             | :white_check_mark: |
-| 11             | :white_check_mark: |
-| 10.15 and lower| :red_circle:       |
+| 11 and lower   | :red_circle:       |
 
-**Note**: We do NOT support any repacks that may or may not have been made based on AzerothCore. Nor do we support any of the releases that are made under AzerothCore.
+**Note**: We do NOT support any repacks that may or may not have been made based on AzerothCore. This is because they are usually based on older versions and there is no way to know what is in the precompiled binaries. Instead, you should compile your binaries from the AzerothCore source. To get started, read the [Installation Guide](https://www.azerothcore.org/wiki/installation).
 
 ## Reporting a Vulnerability
 
-We class a vulnerability to be any hack or exploit that has an impact on the server performance or that gives unfair advantages in the game (e.g fly hacking or injection tools).
+We class a vulnerability to be any hack or exploit that has an impact on the server performance or that gives unfair advantages in the game (e.g. fly hacking or injection tools).
 
-If a new vulnerability is found you should always create a new [bug report](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/issues/new/choose).
+If a new vulnerability is found you should always create a new [bug report](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&projects=&template=bug_report.yml).

.github/actions/docker-tag-and-build/action.yml

@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ inputs:
     description: version tag to use for docker image
     required: true
     type: string
+  dockerfile:
+    description: dockerfile to use
+    required: false
+    default: apps/docker/Dockerfile
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ runs:
       uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
       with:
         context: ${{ github.workspace }}
-        file: apps/docker/Dockerfile
+        file: ${{ inputs.dockerfile }}
         push: ${{ inputs.push }}
         tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
         target:  ${{ inputs.component-name }}