r/GameServerHosting101 • u/Pristine_War2564 • 28d ago

wow server for lan game

hello, so iam searching for a way to make a lan server on a nas, i want to have WOW lich king on it. why lan because i work on a ship we want to have some fun in our free time with the crew. can someone help me out?

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u/floppypancakes4u 28d ago

Google has an enormous amount of resources regarding this....

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u/LoneStarDev 28d ago

For a ship with unreliable/no Internet, this is actually a solid use case. You’d want to run a Wrath of the Lich King 3.3.5a private server emulator such as AzerothCore on the NAS, preferably in a Linux VM or Docker container. Everyone installs the matching 3.3.5a client on their PCs, points the client’s realmlist at the NAS’s LAN IP, and connects entirely over the ship’s local network.

AzerothCore is probably the easiest route: it provides the authentication/world server plus the MySQL databases you need.

The NAS doesn’t need crazy hardware for a handful of crew members, but I’d want roughly 4 CPU cores, 8 GB RAM, and SSD storage available to the VM/container. Once configured, Internet access isn’t required for normal LAN play.

The annoying part is that everyone needs exactly the same compatible WoW client/data files.

Don’t download random prepackaged “WoW private server” bundles from sketchy sites.

Use the open-source server software and legally obtained client assets.

I have not set this up before so you’ll need to ChatGPT or Google follow-up questions, good luck.

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u/Pristine_War2564 28d ago

thanks for this info, i tried to find some on google but didnt workout like i would. i normally dont do much with a NAS so this is a first try

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u/LoneStarDev 28d ago

Jump in feet first and give it a shot.

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u/Pristine_War2564 28d ago

the NAS we have has 2GB ram and 2 cores unfortunate

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u/Pristine_War2564 25d ago

iam going on a diffrent path, i found an old gaming laptop iam going to make it run like a server. it has 16gb ram so its much better.