Open source · WotLK Classic 3.4.3
An old world.
A new core.
We're bringing the world of Azeroth to Rust. RustyCore is a community-driven port of a TrinityCore-derived server, built around faithful behavior, clear ownership and evidence you can inspect.
Choose your path
Set up a realm
Build the authentication and world servers. Find the database, game data and configuration requirements for your development environment.
Server guide →02 / EXPLOREConnect & test
Check the supported client target, understand the connection flow and learn what a successful login verifies.
Client guide →03 / CONTRIBUTEHelp shape the core
Bring your Rust skills, investigate a bug, improve a guide or help verify behavior. Small, thoughtful contributions matter.
Contributor guide →Familiar world. Faithful behavior.
The goal is full functional parity with the 3.4.3 reference server. Protocol, gameplay and persistence changes are checked against versioned source and relevant client/server evidence. Follow the roadmap.
Built in Rust. Built in the open.
Rust, Tokio and MariaDB underpin the port. Explore the technical references for architecture, configuration and the decisions behind the systems.
There's a place for you here.
You don't have to know every packet or write a game system to help. Ask a question on GitHub Discussions, meet the community on Discord, or report a reproducible bug.