Authentic 1.12.1 World of Warcraft and Classic+ content, running natively in your browser on WebGPU. Free, open source, zero install — and you can host your own realm.
Private alpha realm for Discord testers: vanilla 1.12.1 with the Classic+ addons. The realm address is posted in Discord when it goes live.
Host your own realm in one click
The OpenWoW launcher runs the whole 1.12.1 stack on your own PC from a single window: database, auth and world servers, the web backend and a public HTTPS gateway. Share one link and friends play in their browser.
- MySQL
- realmd
- mangosd
- Web backend
- Caddy HTTPS
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One-click start, restart & halt
MySQL, realmd, mangosd and the web backend start, restart or halt together from Quick Actions.
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Live status lights
Every service shows its port, online state and CPU/RAM, with uptime, connected players and bot counts up top.
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Integrated logs & console
Per-service log tabs for realmd, mangosd, DB and HTTP, plus a built-in command line.
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Public HTTPS gateway
A Caddy reverse proxy puts your realm on HTTPS with automatic certificates.
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One-click invite link
Copy your public server address and send it straight to friends.
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Firewall & port helper
Open the web ports your realm needs with one button.
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Player & GM admin manager
Create and manage accounts and assign GM levels.
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Live config editor
Tune XP and drop rates and bot settings without hand-editing config files.
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World database backups
Back up and restore the world database with the bundled toolset.
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Asset extraction verification
Checks all ~79k extracted game files before your realm goes live.
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Play in your browser
“Enter World” opens the WebGPU client in your browser, straight from the launcher.
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Friends join from anywhere
Players only need a modern browser and your link — no client download.