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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# ==============================================
+# AzerothCore Service Status Script
+# ==============================================
+# This script displays the current status of all AzerothCore services
+# Usage: ./status.sh [--watch] [--logs]
+
+set -e
+
+# Change to the project root directory (parent of scripts directory)
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")"
+cd "$PROJECT_ROOT"
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+MAGENTA='\033[0;35m'
+CYAN='\033[0;36m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Options
+WATCH_MODE=false
+SHOW_LOGS=false
+LOG_LINES=5
+
+# Parse command line arguments
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case $1 in
+        --watch|-w)
+            WATCH_MODE=true
+            shift
+            ;;
+        --logs|-l)
+            SHOW_LOGS=true
+            shift
+            ;;
+        --lines)
+            LOG_LINES="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -h|--help)
+            echo "AzerothCore Service Status Script"
+            echo ""
+            echo "Usage: $0 [OPTIONS]"
+            echo ""
+            echo "OPTIONS:"
+            echo "  --watch, -w    Watch mode - continuously update status"
+            echo "  --logs, -l     Show recent log entries for each service"
+            echo "  --lines N      Number of log lines to show (default: 5)"
+            echo "  --help, -h     Show this help message"
+            echo ""
+            echo "EXAMPLES:"
+            echo "  $0              Show current status"
+            echo "  $0 --watch      Continuously monitor status"
+            echo "  $0 --logs       Show status with recent logs"
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown option: $1"
+            echo "Use --help for usage information"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# Function to print status with color
+print_status() {
+    local level=$1
+    local message=$2
+    local timestamp=$(date '+%H:%M:%S')
+
+    case $level in
+        "SUCCESS"|"HEALTHY")
+            printf "${GREEN}✅ [%s] %s${NC}\n" "$timestamp" "$message"
+            ;;
+        "WARNING"|"UNHEALTHY")
+            printf "${YELLOW}⚠️  [%s] %s${NC}\n" "$timestamp" "$message"
+            ;;
+        "ERROR"|"FAILED")
+            printf "${RED}❌ [%s] %s${NC}\n" "$timestamp" "$message"
+            ;;
+        "INFO")
+            printf "${BLUE}ℹ️  [%s] %s${NC}\n" "$timestamp" "$message"
+            ;;
+        "HEADER")
+            printf "${MAGENTA}🚀 [%s] %s${NC}\n" "$timestamp" "$message"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            printf "${CYAN}📋 [%s] %s${NC}\n" "$timestamp" "$message"
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+# Function to get container status with health
+get_container_status() {
+    local container_name=$1
+    local status=""
+    local health=""
+    local uptime=""
+
+    if docker ps -a --format "table {{.Names}}" | grep -q "^${container_name}$"; then
+        status=$(docker inspect --format='{{.State.Status}}' "$container_name" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+        health=$(docker inspect --format='{{.State.Health.Status}}' "$container_name" 2>/dev/null || echo "no-health-check")
+        uptime=$(docker inspect --format='{{.State.StartedAt}}' "$container_name" 2>/dev/null | xargs -I {} date -d {} '+%H:%M:%S' 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+
+        # Format status with color
+        case "$status" in
+            "running")
+                if [ "$health" = "healthy" ]; then
+                    echo "${GREEN}●${NC} Running (healthy) - Started: $uptime"
+                elif [ "$health" = "unhealthy" ]; then
+                    echo "${RED}●${NC} Running (unhealthy) - Started: $uptime"
+                elif [ "$health" = "starting" ]; then
+                    echo "${YELLOW}●${NC} Running (starting) - Started: $uptime"
+                else
+                    echo "${GREEN}●${NC} Running - Started: $uptime"
+                fi
+                ;;
+            "exited")
+                local exit_code=$(docker inspect --format='{{.State.ExitCode}}' "$container_name" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+                if [ "$exit_code" = "0" ]; then
+                    echo "${YELLOW}●${NC} Exited (0) - Completed successfully"
+                else
+                    echo "${RED}●${NC} Exited ($exit_code) - Failed"
+                fi
+                ;;
+            "restarting")
+                echo "${YELLOW}●${NC} Restarting - Started: $uptime"
+                ;;
+            "paused")
+                echo "${YELLOW}●${NC} Paused - Started: $uptime"
+                ;;
+            "created")
+                echo "${CYAN}●${NC} Created (not started)"
+                ;;
+            *)
+                echo "${RED}●${NC} $status"
+                ;;
+        esac
+    else
+        echo "${RED}●${NC} Not found"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to show service logs
+show_service_logs() {
+    local container_name=$1
+    local service_display_name=$2
+
+    if docker ps -a --format "table {{.Names}}" | grep -q "^${container_name}$"; then
+        printf "    ${CYAN}📄 Recent logs:${NC}\n"
+        docker logs "$container_name" --tail "$LOG_LINES" 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^/      /' || printf "      ${YELLOW}(no logs available)${NC}\n"
+        echo ""
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to display service status
+display_service_status() {
+    local container_name=$1
+    local service_display_name=$2
+    local description=$3
+
+    printf "${CYAN}%-20s${NC} " "$service_display_name"
+    get_container_status "$container_name"
+
+    if [ "$SHOW_LOGS" = true ]; then
+        show_service_logs "$container_name" "$service_display_name"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to get database info
+get_database_info() {
+    if docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}" | grep -q "^ac-mysql$"; then
+        local db_count=$(docker exec ac-mysql mysql -u root -pazerothcore123 -e "SHOW DATABASES;" 2>/dev/null | grep -E "^(acore_|mysql|information_schema|performance_schema)" | wc -l || echo "0")
+        local user_count=$(docker exec ac-mysql mysql -u root -pazerothcore123 -D acore_auth -e "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM account;" 2>/dev/null | tail -1 || echo "0")
+        printf "    ${CYAN}📊 Databases: $db_count | User accounts: $user_count${NC}\n"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to get client data progress
+get_client_data_progress() {
+    if docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}" | grep -q "^ac-client-data$"; then
+        local last_progress=$(docker logs ac-client-data --tail 1 2>/dev/null | grep "Progress" || echo "")
+        if [ -n "$last_progress" ]; then
+            printf "    ${CYAN}📊 $last_progress${NC}\n"
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+# Main status display function
+show_status() {
+    clear 2>/dev/null || true
+    print_status "HEADER" "AZEROTHCORE SERVICE STATUS"
+    echo ""
+
+    # Database Layer
+    printf "${MAGENTA}=== DATABASE LAYER ===${NC}\n"
+    display_service_status "ac-mysql" "MySQL Database" "Core database server"
+    if docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}" | grep -q "^ac-mysql$"; then
+        get_database_info
+    fi
+    display_service_status "ac-backup" "Backup Service" "Database backup automation"
+    display_service_status "ac-db-init" "DB Initializer" "Database initialization (one-time)"
+    display_service_status "ac-db-import" "DB Import" "Database import (one-time)"
+    echo ""
+
+    # Services Layer
+    printf "${MAGENTA}=== SERVICES LAYER ===${NC}\n"
+    display_service_status "ac-authserver" "Auth Server" "Player authentication"
+    display_service_status "ac-worldserver" "World Server" "Game world simulation"
+    display_service_status "ac-client-data" "Client Data" "Game data download/extraction"
+    if docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}" | grep -q "^ac-client-data$"; then
+        get_client_data_progress
+    fi
+    echo ""
+
+    # Support Services
+    printf "${MAGENTA}=== SUPPORT SERVICES ===${NC}\n"
+    display_service_status "ac-modules" "Module Manager" "Server module management"
+    display_service_status "ac-eluna" "Eluna Engine" "Lua scripting engine"
+    display_service_status "ac-post-install" "Post-Install" "Configuration automation"
+    echo ""
+
+    # Network and ports
+    printf "${MAGENTA}=== NETWORK STATUS ===${NC}\n"
+    if docker network ls | grep -q azerothcore; then
+        printf "${CYAN}%-20s${NC} ${GREEN}●${NC} Network 'azerothcore' exists\n" "Docker Network"
+    else
+        printf "${CYAN}%-20s${NC} ${RED}●${NC} Network 'azerothcore' missing\n" "Docker Network"
+    fi
+
+    # Check if auth server port is accessible
+    if docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Ports}}" | grep ac-authserver | grep -q "3784"; then
+        printf "${CYAN}%-20s${NC} ${GREEN}●${NC} Port 3784 (Auth) exposed\n" "Auth Port"
+    else
+        printf "${CYAN}%-20s${NC} ${RED}●${NC} Port 3784 (Auth) not exposed\n" "Auth Port"
+    fi
+
+    # Check if world server port is accessible
+    if docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Ports}}" | grep ac-worldserver | grep -q "8215"; then
+        printf "${CYAN}%-20s${NC} ${GREEN}●${NC} Port 8215 (World) exposed\n" "World Port"
+    else
+        printf "${CYAN}%-20s${NC} ${RED}●${NC} Port 8215 (World) not exposed\n" "World Port"
+    fi
+
+    echo ""
+    printf "${CYAN}Last updated: $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')${NC}\n"
+
+    if [ "$WATCH_MODE" = true ]; then
+        echo ""
+        print_status "INFO" "Press Ctrl+C to exit watch mode"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Main execution
+if [ "$WATCH_MODE" = true ]; then
+    while true; do
+        show_status
+        sleep 3
+    done
+else
+    show_status
+fi
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