diff --git a/.env b/.env
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+# ==============================================
+# AZEROTHCORE DATABASE LAYER ENVIRONMENT - LOCAL TESTING
+# ==============================================
+# Environment variables for local Docker testing
+
+# ==============================================
+# DATABASE CREDENTIALS (REQUIRED)
+# ==============================================
+MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=azerothcore123
+
+# Database connection settings
+MYSQL_HOST=ac-mysql
+MYSQL_PORT=3306
+MYSQL_USER=root
+MYSQL_ROOT_HOST=%
+
+# Database names
+DB_AUTH_NAME=acore_auth
+DB_WORLD_NAME=acore_world
+DB_CHARACTERS_NAME=acore_characters
+
+# Database wait settings - Conservative for local testing
+DB_WAIT_RETRIES=30
+DB_WAIT_SLEEP=3
+
+# ==============================================
+# DOCKER IMAGES (REQUIRED)
+# ==============================================
+# Database layer images
+AC_DB_IMPORT_IMAGE=acore/ac-wotlk-db-import:14.0.0-dev
+MYSQL_IMAGE=mysql:8.0
+ALPINE_IMAGE=alpine:latest
+
+# ==============================================
+# IMAGE PULL POLICY (REQUIRED)
+# ==============================================
+IMAGE_PULL_POLICY=if_not_present
+
+# ==============================================
+# MYSQL CONFIGURATION (REQUIRED)
+# ==============================================
+# MySQL server settings
+MYSQL_CHARACTER_SET=utf8mb4
+MYSQL_COLLATION=utf8mb4_unicode_ci
+MYSQL_MAX_CONNECTIONS=100
+MYSQL_INNODB_BUFFER_POOL_SIZE=128M
+MYSQL_INNODB_LOG_FILE_SIZE=32M
+
+# MySQL health check settings - Local testing values
+MYSQL_HEALTHCHECK_INTERVAL=10s
+MYSQL_HEALTHCHECK_TIMEOUT=5s
+MYSQL_HEALTHCHECK_RETRIES=10
+MYSQL_HEALTHCHECK_START_PERIOD=30s
+
+# ==============================================
+# NETWORK CONFIGURATION (REQUIRED)
+# ==============================================
+# External database port
+DOCKER_DB_EXTERNAL_PORT=64306
+
+# ==============================================
+# DEPLOYMENT CONFIGURATION (REQUIRED)
+# ==============================================
+# Storage configuration for local testing
+STORAGE_PATH=./local-data
+
+# ==============================================
+# CONTAINER NAMES (REQUIRED)
+# ==============================================
+# Database layer container names
+CONTAINER_MYSQL=ac-mysql
+CONTAINER_DB_INIT=ac-db-init
+CONTAINER_DB_IMPORT=ac-db-import
+CONTAINER_BACKUP=ac-backup
+
+# ==============================================
+# NETWORK SETTINGS (REQUIRED)
+# ==============================================
+NETWORK_NAME=azerothcore
+NETWORK_SUBNET=172.20.0.0/16
+NETWORK_GATEWAY=172.20.0.1
+
+# ==============================================
+# BACKUP CONFIGURATION (REQUIRED)
+# ==============================================
+# Host volume paths for backup
+HOST_BACKUP_PATH=./backups
+HOST_BACKUP_SCRIPTS_PATH=./backup-scripts
+
+# Backup settings
+BACKUP_CRON_SCHEDULE=0 3 * * *
+BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS=7
+
+# ==============================================
+# SERVER CONFIGURATION (REQUIRED)
+# ==============================================
+# Timezone
+TZ=UTC
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diff --git a/.env-core b/.env-core
index 719a70c..4a49e75 100644
--- a/.env-core
+++ b/.env-core
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ DEPLOYMENT_MODE=local
 
 # Storage configuration for Portainer NFS deployments
 # Leave empty for local development with named volumes
-STORAGE_PATH=/nfs/containers/azerothcore
+STORAGE_PATH=./local-data
 
 # ==============================================
 # CONTAINER NAMES (REQUIRED)
diff --git a/.env-database b/.env-database
index e71de96..7498efa 100644
--- a/.env-database
+++ b/.env-database
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ DOCKER_DB_EXTERNAL_PORT=64306
 # DEPLOYMENT CONFIGURATION (REQUIRED)
 # ==============================================
 # Storage configuration for Portainer NFS deployments
-STORAGE_PATH=/nfs/containers/azerothcore
+STORAGE_PATH=./local-data
 
 # ==============================================
 # CONTAINER NAMES (REQUIRED)
diff --git a/.env-optional b/.env-optional
index 2c87ca6..2877564 100644
--- a/.env-optional
+++ b/.env-optional
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ IMAGE_PULL_POLICY=if_not_present
 # DEPLOYMENT CONFIGURATION (REQUIRED)
 # ==============================================
 # Storage configuration (must match other layers)
-STORAGE_PATH=/nfs/containers/azerothcore
+STORAGE_PATH=./local-data
 
 # Deployment mode
 DEPLOYMENT_MODE=local
diff --git a/.env-services b/.env-services
index fbc1e0c..b9d36d4 100644
--- a/.env-services
+++ b/.env-services
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ SOAP_PORT=7878
 # DEPLOYMENT CONFIGURATION (REQUIRED)
 # ==============================================
 # Storage configuration (must match database layer)
-STORAGE_PATH=/nfs/containers/azerothcore
+STORAGE_PATH=./local-data
 
 # ==============================================
 # CONTAINER NAMES (REQUIRED)
diff --git a/.env-tools b/.env-tools
index 724bb39..09a713a 100644
--- a/.env-tools
+++ b/.env-tools
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ MYSQL_PORT=64306
 # TOOL STORAGE PATHS (REQUIRED)
 # ==============================================
 # Storage for tools (separate from core stack)
-STORAGE_PATH_TOOLS=/nfs/containers-tools
+STORAGE_PATH_TOOLS=./local-data-tools
 
 # ==============================================
 # NETWORK CONFIGURATION (REQUIRED)
diff --git a/local-data/config/dbimport.conf b/local-data/config/dbimport.conf
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+++ b/local-data/config/dbimport.conf
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+LoginDatabaseInfo = "ac-mysql;3306;root;azerothcore123;acore_auth"
+WorldDatabaseInfo = "ac-mysql;3306;root;azerothcore123;acore_world"
+CharacterDatabaseInfo = "ac-mysql;3306;root;azerothcore123;acore_characters"
+Updates.EnableDatabases = 7
+Updates.AutoSetup = 1
diff --git a/local-data/mysql-data/backup.sql b/local-data/mysql-data/backup.sql
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