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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# ==============================================
+# Wait for Client Data and Start World Server
+# ==============================================
+# This script monitors the client data download and automatically starts
+# the world server once the data is ready
+# Usage: ./wait-and-start-worldserver.sh
+
+set -e
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Function to print colored output
+print_status() {
+    local status=$1
+    local message=$2
+    case $status in
+        "INFO")
+            echo -e "${BLUE}ℹ️  ${message}${NC}"
+            ;;
+        "SUCCESS")
+            echo -e "${GREEN}✅ ${message}${NC}"
+            ;;
+        "WARNING")
+            echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  ${message}${NC}"
+            ;;
+        "ERROR")
+            echo -e "${RED}❌ ${message}${NC}"
+            ;;
+        "HEADER")
+            echo -e "\n${BLUE}=== ${message} ===${NC}"
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+print_status "HEADER" "WAITING FOR CLIENT DATA AND STARTING WORLD SERVER"
+
+# Check if distrobox-host-exec is available
+if ! command -v distrobox-host-exec &> /dev/null; then
+    print_status "ERROR" "distrobox-host-exec is not available"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if client-data container exists
+if ! distrobox-host-exec podman ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' 2>/dev/null | grep -q "^ac-client-data$"; then
+    print_status "ERROR" "ac-client-data container not found"
+    print_status "INFO" "Run the deployment script first: ./scripts/deploy-and-check-distrobox.sh"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if client data is already complete
+print_status "INFO" "Checking client data status..."
+if distrobox-host-exec podman logs ac-client-data 2>&1 | grep -q "Game data setup complete"; then
+    print_status "SUCCESS" "Client data already complete!"
+else
+    # Monitor the download progress
+    print_status "INFO" "Client data download in progress..."
+    print_status "INFO" "Monitoring progress (Ctrl+C to stop monitoring, script will continue)..."
+
+    LAST_LINE=""
+    CHECK_COUNT=0
+
+    while true; do
+        # Check if container is still running or has completed
+        CONTAINER_STATUS=$(distrobox-host-exec podman ps -a --format '{{.Names}} {{.Status}}' 2>/dev/null | grep "^ac-client-data" | awk '{print $2}')
+
+        if [[ "$CONTAINER_STATUS" == "Exited" ]]; then
+            # Container finished, check if successful
+            EXIT_CODE=$(distrobox-host-exec podman inspect ac-client-data --format='{{.State.ExitCode}}' 2>/dev/null)
+
+            if [ "$EXIT_CODE" = "0" ]; then
+                print_status "SUCCESS" "Client data download and extraction completed!"
+                break
+            else
+                print_status "ERROR" "Client data container failed with exit code $EXIT_CODE"
+                print_status "INFO" "Check logs: distrobox-host-exec podman logs ac-client-data"
+                exit 1
+            fi
+        fi
+
+        # Show progress every 30 seconds
+        if [ $((CHECK_COUNT % 6)) -eq 0 ]; then
+            # Get latest progress line
+            CURRENT_LINE=$(distrobox-host-exec podman logs --tail 5 ac-client-data 2>&1 | grep -E "(📊|📂|📁|✅|🎉)" | tail -1)
+
+            if [ "$CURRENT_LINE" != "$LAST_LINE" ] && [ -n "$CURRENT_LINE" ]; then
+                echo "$CURRENT_LINE"
+                LAST_LINE="$CURRENT_LINE"
+            fi
+        fi
+
+        ((CHECK_COUNT++))
+        sleep 5
+    done
+fi
+
+# Verify data directories exist
+print_status "INFO" "Verifying client data directories..."
+DATA_DIRS=("maps" "vmaps" "mmaps" "dbc")
+MISSING_DIRS=()
+
+for dir in "${DATA_DIRS[@]}"; do
+    if [ -d "storage/azerothcore/data/$dir" ] && [ -n "$(ls -A storage/azerothcore/data/$dir 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+        DIR_SIZE=$(du -sh storage/azerothcore/data/$dir 2>/dev/null | cut -f1)
+        print_status "SUCCESS" "$dir directory exists ($DIR_SIZE)"
+    else
+        print_status "ERROR" "$dir directory missing or empty"
+        MISSING_DIRS+=("$dir")
+    fi
+done
+
+if [ ${#MISSING_DIRS[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+    print_status "ERROR" "Cannot start world server - missing data directories"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if world server is already running
+if distrobox-host-exec podman ps --format '{{.Names}}' 2>/dev/null | grep -q "^ac-worldserver$"; then
+    print_status "WARNING" "World server is already running"
+    print_status "INFO" "To restart: distrobox-host-exec podman restart ac-worldserver"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Remove any stopped world server container
+distrobox-host-exec podman rm -f ac-worldserver 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Start the world server
+print_status "INFO" "Starting World Server..."
+distrobox-host-exec bash -c "podman run -d --name ac-worldserver --network azerothcore --privileged -t \
+    -p 8215:8085 -p 7778:7878 \
+    -e AC_LOGIN_DATABASE_INFO='ac-mysql;3306;root;azerothcore123;acore_auth' \
+    -e AC_WORLD_DATABASE_INFO='ac-mysql;3306;root;azerothcore123;acore_world' \
+    -e AC_CHARACTER_DATABASE_INFO='ac-mysql;3306;root;azerothcore123;acore_characters' \
+    -e AC_UPDATES_ENABLE_DATABASES=0 \
+    -e AC_BIND_IP='0.0.0.0' \
+    -e AC_DATA_DIR='/azerothcore/data' \
+    -e AC_SOAP_PORT=7878 \
+    -e AC_PROCESS_PRIORITY=0 \
+    -e PLAYERBOT_ENABLED=1 \
+    -e PLAYERBOT_MAX_BOTS=40 \
+    -e AC_LOG_LEVEL=2 \
+    -v ./storage/azerothcore/data:/azerothcore/data \
+    -v ./storage/azerothcore/config:/azerothcore/env/dist/etc \
+    -v ./storage/azerothcore/logs:/azerothcore/logs \
+    -v ./storage/azerothcore/modules:/azerothcore/modules \
+    -v ./storage/azerothcore/lua_scripts:/azerothcore/lua_scripts \
+    --cap-add SYS_NICE \
+    --restart unless-stopped \
+    docker.io/acore/ac-wotlk-worldserver:14.0.0-dev" 2>&1 | grep -v "level=error.*graph driver"
+
+print_status "INFO" "Waiting for world server to start..."
+sleep 10
+
+# Check if world server is running
+if distrobox-host-exec podman ps --format '{{.Names}}' 2>/dev/null | grep -q "^ac-worldserver$"; then
+    print_status "SUCCESS" "World server started successfully!"
+
+    # Show initial logs
+    print_status "INFO" "Initial world server logs:"
+    distrobox-host-exec podman logs --tail 15 ac-worldserver 2>&1 | grep -v "level=error.*graph driver" || true
+
+    print_status "HEADER" "WORLD SERVER STATUS"
+    print_status "SUCCESS" "🎮 World Server: Running on port 8215"
+    print_status "SUCCESS" "🔧 SOAP API: Available on port 7778"
+    print_status "INFO" "Monitor logs: distrobox-host-exec podman logs -f ac-worldserver"
+    print_status "INFO" "Connect with WoW client: Set realmlist to 127.0.0.1:8215"
+else
+    print_status "ERROR" "World server failed to start"
+    print_status "INFO" "Check logs: distrobox-host-exec podman logs ac-worldserver"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+print_status "SUCCESS" "🎉 AzerothCore is now fully operational!"