post-install updates

docker-compose-azerothcore-services.yml

@@ -1106,6 +1106,7 @@ services:
       - ${STORAGE_PATH}/config:/azerothcore/config
       - ${STORAGE_PATH}/install-markers:/install-markers
       - .:/project
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:rw
     working_dir: /project
     environment:
       MYSQL_HOST: ${CONTAINER_MYSQL}
@@ -1119,6 +1120,8 @@ services:
       SERVER_ADDRESS: ${SERVER_ADDRESS}
       REALM_PORT: ${REALM_PORT}
       NETWORK_NAME: ${NETWORK_NAME}
+      CONTAINER_AUTHSERVER: ${CONTAINER_AUTHSERVER}
+      CONTAINER_WORLDSERVER: ${CONTAINER_WORLDSERVER}
     depends_on:
       - ac-modules
     command:
@@ -1127,7 +1130,7 @@ services:
       - |
         # Install required packages
         echo "📦 Installing required packages..."
-        apk add --no-cache bash curl
+        apk add --no-cache bash curl docker-cli
 
         # Download post-install script from GitHub (fallback to local for testing)
         echo "📥 Downloading auto post-install script..."

readme.md

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ This project is a Docker/Podman implementation based on:
 - **Multi-Runtime Support**: Works with both Docker and Podman
 - **Automated Database Initialization**: Complete schema import and setup automation
 - **Comprehensive Health Checks**: Built-in service monitoring and restart policies
+- **Automated Service Restart**: Post-install automatically restarts services with Docker/Podman support
 - **Automated Backup System**: Scheduled backups with configurable retention
 - **Production-Ready Security**: Advanced security configurations and best practices
 
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ This project provides a production-ready AzerothCore deployment using Docker/Pod
 
 - ✅ **Fully Containerized**: All components run in isolated containers
 - ✅ **Automated Setup**: Database creation, schema import, and configuration handled automatically
+- ✅ **Auto-Restart Services**: Post-install automatically restarts authserver/worldserver (Docker/Podman compatible)
 - ✅ **Playerbot Integration**: AI-controlled bots for solo/small group play
 - ✅ **Eluna Support**: Lua scripting for custom content
 - ✅ **Automated Backups**: Scheduled database backups with retention policies
@@ -379,10 +381,41 @@ docker logs ac-post-install -f
 # 2. Wait for MySQL and configuration files to be ready
 # 3. Update .conf files with production database settings
 # 4. Update realmlist table with server address and port
-# 5. Restart services to apply changes
+# 5. Automatically restart authserver and worldserver to apply changes
 # 6. Create a completion marker to prevent re-execution
 ```
 
+#### Automatic Service Restart
+
+The post-install system includes **automatic service restart functionality** with support for both Docker and Podman:
+
+**Container Runtime Detection**:
+- 🐳 **Docker**: Automatically detects Docker daemon and uses Docker CLI
+- 🦭 **Podman**: Falls back to Podman CLI if Docker unavailable
+- ⚠️ **Graceful fallback**: Skips restart if no runtime detected (continues other tasks)
+
+**Restart Process**:
+```bash
+🔄 Restarting authserver and worldserver to pick up new configuration...
+🐳 Detected Docker runtime
+🔄 Restarting authserver container: ac-authserver
+✅ Authserver restarted successfully
+🔄 Restarting worldserver container: ac-worldserver
+✅ Worldserver restarted successfully
+✅ Service restart completed
+```
+
+**Requirements**:
+- **Docker socket access**: Container has `/var/run/docker.sock` mounted
+- **Container runtime**: Docker or Podman available in container
+- **Environment variables**: `CONTAINER_AUTHSERVER` and `CONTAINER_WORLDSERVER` defined
+
+**Benefits**:
+- ✅ **Immediate effect**: Configuration changes applied instantly
+- ✅ **No manual intervention**: Fully automated restart process
+- ✅ **Cross-platform**: Works with Docker Desktop, Podman, and cloud environments
+- ✅ **Graceful shutdown**: Services shut down cleanly before restart
+
 #### Manual Post-Installation (Optional)
 
 If you need to run post-installation manually or troubleshoot:

scripts/auto-post-install.sh

@@ -104,12 +104,55 @@ else
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  # Step 3: Note about service restart
+  # Step 3: Restart services to apply changes
   echo ""
-  echo "ℹ️  Step 3: Service restart note..."
+  echo "ℹ️  Step 3: Restarting services to apply changes..."
   echo "📝 Configuration changes have been applied to files"
-  echo "💡 Services will automatically restart if needed during next deployment"
-  echo "✅ Post-install configuration completed - services will pick up changes on next restart"
+  echo "🔄 Restarting authserver and worldserver to pick up new configuration..."
+
+  # Detect container runtime (Docker or Podman)
+  CONTAINER_CMD=""
+  if command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    # Check if we can connect to Docker daemon
+    if docker version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      CONTAINER_CMD="docker"
+      echo "🐳 Detected Docker runtime"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if [ -z "$CONTAINER_CMD" ] && command -v podman >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    # Check if we can connect to Podman
+    if podman version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      CONTAINER_CMD="podman"
+      echo "🦭 Detected Podman runtime"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if [ -z "$CONTAINER_CMD" ]; then
+    echo "⚠️  No container runtime detected (docker/podman) - skipping restart"
+  else
+    # Restart authserver
+    if [ -n "$CONTAINER_AUTHSERVER" ]; then
+      echo "🔄 Restarting authserver container: $CONTAINER_AUTHSERVER"
+      if $CONTAINER_CMD restart "$CONTAINER_AUTHSERVER" 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "✅ Authserver restarted successfully"
+      else
+        echo "⚠️  Failed to restart authserver (may not be running yet)"
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    # Restart worldserver
+    if [ -n "$CONTAINER_WORLDSERVER" ]; then
+      echo "🔄 Restarting worldserver container: $CONTAINER_WORLDSERVER"
+      if $CONTAINER_CMD restart "$CONTAINER_WORLDSERVER" 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "✅ Worldserver restarted successfully"
+      else
+        echo "⚠️  Failed to restart worldserver (may not be running yet)"
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  echo "✅ Service restart completed"
 
   # Create completion marker
   echo "$(date)" > /install-markers/post-install-completed