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+# Changelog
+
+## [2025-11-09] - Recent Changes
+
+### ✨ Features
+
+#### Backup System Enhancements
+- **Manual Backup Support**: Added `manual-backup.sh` script (92 lines) enabling on-demand database backups through the ac-backup container
+- **Backup Permission Fixes**: Resolved Docker volume permission issues with backup operations
+- **Container User Configuration**: Backup operations now run as proper container user to avoid permission conflicts
+
+#### Remote Deployment
+- **Auto Deploy Option**: Added remote auto-deployment functionality to `deploy.sh` (36 additional lines) for automated server provisioning
+
+#### Configuration Management System
+- **Database/Config Import**: Major new feature with 1,405+ lines of code across 15 files
+  - Added `apply-config.py` (323 lines) for dynamic server configuration
+  - Created `configure-server.sh` (162 lines) for server setup automation
+  - Implemented `import-database-files.sh` (68 lines) for database initialization
+  - Added `parse-config-presets.py` (92 lines) for configuration templating
+- **Configuration Presets**: 5 new server preset configurations
+  - `blizzlike.conf` - Authentic Blizzard-like experience
+  - `casual-pve.conf` - Relaxed PvE gameplay
+  - `fast-leveling.conf` - Accelerated character progression
+  - `hardcore-pvp.conf` - Competitive PvP settings
+  - `none.conf` - Minimal configuration baseline
+- **Dynamic Server Overrides**: `server-overrides.conf` (134 lines) for customizable server parameters
+- **Comprehensive Config Documentation**: `CONFIG_MANAGEMENT.md` (279 lines) detailing the entire configuration system
+
+#### Infrastructure Improvements
+- **MySQL Exposure Toggle**: Optional MySQL port exposure for external database access
+- **Client Data Management**: Automatic client data detection, download, and binding with version detection
+- **Dynamic Docker Overrides**: Flexible compose override system for modular container configurations
+- **Module Profile System**: Structured module management with preset profiles
+
+### 🏗️ Refactoring
+
+#### Script Organization
+- **Directory Restructure**: Reorganized all scripts into `scripts/bash/` and `scripts/python/` directories (40 files moved/modified)
+- **Project Naming**: Added centralized project name management with `project_name.sh`
+- **Module Manifest Rename**: Moved `modules.json` → `module-manifest.json` for clarity
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+#### Container Improvements
+- **Client Data Container**: Enhanced with 7zip support, root access during extraction, and ownership fixes
+- **Permission Resolution**: Fixed file ownership issues in client data extraction process
+- **Path Updates**: Corrected deployment paths and script references after reorganization
+
+### 📚 Documentation
+
+#### Major Documentation Overhaul
+- **Modular Documentation**: Split massive README into focused documents (1,500+ lines reorganized)
+  - `docs/GETTING_STARTED.md` (467 lines) - Setup and initial configuration
+  - `docs/MODULES.md` (264 lines) - Module management and customization
+  - `docs/SCRIPTS.md` (404 lines) - Script reference and automation
+  - `docs/ADVANCED.md` (207 lines) - Advanced configuration topics
+  - `docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md` (127 lines) - Common issues and solutions
+- **README Streamlining**: Reduced main README from 1,200+ to focused overview
+- **Script Documentation**: Updated script references and usage examples throughout
+
+### 🔧 Technical Changes
+
+#### Development Experience
+- **Setup Enhancements**: Improved `setup.sh` with better error handling and configuration options (66 lines added)
+- **Status Monitoring**: Enhanced `status.sh` with better container and service monitoring
+- **Build Process**: Updated build scripts with new directory structure and module handling
+- **Cleanup Operations**: Improved cleanup scripts with proper path handling
+
+#### DevOps & Deployment
+- **Remote Cleanup**: Enhanced remote server cleanup and temporary file management
+- **Network Binding**: Improved container networking and port management
+- **Import Folder**: Added dedicated import directory structure
+- **Development Onboarding**: Streamlined developer setup process
+
+---
+
+### Migration Notes
+- Scripts have moved from `scripts/` to `scripts/bash/` and `scripts/python/`
+- Module configuration is now in `config/module-manifest.json`
+- New environment variables added for MySQL exposure and client data management
+- Configuration presets are available in `config/presets/`
+
+### Breaking Changes
+- Script paths have changed due to reorganization
+- Module manifest file has been renamed
+- Some environment variables have been added/modified