Open discussion: MySQL connection pooling (#2004)

This is an original write-up for OpenTibiaServers — not copied from elsewhere. We keep configs in git and treat live changes as a hotfix branch. Client target: 12.x/13.x OTC builds with our custom modules disabled for the repro. Is there a cleaner way to validate datapack XML before boot?

Agree on the VirusTotal rule for binaries. Hash + VT link or it does not ship.

If you share the stacktrace (redact IPs), I can compare with our build.

Good call separating AAC auth from game auth cookies.

I would pin a status endpoint and keep Cloudflare off the game port.