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+# TrinityCore to AzerothCore Character Migration
+
+### 1) Install AzerothCore  
+
+Follow the Installation instructions and install and setup AzerothCore Fresh Install (we will need this after the conversion).
+
+Instructions to setup AzerothCore can be found at the links below
+- http://www.azerothcore.org/wiki/Installation
+- http://www.azerothcore.org/wiki/Database-Setup
+- http://www.azerothcore.org/wiki/Update
+
+Make sure you have a fresh installation completed and working with no additional modules before proceeding. 
+
+### 2) Backup your TrinityCore Databases
+
+Backup your TrinityCore Databases before proceeding (always backup before making changes)
+- auth
+- characters
+- world
+
+### 3) Character Migration
+
+Download the TC-AC character migration tool.
+
+Now you have your AzerothCore server tested and working we can migrate the characters.
+
+Download TC - AC Migration Tool:  https://github.com/azerothcore/tool-tc-migration.git
+
+The following files must be run in order from 1 to 4 on your TrinityCore characters database:
+
+- 1_CREATE_CLEANUP_TABLES
+- 2_CREATE_MISSING_TABLES
+- 3_ALTER_TABLES
+- 4_CLEANUP_AND_CONVERT_SPELLS
+- 5_FINAL_CLEANUP
+
+Change the location of the charcters database in the worldserver.conf to your converted TrinityCore characters Database
+and start the `./worldserver`
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