> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.rokroyalty.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Vanguard Hub: run multiple Rise of Kingdoms accounts headlessly

> Vanguard Hub runs many Rise of Kingdoms accounts at once with no game open. Each account gets its own settings, memory, Rally rush, and activity card.

Vanguard Hub is a separate Windows app that runs many Rise of Kingdoms accounts at the same time without opening the game or an emulator. Every account logs straight into the game server on its own, maintains separate settings and memory, and appears as a card on the **All accounts** page so you can see status, resources, marches, action points, shield timers, and recent activity at a glance.

## What each account card shows

Each account on the **All accounts** page displays:

| Info | What it means |
| - | - |
| Status | Whether the account is idle, running, disconnected, or needs attention |
| Resources | Current food, wood, stone, gold, and gems |
| Marches | How many marches are out and what they are doing |
| AP | Action points remaining |
| Shield | Time left on your city shield |
| Credit | The account's credit score, as the game server reports it |
| Enabled features | Which Vanguard functions are switched on for this account |
| Recent activity | The last few actions Vanguard performed |

The card also shows quick-action buttons:

| Button | When it appears | What it does |
| - | - | - |
| **Start** | When not running or not yet attached | Logs in and begins the loop |
| **Log in only** | When not running or not yet attached | Logs in but does not start the loop (good for testing) |
| **Stop** | While running | Stops the account cleanly, then logs it out |
| **Rush now** | While running and attached | Triggers rally rush immediately on the captain's newest rally |
| **Capture login** | When not running | Starts the network watcher to record login files |
| **Open** | Always | Opens the full single-account Vanguard page for this account in a frame |
| **Edit** | Always | Opens the Edit dialog to change server, login files, client profile, and more |
| **Remove** | Always | Moves the account folder to `accounts/_removed` after confirmation |

Click the account name on the card to open it, or click the **pencil** icon to rename it. Click the **DRY-RUN** / **LIVE** pill to toggle between dry-run (plans only, sends nothing) and live (sends real requests).

## Rally rush

The **Rally rush** card on the **Military** page works on hub accounts and in classic Vanguard. When a captain you name opens a rally, Vanguard goes through the cities you tick, teleports next to the captain if the march would be late (optional, never gems), and joins with as many troops as the rally has room for. Hub accounts switch cities without reloading a game, so the hub can send more cities into one rally. Press **Rush now** on the card or on the account's hub card to start on the captain's newest rally without waiting for the next check. See [Rally rush](/vanguard/features/military#rally-rush).

## How accounts are stored

Every account lives in its own folder under:

```text theme={null}
%USERPROFILE%\vanguard-hub\accounts\<id>\
```

If you want to change the base directory, set the environment variable `VANGUARD_HUB_DIR` before launching the Hub.

If you used the Hub before version 1.0.1, your accounts were in `%USERPROFILE%\rokbot-hub`. The Hub moves them to `vanguard-hub` the first time you open the new version, logins included, so there is nothing to do.

## License

Your license key covers the whole hub and every account uses it. The sidebar shows **License** where you can enter or renew a key. See [License](/vanguard/getting-started/license). The top bar shows **NOT LICENSED — click to enter a key** when no valid license is set.

Your license allows a limited number of clients to run at the same time. If you move the key to another copy of Vanguard Hub, every account on the old copy is logged out automatically.

> **[Quickstart](/vanguard/hub/quickstart)**
>
> Launch Vanguard Hub and run your first headless account in minutes.

> **[Add account](/vanguard/hub/add-account)**
>
> Create a new account slot and point it at your game server.

> **[Capture login](/vanguard/hub/capture-login)**
>
> Record your login session so the Hub can sign in without the game.

> **[Run accounts](/vanguard/hub/run-accounts)**
>
> Start, stop, and monitor all of your headless accounts.


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