Pterodactyl

App in the BluixApps catalog

What it is

Pterodactyl is a game server management panel — host Minecraft, Rust, ARK, FiveM, CS:GO, and dozens of other game servers with a web UI for management, file editing, console access, scheduled tasks, multi-user permissions. Built specifically for game server hosting providers.

For anyone running game servers as a hobby, side business, or commercial offering, Pterodactyl is the leading OSS panel.

What it's for

  • Game server hosting — Minecraft, ARK, Rust, FiveM, Garry's Mod, etc.
  • Multi-user game hosting — give players sub-user access without root
  • Resource quota — CPU / RAM / disk limits per game server
  • Scheduled tasks — auto-restart, auto-backup, scheduled console commands
  • File management — web-based file editor for configs

Who it's for

  • Game server hosting providers (commercial)
  • Community admins running multi-player game servers
  • Solo gamers hosting personal servers for friends
  • Esports orgs managing tournament server infrastructure
  • Educators giving students sandboxed game servers

Why teams pick Pterodactyl over alternatives

  • MIT license — fully open, commercial use clear
  • Industry-standard for game hosting (alternative to TCAdmin paid)
  • Docker-based isolation — game servers in containers
  • Multi-node support — distribute servers across multiple hosts
  • Active development — strong community
  • Egg system — pre-built configs for hundreds of games

Integrations

  • Game eggs — pre-built configs for Minecraft (all variants), ARK, Rust, FiveM, Source games, etc.
  • Auth — local + OAuth (Google, GitHub, Discord) + 2FA
  • Notifications — Discord webhooks, custom webhooks on events
  • Billing integration — WHMCS / Blesta plugins (commercial hosting)
  • DNS automation — auto-provision subdomains via DNS providers
  • Resource monitoring — Prometheus exporter
  • API — REST API for programmatic game server management

Notable users & community

  • 8k+ GitHub stars on panel + 4k on wings (daemon)
  • Used by major game hosting companies as their panel
  • Active Discord with thousands of members
  • Strong egg-creation community
  • Frequent releases with public roadmap

Tips & operations

  • Wings daemon on each node — Wings is the agent that runs on game server hosts
  • Network isolation per server — Docker networks prevent server-to-server interference
  • Resource limits enforced — CPU/RAM/disk quotas per server prevent runaway games
  • Backup strategy critical — game saves are irreplaceable; daily backups mandatory
  • Multi-node from day one — easier to start distributed than migrate later
  • Egg validation — community eggs vary in quality; review before deploying

What we ship in BluixApps

  • Docker compose: Pterodactyl Panel + Wings daemon + MariaDB + Redis
  • Pinned ghcr.io/pterodactyl/panel:v1.11.10 (release-tagged)
  • HTTPS via Let's Encrypt
  • Admin user via env config
  • MariaDB for panel data; persistent volumes for game server data
  • Wings daemon on same host (multi-node documented for scale)
  • Backup hook covers panel DB + game server volumes
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Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.

TierTenantsCatalogSupportWhite-labelMonthly
Stacks119 curated stacksStandard$19/moDetailDeploy
Starter10Full catalogStandard+$15–25/mo$49/moDetailDeploy
Pro25Full catalogPriority bugfix+$15–25/mo$149/moDetailDeploy
Growth100Full catalogPriority bugfix+$15–25/mo$349/moDetailDeploy
Scale500Full catalog7-day window+$15–25/mo$799/moDetailDeploy
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