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
Get this app — pick a BluixApps plan
Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.
| Tier | Tenants | Catalog | Support | White-label | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacks | 1 | 19 curated stacks | Standard | — | $19/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Starter | 10 | Full catalog | Standard | +$15–25/mo | $49/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Pro | 25 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $149/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Growth | 100 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $349/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Scale | 500 | Full catalog | 7-day window | +$15–25/mo | $799/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Enterprise | Unlimited | Full catalog | Priority 7-day | Bundled | $1,499/mo | DetailDeploy |
