Pterodactyl Panel
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Pterodactyl Panel, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Pterodactyl Panel's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Pterodactyl Panel | Free | 100% free · self-hosted · requires root access and Linux system administration |
The facts
Each one read from Pterodactyl Panel's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Backups
- Server backups can use local storage through Wings or remote storage through AWS S3 or compatible services.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Game isolation
- It runs game servers in isolated Docker containers with strict resource limits.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Hosting model
- The Panel is designed to run on the administrator’s own web server and requires root access.checked 3 Oct 2026
- License
- The code is released under the MIT License.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Login protection
- The Panel uses invisible reCAPTCHA to help protect its login page from brute-force attacks.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Pterodactyl is an open-source game server management panel built with PHP, React, and Go.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says the platform includes bcrypt password hashing, AES-256-CBC encryption, and HTTPS support out of the box.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to community support through its Discord server.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Supported games
- The maker lists Minecraft, Rust, Terraria, TeamSpeak, Mumble, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Garry’s Mod, and ARK: Survival Evolved among its core supported games.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Supported server operating systems
- The guide lists Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04, RHEL/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux 8 and 9, and Debian 11, 12, and 13 as supported.checked 3 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- The installation guide lists PHP 8.2 or 8.3, MySQL or MariaDB, Redis, and a web server among the dependencies.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Telemetry
- Anonymous telemetry is enabled by default, and administrators can disable it in the environment configuration.checked 3 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2015checked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform limitation
- The maker warns that most OpenVZ systems are unsupported because of Docker incompatibilities.checked 3 Oct 2026
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