Pterodactyl is an open-source game server management panel built with PHP, React, and Go. Designed with security in mind, Pterodactyl runs all game servers in isolated Docker containers while exposing a beautiful and intuitive UI to end users.
Pterodactyl: Open-Source Game Server Management Panel
Pterodactyl is a free, open-source game server management panel built with PHP, React, and Go. It lets server administrators deploy and manage game servers through a clean web interface with user and permission controls.
It runs each game server inside isolated Docker containers, which keeps processes separate and improves security. The panel supports a wide range of games including Minecraft, Rust, Terraria, and CS:GO through a system called Eggs, which are configuration templates that define how each game server runs. Pterodactyl is self-hosted, meaning you install and run it on your own hardware or VPS. The project is maintained on GitHub and has an active community contributing custom Eggs and plugins.
