Pelican 1-Click Template —
one server, 400+ games,
no slot fees
Pelican comes fully pre-installed on your SERVER4YOU server via our Ubuntu template. Pick your egg, invite your friends and start playing — no per-slot charges, no restrictions on mods or configs, no dependency on a single admin.
OVERVIEW
Your server. Your rules. 400+ games via eggs.
Pelican is a free, open-source game server management panel — the modern successor to Pterodactyl, rebuilt from the ground up. On SERVER4YOU, the panel comes pre-installed and ready from minute one via our Ubuntu template.
From a few friends on a VPS to a full gaming community on dedicated hardware — one monthly rate, no slot fees, no restrictions.
- −1-Click Template — Pelican ready instantly, no manual setup required
- −No slot fees — pay a fixed monthly rate for your server, run as many players as your hardware supports
- −Switch games anytime — just swap the egg, no new booking, no extra cost
- −Subuser system — give friends restart and update rights without sharing your password
- −Full mod freedom — no restrictions, no plugin blacklists, no extra charges
- −Direct browser access — open your server IP and the panel is right there, no domain needed
SETUP
From order to first game server in 4 steps
Choose a server
Pick a VPS for your friend group or clan — or a Dedicated Server for large communities, multi-game setups or a professional game hosting business with multiple nodes.
Select the Pelican template
Choose our pre-built Pelican template during setup. Available for Ubuntu. The panel is installed and configured fully automatically — no manual steps required.
Open the panel in your browser
Your Pelican Panel is immediately accessible in the browser via your server IP right after deployment — no domain, no reverse proxy, no waiting. Log in and you're ready to go.
Download your egg & go live
Download the egg for your game — Minecraft, Rust, Palworld, CS2, Hytale and hundreds more. Set resources, invite subusers and launch your server instantly.
CONTROL
Full control.
For you and
your whole crew.
- −Pre-installed 1-Click Template — Pelican running from minute one, no setup required.
- −Subuser system — give friends or clan members specific rights like restart, update or console access without sharing your admin password.
- −Switch games anytime — just swap the egg. No new server, no extra cost, no re-inviting your team.
- −No forced wipes — you decide when Rust, ARK or any survival world gets reset.
- −Full mod freedom — install any plugin, modpack or custom configuration without restrictions.
- −Direct browser access via IP — no domain or reverse proxy needed.
- −Real-time resource monitoring for CPU, RAM and disk per server instance.
- −No Pelican license fees — open-source and free forever.
USE CASES
One server. Endless possibilities.
Friend Group & Clan Server
Play more games together — without everyone depending on one person to restart the server. Create individual accounts for each friend so they can restart, update or manage the console themselves, any time.
Multi-Game Community
Your community plays more than one game. Switch between titles anytime by swapping the egg — same server, same players, zero extra cost. No re-booking, no new contracts.
Scale with your player count
Slot-based providers charge more as your player count grows — every extra slot costs extra. With SERVER4YOU, you choose a VPS or Dedicated Server that fits your group and keep a fixed monthly rate, no matter how many players join.
Grow your community
Ready to go bigger? Connect multiple SERVER4YOU nodes and distribute your game servers across them. Build a full hosting setup for your community — without switching providers or starting from scratch.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Built for game servers that never sleep
NVMe SSD Storage
Ultra-fast disk I/O for lightning-quick game server startups, map loads and mod installations — even under sustained load with multiple active servers.
DDR4 / DDR5 Memory
Enough RAM to run multiple game servers in parallel — without throttling, without performance loss, no matter how many players are online.
High-Performance vCores
Stable, consistent performance for CPU-heavy games — even with many concurrent players and heavily modded environments under sustained load.
1 Gbit Connectivity
Fast and stable network connection for low-latency gameplay — essential for any game where ping makes the difference.
EU & US Data Centers
Strasbourg (FR) and St. Louis (USA) — choose the location closest to your players for minimum ping and the best possible gaming experience.
24/7 Support
SERVER4YOU provides full 24/7 support for hardware and network issues — with a response time under 30 minutes in 99% of cases. Your game servers stay online, around the clock.
One server. Hundreds of supported games. Your community — always online.