Pterodactyl pre-installed —
one server, 400+ games,
no slot fees
Panel and Wings come fully pre-installed on your server. Pick your game egg, invite your friends and start playing — no per-slot charges, no restrictions on mods or configs, no dependency on a single admin.
- 1-Click Pterodactyl Template
- Pre-installed on Debian
- No per-slot fees
- Open-Source & Free
Recommended servers
Servers for Pterodactyl
Pterodactyl runs on a VPS for your friend group or on a dedicated server for large communities and game hosting businesses. RAM and CPU cores determine how many game servers you can run at the same time.
VPS Professional
- 4 vCore
- 8GB RAM DDR5 ECC
- 100 GB NVMe SSD
- 100 MBit/s
- St. Louis (USA) · Strasbourg (FR)
VPS Elite
- 6 vCore
- 32GB RAM DDR4 ECC
- 2 TB HDD
- 100 MBit/s
- St. Louis (USA) · Strasbourg (FR)
E-2286G NVMe
- 6 cores, 12 threads, 4,00 GHz
- 64 GB DDR4 ECC
- 2 x 1TB NVMe SSD
- St. Louis (USA) · Strasbourg (FR)
Use cases
What can you do with Pterodactyl?
From a Minecraft server for your friends to a professional game hosting service: Pterodactyl manages all your game servers in one web panel.
For gamers & communities
Your own game servers – without slot fees.
Friend group & clan server
Run Minecraft, Satisfactory, Rust or Hytale for your crew and give every member the rights they need.
Multi-game community
Switch games anytime by swapping the egg – same server, same players, no extra cost.
Mods & modpacks
Install any mod, modpack or plugin – with full root access and no blacklists.
Your own rules
Decide on wipes, whitelists and server settings yourself instead of depending on a hosting provider.
For game hosting businesses
Professional game hosting on your own hardware.
Game hosting service
Offer game servers to your customers and manage all instances from one central panel.
Multi-node infrastructure
Connect several VPS or dedicated servers as nodes and distribute game servers across them.
Esports & events
Provide dedicated servers for tournaments, leagues and LAN events with full control over configuration.
Scale as you grow
Start on a VPS and add more nodes or move to dedicated hardware as your player base grows.
What is Pterodactyl?
Pterodactyl is a free, open-source game server management panel. Every game server runs in its own isolated Docker container and is managed through a modern web interface.
- Panel & Wings
- Docker isolation
- 400+ game eggs
- Subusers
- Multi-node
- File manager
Pre-installed template
Choose our Pterodactyl template on Debian – Panel and Wings are installed and configured automatically.
No slot fees
Pay a fixed monthly price for your server and run as many game servers as your hardware supports.
SETUP
From order to first game server in 4 steps
- 1
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.
- 2
Select the Pterodactyl template
Choose our pre-built Pterodactyl template during setup. Available for Debian. Panel and Wings are installed and configured fully automatically.
- 3
Open the dashboard
Your Pterodactyl Panel is immediately accessible in the browser right after deployment — no manual configuration, no waiting. Log in and you're ready to go.
- 4
Launch any game server
Pick the egg for your game — Minecraft, Rust, Satisfactory, Hytale, CS2 and hundreds more. Set resources, invite subusers and go live instantly.
CONTROL
Full control.
For you and
your whole crew.
- Pre-installed 1-Click Template — Panel and Wings 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.
- Docker-based isolation — every game server runs in its own secure container.
- Real-time resource monitoring for CPU, RAM and disk per server instance.
- Open-source core — no hidden costs, no subscription lock-in.
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 Satisfactory, Minecraft and a voice server in parallel — without throttling, without performance loss.
High-Performance vCores
Stable, consistent performance for CPU-heavy games like Satisfactory or heavily modded Minecraft — even with many concurrent players under sustained load.
Up to 1 Gbit/s connectivity
Fast, stable network connection for low-latency gameplay – 100 Mbit/s flatrate on VPS and up to 1 Gbit/s on dedicated servers.
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.
Full Root Access
Complete server control. Pterodactyl comes pre-installed — but you can customize every detail: additional nodes, reverse proxy, SSL, custom scripts, anything.
One server. Hundreds of supported games. Your community — always online.