Pterodactyl

Our configuration of Pterodactyl.

Content

• 1 Nginx
  • 1.1 Installation
  • 1.2 Configuration
  • 1.3 Start
  • 1.4 Status
• 2 Dehydrated
  • 2.1 Installation
  • 2.2 Configuration
  • 2.3 Create certificates
  • 2.4 Auto renew
• 3 Pterodactyl
  • 3.1 Copy config
  • 3.2 Set variables
  • 3.3 Start
  • 3.4 Add UI user
  • 3.5 Add node
• Ports
• Variables

1 Nginx

1.1 Installation

Install Nginx on host.

sudo apt install nginx

1.2 Configuration

Copy the nginx/ configs to your sites-available and CHANGE the domain.

Enable this config:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/panel.{YOUR_DOMAIN} /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/panel.{YOUR_DOMAIN}
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/wings.{YOUR_DOMAIN} /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/wings.{YOUR_DOMAIN}

1.3 Start

sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl restart nginx

1.4 Status

sudo systemctl status nginx

2 Dehydrated

2.1 Installation

Install Dehydrated on host.

sudo apt install dehydrated

2.2 Configuration

Edit /etc/dehydrated/domains.txt

panel.{YOUR_DOMAIN}
wings.{YOUR_DOMAIN}

2.3 Create certificates

sudo dehydrated -c

2.4 Auto renew

sudo crontab -e

Add this line:

0 3 * * * /usr/local/bin/dehydrated -c >/dev/null 2>&1

3 Pterodactyl

3.1 Copy config

Copy this Docker Compose config to your directory.

3.2 Set variables

Copy .env.example to .env and edit it. Check Variables List for more information.

3.3 Start

sudo docker compose up -d

3.4 Add UI user

The following command starts a dialog.

sudo docker compose run --rm panel php artisan p:user:make

3.5 Add node

First create a location within the UI. Then create a node with the following settings:

Setting	Description
Name	Name your node
Location	Choose your created location
Visibility	public
FQDN	Set to full domain of node
SSL	Use SSL
Proxy	Behind Proxy
Memory	Choose according to your server
Storage	Choose according to your server
Daemon Port	443
Daemon SFTP Port	2022

Information

Ports

Default: deny (incoming), allow (outgoing), deny (routed),

Port	Protocol	Status	Usage
22/tcp	SSH	LIMIT IN	SSH
80/tcp	HTTP	ALLOW IN	NGINX
443/tcp	HTTPS	ALLOW IN	NGINX
2022/tcp	SFTP	ALLOW IN	WINGS
8080/tcp	HTTP	local	Panel
8443/tcp	HTTPS	local	Wings
24454/udp		ALLOW IN	Simple Voice Chat
25565:25575/tcp		ALLOW IN	Minecraft

Variables

Option	Value
TIMEZONE	Set to your timezone
PANEL_URL	Set to the panel url
PANEL_SERVICE_AUTHOR	Set to your mail
PANEL_TRUSTED_PROXIES	Set to IP address of your proxy
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD	Set mysql root pwd
MYSQL_DATABASE	Set db name
MYSQL_USER	Set db username
MYSQL_PASSWORD	Set user pwd