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Pterodactyl Panel
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Pterodactyl Panel | 100% free · self-hosted · requires root access and Linux system administration | Free |
As pterodactyl.io lists them, read 3 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Pterodactyl Panel's own pages
- Backups
- Server backups can use local storage through Wings or remote storage through AWS S3 or compatible services. · pterodactyl.io, 3 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2015 · pterodactyl.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Game isolation
- It runs game servers in isolated Docker containers with strict resource limits. · pterodactyl.io, 3 Oct 2026
- Hosting model
- The Panel is designed to run on the administrator’s own web server and requires root access. · pterodactyl.io, 3 Oct 2026
- License
- The code is released under the MIT License. · pterodactyl.io, 3 Oct 2026
- Login protection
- The Panel uses invisible reCAPTCHA to help protect its login page from brute-force attacks. · pterodactyl.io, 3 Oct 2026
- Platform limitation
- The maker warns that most OpenVZ systems are unsupported because of Docker incompatibilities. · pterodactyl.io, 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Pterodactyl is an open-source game server management panel built with PHP, React, and Go. · pterodactyl.io, 3 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says the platform includes bcrypt password hashing, AES-256-CBC encryption, and HTTPS support out of the box. · pterodactyl.io, 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to community support through its Discord server. · pterodactyl.io, 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. · pterodactyl.io, 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. · pterodactyl.io, 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. · pterodactyl.io, 3 Oct 2026
- Telemetry
- Anonymous telemetry is enabled by default, and administrators can disable it in the environment configuration. · pterodactyl.io, 3 Oct 2026