Accessing the Panel
The panel is available at: http://<server-ip>
Create Your First Admin User
Before using the panel, you must create an administrative account:
cd /var/www/pterodactyl
php artisan p:user:make
Backup Your Encryption Key
Your application key (APP_KEY) is required to access encrypted user data.
Retrieve it:
grep APP_KEY /var/www/pterodactyl/.env
Back this up securely. If lost, data associated with encrypted values (API keys, OAuth tokens, etc.) becomes unrecoverable.
Configure Email Delivery
Email is required for password resets and account verification.
Run the mail configuration wizard:
php artisan p:environment:mail
Ensure SMTP connections are allowed for this server (ask for enabling SMTP access).
Maintenance Mode Commands
Use maintenance mode during upgrades or configuration changes.
Enable:
php artisan down
Disable:
php artisan up
Activating Wings (If Installed)
If wings.service is failing to start, it will typically activate successfully once it has been fully configured.
Use the generated token (Panel → Admin → Nodes → Select Node → Configuration → Auto-Deploy → Generate Token) to configure Wings:
Once configuration is done, restart Wings:
sudo systemctl restart wings
Important Files & Directories
- Panel application files:
/var/www/pterodactyl - Environment configuration:
/var/www/pterodactyl/.env - Nginx configuration:
/etc/nginx/sites-available/pterodactyl.conf - Credentials file:
/root/.cloudzy-creds - Wings configuration (if installed):
/etc/pterodactyl/
