Pterodactyl Setup Guide

Pterodactyl Panel Setup

Follow these steps to install and configure your Pterodactyl Panel.

1

Update System & Install Dependencies

Run the following on your VPS

Terminal

apt update && apt install curl -y

2

Run Pterodactyl Installer

Start the automated installer

Terminal

bash <(curl https://pterodactyl-installer.se)

Configuration options (example):

Domain/subdomain: panel.mrdraynox.com
UFW: No
HTTPS using Let's Encrypt: n
Assume SSL: y
Agree HTTPS request: n

3

Configure SSL & Nginx

Create certificates and update nginx config

Terminal

openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /2.pem -out /1.pem -subj "/CN=localhost"
sed -i 's|^\s*ssl_certificate\s\+.*|    ssl_certificate /1.pem;|' /etc/nginx/sites-available/pterodactyl.conf
sed -i 's|^\s*ssl_certificate_key\s\+.*|    ssl_certificate_key /2.pem;|' /etc/nginx/sites-available/pterodactyl.conf
sed -i 's/\b443\b/8443/g; s/\b80\b/8000/g' /etc/nginx/sites-available/pterodactyl.conf
systemctl restart nginx

Note: No output is expected — this is normal behavior.

4

Setup Cloudflare Tunnel

Expose panel via Cloudflare Tunnel (Cloudflare Zero Trust / Tunnels)

Guide

Go to one.dash.cloudflare.com
Navigate to Network → Tunnels → Create Tunnel
Select cloudflared and name your tunnel
Choose Debian and copy the install command
Run the install command in your VPS
Copy and run the service command
Configure hostname with your subdomain: panel.mrdraynox.com
Set Service Type: https
Set Service URL: localhost:8443
Enable "No TLS Verify" in Additional Settings

✅ Test your setup by visiting your subdomain (example): https://panel.mrdraynox.com

Wings Setup

Configure the Wings daemon to manage game servers and nodes.

1

Install Wings

Re-run the installer and choose Wings

Info

Configuration options (example):

Re-run the installer and select option 1 (Wings)
Unsupported virtualization: y
UFW: n
DB user: n
Let's Encrypt: n

Follow the same Cloudflare tunnel setup, but use your node subdomain (example): node.mrdraynox.com with Service URL localhost:443.

2

Configure Node in Panel

Create location and add node

Panel

📍 Create Location

Go to Admin → Locations
Create new location (e.g., US1)

🖥️ Add Node

Go to Admin → Nodes
Daemon Port: 443
SSL: Not Behind Proxy
FQDN: node.mrdraynox.com

3

Configure SSL Certificates

Different hosts vs same host

Terminal

Different Hosts

openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /2.pem -out /1.pem -subj "/CN=localhost"
sed -i 's|^\(\s*cert:\s*\).*|\1/1.pem|' /etc/pterodactyl/config.yml
sed -i 's|^\(\s*key:\s*\).*|\1/2.pem|' /etc/pterodactyl/config.yml
systemctl restart wings

Same Host

sed -i 's|^\(\s*cert:\s*\).*|\1/1.pem|' /etc/pterodactyl/config.yml
sed -i 's|^\(\s*key:\s*\).*|\1/2.pem|' /etc/pterodactyl/config.yml
systemctl restart wings

Minecraft Setup (DNS & SRV)

If you run Minecraft servers, configure DNS correctly. Cloudflare tunnels will not work for Minecraft player connections — use an A record (DNS only).

1

Create A Record

Point a subdomain to your server IP

Example

Type: A
Name: mc.mrdraynox.com
IPv4 Address: YOUR.SERVER.IP
Proxy Status: DNS only (gray cloud)

Important: Make sure Cloudflare's orange cloud is disabled for the Minecraft A record (set to gray).

2

Create SRV Record

Direct Minecraft clients to the correct port

DNS

Type: SRV
Name: _minecraft._tcp.mc
Priority: 0
Weight: 0
Port: 25575
Target: mc.mrdraynox.com

This tells Minecraft that mc.mrdraynox.com should redirect to virtual-net.mrdraynox.com:25575 (example).

3

Test Your Setup

After DNS changes, wait for propagation

Result

Players can connect using:

mc.mrdraynox.com

DNS propagation may take several minutes. If it doesn't work immediately, wait and retry.

About & Resources

Made for MrDraynoX. This guide is adapted from the original Pterodactyl setup instructions.

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