Creating servers in Pterodactyl

This guide will go over how to create servers on Pterodactyl.

Eggs

An egg is a file which tells Pterodactyl how to install a particular application, and then Pterodactyl executes those instructions inside a docker container, with Pterodactyl providing an interface to manipulate it. The egg also translates application-specific settings (e.g. setting player slots for a Garry's Mod server) as configurable options in the panel.

While the adding of a new egg to the panel is always the same, because by their nature all game servers are different, the configuration and effort required to get a server to launch for the first time is case-by-case.

Step 0: Checking if we have the egg

Before we scour the internet for an egg let's first check we don't already have it and save ourselves the trouble.

1. Log into the panel at https://edcgaming.org.
2. Click the cog icon to the left of the colored smiley face to access the administrative section of Pterodactyl.

   

   The Pterodactyl panel button to get to the administrative section.

3. Click the Nests button on the following page.

   

   The Pterodactyl panel nests button in the administrative section.

You will then be greeted with the following list (or similar looking list).

List of Pterodactyl egg nests.

The term nest is fairly self-explanatory. Click into the nests and see if an egg for the software you want to spin up is present.

Review the table below for what you should do now.

Desired egg IS present	Desired egg is NOT present
Skip to Step 2: Spin up server	Continue to Step 1: Finding and installing an egg

Step 1: Finding and installing an egg

a. Finding the egg

The following locations are recommended for finding eggs:

• https://pelican-eggs.github.io/pterodactyl/ (Option 1)

Regardless as to where an egg is found, it will always be a JSON file. For example, on the Option 1 list, when we select Mordhau's entry, we are sent to the raw text of the egg. Right click and select Save as on your browser, or copy the contents into a new text file and change the extension to .json.

b. Installing the egg

Now, we going to take the egg and upload it to our Pterodactyl instance. Once done, EDC has this egg forever, and it will be possible boot up and terminate it's associated application at will.

1. Log into the panel at https://edcgaming.org.
2. Click the cog icon to the left of the colored smiley face to access the administrative section of Pterodactyl.

   

   The Pterodactyl panel button to get to the administrative section.

3. Click the Nests button on the following page.

   

   The Pterodactyl panel nests button in the administrative section.

4. You will be greeted with the following list (or similar looking list). Click Import Egg.

   

   List of Pterodactyl egg nests.

5. You will be shown a confirmation prompt. In this prompt, select the JSON file, and ensure to set the nest to Non-Default Games.

   

   Pterodactyl egg importing prompt.

6. Click Import.
7. You should see a new page with a lot of information on it and a green prompt saying the import was successful.

   

   Pterodactyl successful egg import notification.

Step 2: Spin up server

So, we either just installed our desired egg, or we found that the egg already exists. Let's try to launch a server running the application.

1. Click the Servers button while in the administrative section of the panel.

   

   The Pterodactyl panel "Servers" button in the administrative section.

2. Near the top right of the server list, click the green Create New button.

From here, you are going to see a form requesting a lot from you. Review the table below for assistance.

Field	Instructions
Server Name	Set as the name of the software/game.
Server Owner	Set as your Pterodactyl account.
Server Description	Discretionary. Not relevant to anything.
Node	Advised it be left alone.
Default Allocation	Advised it be left alone.
Additional Allocation(s)	Advised it be left alone.
Database Limit	Advised it be left alone.
Allocation Limit	Advised it be left alone.
Backup Limit	Discretionary; advise equal to or less than 3.
CPU Limit	Advised it be left alone.
CPU Pinning	Advised it be left alone.
Memory	This is the server's available memory. Set to the minimum amount necessary to function. This may not be set to 0.
Swap	Advised it be left alone.
Disk Space	This is the server's actual available disk space. Set to the minimum amount necessary to function. This may not be set to 0.
Block IO Weight	Advised it be left alone.
Enable OOM Killer	Terminates server if memory is exceeded. Discretionary.
Nest	Select nest that has the egg you wish to use.
Egg	Select egg you wish to use.
Skip Egg Install Script	Advised it be left alone.
Docker Image	Egg dependent.

Remaining options on this form are determined by the egg. This inherently makes it impossible to provide further assistance here. Seek help from other experienced operators and search online.

When all options have been set, click Create Server.