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Pterodactyl, installer.

One command. Questions asked upfront. Panel, Wings, or both — running in minutes.

Run on your VPS as root

$ bash <(curl -fsSL https://pterodactyl-installer.xento.xyz/install.sh)

# root required  ·  Ubuntu 20/22/24  ·  Debian 11/12  ·  Rocky/Alma 8/9

Why use this installer

Everything handled for you

⚡
One Command
Paste one line and answer a few questions. The rest runs unattended.
📋
All Inputs Upfront
Every question is asked before installation begins — no mid-install pauses.
👤
Single Admin User
Your credentials are the first and only admin account. Simple and clean.
🔒
Auto SSL
Let's Encrypt via Certbot, configured and enabled automatically.
🐳
Panel + Wings Together
Install both on one machine, or on separate servers — your choice.
🗄️
phpMyAdmin Included
Optional phpMyAdmin installer built right in — manage your DB with a GUI.

What you can do

Menu options

[1]
Install Panel
Full panel install — PHP 8.3, MariaDB, Redis, NGINX, SSL, queue worker.
[2]
Install Wings
Docker + Wings daemon. Optional MariaDB and SSL for the node.
[3]
Install Panel + Wings
Both components on the same machine in one go.
[4]
Install phpMyAdmin
Database management GUI served via NGINX with optional SSL.
[5]
Uninstall Panel / Wings
Cleanly remove Panel, Wings, or both — with database cleanup.

How it works

Simple from start to finish

1
Run the command
Paste the curl command into your VPS as root. The script downloads and starts.
2
Answer the questions
Domain, admin email, username, password, SSL preference. All asked upfront.
3
Review the summary
See a full summary of what will be installed. Confirm before anything touches your server.
4
Walk away
PHP, MariaDB, Redis, NGINX, Docker, Wings — all installed and configured automatically.
5
Log in to your panel
Open your domain, log in with the credentials you set. Done.

Supported systems

Ubuntu, Debian & RHEL-family

Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 24.04
Debian 11
Debian 12
Rocky Linux 8/9
AlmaLinux 8/9

What gets installed

Full production stack

PHP 8.3 Composer MariaDB Redis NGINX Certbot / SSL Docker CE Pterodactyl Panel (latest) Pterodactyl Wings (latest) phpMyAdmin 5.2.1 pteroq systemd wings systemd

Ready to deploy?

One command is all it takes. Your panel will be live in minutes.

Get the command View on GitHub