Pyrodactyl

Pyrodactyl is the Pterodactyl-based game server management panel that focuses on performance enhancements, a reimagined accessible interface, and top-tier developer experience. It is faster, smaller, safer, and more accessible than other Pterodactyl forks.

Why Pyrodactyl?

• 170x smaller bundle sizes compared to competing forks
• 16x faster page loads on average
• Sub-7-second cold builds powered by Turbo and Vite
• Security hardened — modern architecture eliminates most severe CVEs; includes SRI and integrity checks
• Fully accessible — keyboard-navigable, screen-reader compatible, follows current web accessibility standards

Getting Started

After deployment, open the panel at your configured domain. Create your first admin account by running the following command inside the Pyrodactyl container:

php artisan p:user:make

Then configure an Elytra node under the Admin → Nodes section to start deploying game servers.

Note: Pyrodactyl requires a separate Elytra node to actually run game servers. The panel only provides the management UI and API.

Architecture

This template deploys three services:

• Pyrodactyl — the panel web application
• MariaDB — relational database for panel data
• Redis — cache, session, and queue backend

Links

• Website: https://pyrodactyl.dev/
• Documentation: https://pyrodactyl.dev/docs/pyrodactyl
• Installation Guide: https://pyrodactyl.dev/docs/pyrodactyl/installation
• GitHub: https://github.com/pyrodactyl-oss/pyrodactyl
• Elytra: https://github.com/pyrohost/elytra