How do I install Pterodactyl manually?
How to install Pterodactyl manually.
This article was tested on a N-04 VPS running Ubuntu 22.04.
- Let's start by updating Ubuntu's packages
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
- Let's install Pterodactyl using a Pterodactyl installer Run the following in your console.
bash <(curl -s https://pterodactyl-installer.se)
- Choose the option you want.
For this article we'll go with option 2.

- You'll then get a few configuration options:
- Database name: leave empty (press enter)
- Database username: leave empty (press enter)
- Database password: leave empty (press enter)
- Selecttimezone: leave empty (press enter)
- Email: enter your own email address.
- Admin email: enter the email address to use for your administrator account. (YOU WILL ALSO LOG IN WITH THIS)
- Admin username: your own choice
- Admin FirstName: your own choice
- Admin LastName: your own choice
- Admin Password: your own choice
- FQDN: hosted-by-mcnode.net (or your own domain)
- Firewall: yes (y)
-
SSL: no (n)
-
Wait for the installation to finish. After completing the produ
Ready to try it yourself?
View packages →Launch your server in 60 seconds on our own hardware.
Stuck? Our team is happy to help.Open a ticket →
More in this category
How do I activate my Windows license?Connect to your VPS via remote desktop, open cmd, run slmgr.vbs -rearm and restart the VPS to activate your Windows liceHow do I change my operating system?Changing the operating system on an OpenVZ VPS: go to the VPS panel, log in with the details from your mailbox, click yoHow do I change my root password?Go to the VPS Panel and log in with the credentials delivered to your mailbox. Click your VPS, click "Root/Admin PassworHow do I change the hostname of my VPS?Change the hostname of your VPS: log in to the VPS panel, select your VPS, click "Hostname", enter a new hostname and cl