# pterodactyl-installer/pterodactyl-installer

:bird: Unofficial installation scripts for Pterodactyl Panel

Repository: https://github.com/pterodactyl-installer/pterodactyl-installer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pterodactyl-installer
Homepage: https://pterodactyl-installer.se
Language: Shell
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: pterodactyl, pterodactyl-installer, bash
Last push: 2026-06-09T07:45:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 86, release rhythm 55, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2957, "days_push": 85, "days_rel": 85, "gap_med": 285.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1983, forks 752 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:01.883537+00:00)

## What it is
A set of unofficial Bash installation scripts for the Pterodactyl game server management panel and its wings daemon. It automates dependency setup, panel installation, and configuration on Linux servers.

## Use cases
- install pterodactyl panel on ubuntu
- set up a game server management panel
- automate pterodactyl wings installation
- self-host a minecraft server control panel
- script pterodactyl deployment on a fresh vps
- upgrade pterodactyl panel via script

## When to choose
- you want a quick, guided installation of Pterodactyl panel or wings on a supported Linux distro
- you are setting up a self-hosted game server panel and want to skip manual steps
- you need reproducible installation scripts for provisioning servers

## When to avoid
- you need official support or the latest officially documented installation method
- you run Pterodactyl on an unsupported OS or in containers
- you want a GUI-based installer rather than shell scripts

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, configuration-management, developer-tools, cli
- domain: self-hosted, gaming-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: pterodactyl, installation-scripts, bash, game-server-management, panel, wings, devops, automation, linux

## Member repositories
- pterodactyl-installer/pterodactyl-installer (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:01.883537+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:03:30.883911+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pterodactyl-installer/pterodactyl-installer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:01.883537+00:00, sha ef90939d10e0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.