There’s a lack of information about setting up and running Pterodactyl Panel inside docker using Traefik as reverse proxy. This guide focuses on the fastest and easiest way to do that! This setup has been tested and is currently running in a production environment. All of images used in this setup are from official sources and even uses official compose files provided by Pterodactyl with addition of Traefik.
It is recommended to use Cloudflare but it's not a requirement. Cloudflare is only used to handle the A records and proxy panel through Cloudflare to take advantage of Cloudflare's network. The setup will still work as intended without use of Cloudflare. The guide however will use Cloudflare to explain the domain configuration which can be applied to any other service.
- Domain
- Two or more servers
- Docker
- Docker Compose
Settings
Login into your CloudFlare account and navigate to the domain you'll be using for this setup. Click on SSL/TLS tab and make sure your encryption mode is set to Full.
DNS
Navigate to DNS tab and create A record pointing to panel's server, make sure the record is proxied through Cloudflare (orange clould is enabled).
Create second A record pointing to wings server. This time make sure the record is not proxied through Cloudflare! There's no advantage for proxying wings server. If it is proxied the server SFTP details in the panel will point to Cloudflare's IP rather than wings.
Notes before installation
- It's not recommended to run panel and wings on the same server! While this may be possible, it may cause issues. This guide assumes panel and wings are running on two separate servers.
Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/EdyTheCow/pterodactyl-docker.git
Set correct acme.json permissions
Navigate to panel/data/traefik/ and run
sudo chmod 600 acme.json
Configure variables
Navigate to panel/compose/.env and set TRAEFIK_PANEL_DOMAIN to the domain you pointed to panel's server earlier.
Navigate to panel/compose/docker-compose.yml and set these variables
| Variable | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD | - | Use a password generator to create a strong password |
| MYSQL_PASSWORD | - | Don't reuse your root's password for this, generate a new one |
| APP_URL | https://panel.example.com | Same as TRAEFIK_PANEL_DOMAIN but with https:// included |
Rest of the variables can be set as desired, these three are required for panel's basic functionality.
Start docker compose
Inside of panel/compose run
docker-compose up -d
Navigate to the domain you've set for TRAEFIK_PANEL_DOMAIN earlier and make sure panel is up and running
Create a new user
Inside of panel/compose run
docker-compose run --rm panel php artisan p:user:make
Login into the panel using newly created user
Create a new node
Navigate to admin control panel and add a new Location. Then navigate to Nodes and create a node.
| Setting | Set to | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FQDN | Wings domain | Domain you pointed to wings server |
| Behind Proxy | Behind Proxy | Set this to Behind Proxy for Traefik to work properly |
| Daemon Port | 80 | Change the default port |
Rest of the settings can be set as you desire. Do not change Daemon Server File Directory unless you change it to something else in wing's docker-compose.yml
The guide assumes you're setting this up on a different server than the panel is running on!
Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/EdyTheCow/pterodactyl-docker.git
Set correct acme.json permissions
Navigate to wings/data/traefik/ and run
sudo chmod 600 acme.json
Configure variables
Navigate to wings/compose/.env and set TRAEFIK_WINGS_DOMAIN to the domain you pointed to wings server earlier.
Copying daemon's config
Navigate to the panel in your web browser and find the node you created earlier. Click on Configuration tab and copy the contents into wings/data/wings/etc/config.yml. Sometimes the remote url inside config.yml may be set to http:// change it to https://.
Start docker compose
docker-compose up -d
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