Pterodactyl control panel

Pterodactyl is the control panel for your game server. It gives you full control over the server process, files, console, and settings — all from the browser.

Accessing the panel

You can open the panel directly from your service page:

1. Go to your service page.
2. Click the Open panel button next to the server address.
3. Log in with your panel credentials (shown on your service page if needed).

Starting and stopping the server

Use the power buttons at the top of the server page in Pterodactyl:

• Start — boots the server from a stopped state
• Restart — stops and immediately starts the server again
• Stop — gracefully shuts the server down
• Kill — forces the server process to terminate immediately (use only if Stop doesn't work)

Console

The console tab shows live server output and lets you type commands directly. For Minecraft, this works just like the in-game console — type list to see connected players, op PlayerName to grant operator privileges, etc.

File manager

The Files tab in Pterodactyl lets you browse, upload, edit, and delete server files directly in the browser. This is handy for quick edits to configuration files like server.properties.