(How To) Setup A Home Pterodactyl Minecraft Server Like A Pro!

Embark on a step-by-step journey with me as I guide you through the process of setting up a Pterodactyl Minecraft server from scratch! In this comprehensive tutorial, I share the intricacies of the setup, helping you navigate the path to getting a basic Minecraft server up and running. Join me as I demystify the process, providing clear instructions on installing and configuring essential components. Plus, I'll walk you through the installation of basic plugins to enhance your Minecraft server experience. Whether you're a server administration novice or seeking to expand your knowledge, this video is your go-to guide for creating a robust and customized Minecraft server using Pterodactyl. 🚀🎮🌐
SCRIPT LINK (At Step 9)
www.ghostcap.com/install-pter...
Download Script .TXT (If the link above doesn't work)
drive.google.com/file/d/12btp...
Find your Timezone Name here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
How to Port Forward:
• How to Port Forward yo...
TCP Shield Tutorial:
• FREE & Simple DDoS Pro...
Programs used:
Ubuntu Server: ubuntu.com/download/server
Balena Etcher: www.balena.io/etcher/
Putty: www.putty.org/
WinSCP: winscp.net/eng/index.php
USB Flash Drive:
www.amazon.com/Lexar-Reliable...

[@NatesZone]

At 17:47 I meant to say a 5 to 10 thousand BLOCK radius around 0, 0. My mistake.

[@Rendered6b6t]

ok nate.

[@dundydunker]

No cuts, can see everything along the way. Perfect video.

[@TukaShiri]

Got my family server up and running so fast from your video! tysm!!

[@NatesZone]

Awesome!! Happy Minecrafting!!

[@bioender]

I watched one video before this one. The video said you needed two machines to run this and the servers and was flying through the set up expecting everyone to know Linux like the back of their hand. This video was shorter, to the point, explained everything that I needed to understand.

[@roblox_investor0971]

Smart man. New to this stuff so seemed hard but he made it easy with this step by step walk through

[@NatesZone]

Thank you! :)

[@roblox_investor0971]

@@NatesZone Thank YOU. Could you also please show how to make it a bungeeCord network

[@reyandthebird6563]

Absolutely fantastic tutorial! I'm just getting into self hosted services and your explanations were really on point and very helpful! I was able to setup my custom Minecraft servers without a problem and i managed to schedule daily backups. Thank you very much!

[@NatesZone]

My pleasure! Glad it all worked out well! :-)

[@jamesmcgee157]

Oh wow. I have been messing with a linux server on my LAN for a few days (i am a windows guy through and through so its a bit alien at the moment) and just yesterday managed to get into a world on the server from my PC. I couldnt see how to manage the server easily but this is going to be how I do it. That's tonight sorted. Thanks Nate, you gained yourself a sub

[@NatesZone]

Thanks very much! :-)

[@jamesmcgee157]

@@NatesZone no worries. Just been told by my son that he also wants to play atm skyblock or atm8/9. Is that possible with this setup?

[@NatesZone]

@@jamesmcgee157 Yes it should all work. I don’t know much about hosting a modded server but pterodactyl should be able to work with it. Vanilla Minecraft is my personal preference. :-)

[@n0v1r4s]

I haven't done this yet but damn this is already so helpful! Thank you :)

[@n0v1r4s]

Alright I did it. and once again thanks lmao!

[@Fuzed]

JUST WHAT I NEEDED THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@NatesZone]

Happy to help! Thank You!!

[@samenoko_112]

非常に助かった…ありがとう!!

[@PLAYCOREE]

Great video, but since i watch it at 5am you burned my eyes when you looked for plugins and the whole page was white

[@Glooperdootle]

NATE MY FUCKING MAN! I've been struggling to set this up right for a good week and then I found this video. It finally worked for me after following along and I cant thank you enough. If you're ever in Philly let me know I'll treat you to a cheesesteak! Thanks again man

[@NatesZone]

I'm so happy it worked for you my guy! I know that feeling when something isnt working for a while then you find the fix and it works perfect! Thank you so much!! 😀

[@UnkyjoesPlayhouse]

very good video Nate.

[@NatesZone]

Thank you!! :)

[@IlliaMashchenko]

Man youre the best

[@Urmom-sj1lb]

Thanks it fixed the issue I had with the green heart not showing and also, where are all the comments?

[@viperx2827]

Very good video ty!

[@NatesZone]

Thanks! Glad to help! :)

[@Jsf.]

OMGG THKS. NOW NO MORE ERROR ON MY SERVER. TYSMM

[@NatesZone]

Happy to help! Thanks!

[@amazonbox1115]

tried the installer on a proxmox lxc behind a wireguard connection, can't cant wings to communicate to panel it just gives me a connection refused error over 443, might have to do more messing around but have spent two nights on it 😅 UPDATE: Fixed it by using my lxc's local IP rather than a domain, followed rest of tutorial, then ran wg-quick up to get my wireguard connected and used the wireguard IP in allocations. works great. Also managed to get it behind my nginx proxy manager so now everythings on SSL, super happy.

[@bigred2oo766]

hey so any time i turn off the machine running the server, after turning it back on, i can never pull the panel back up online

[@TimeFades]

Flawless, Thank you

[@NatesZone]

Thank you so much! 😃

[@Allen_Playzz]

as a fellow hosier thank you

[@ignaitog]

hey nate i wanna give this pterodactyl server's access to my friend at a different location. if you have a video on it can you link it, please ?

[@mr.bourbon_bastard]

Can I setup a forge or fabric server with the method, if so how would I go about setting it up?

[@DJDXD]

so what exactly do u do if you put in the IP and it says refusing to connect

[@JerryRigged]

do not forget to unblock those ports, 8777 and 2722 using the "ufw" command, at least if on debian

[@RealAlbanyPlaneSpotter]

Hey Nate, thanks for this tutorial. Anyway you could make another tutorial on how to install addons? I'm having issues and it would help a lot

[@Ryno_YT]

Basically stuck at 6:45. Installed everything but can't access the panel from the browser. I have a feeling i input the wrong FQDN IP address, but now I just have no clue how to even reconfigure / change that IP. :(

[@axolotlarmy6316]

Nice toturial thank you

[@NatesZone]

Thank you! Nice username! I like it!

[@axolotlarmy6316]

@@NatesZone thank you

[@ifs628]

How can I allocate space on alternate drives? I have 3 2 TBs i want to use but i don’t want it to be stuck on my 512 ssd

[@axolotlarmy6316]

I need Help with smth the Problem is i Used the IP the VM showed me this Didn't worked then i tried my Public IP Adress and this also Didn't worked

[@nolexmovie7814]

Thank you for that quality video, it helped a lot! :) Can I ask what minecraft mods do you using in this video?

[@NatesZone]

Thanks! I wasn't using any mods. I was using Lunar client with Sildurs Shaders and I installed EssentialsX & Chunky Plugins on the server.

[@leonardotoschi585]

after i configure panel it shows me nginx white screen asking for further configuration

[@walter77gamer]

One question when I tap my ip it come some of next cloud out how can go to pterodactyl

[@StaxGaming69]

how to port forward the complete panel plz make a new video on it in detail

[@paulogomes3887]

Hello could teach how to add a domain and open external access?

[@RedxAx2]

I NEED HELP PLEAAASE ): I put the ipv4 to the first number witch is not the one i should put... What should i do ):

[@future3095]

does anyone know how to set this up on truenas scale using a docker container

[@deathhancox]

Hey, I tried following along but when I got to 13:28 and started the server it keeps saying unable to access jar file server.jar how can I resolve that?

[@NatesZone]

I would download the jar file manually from paperspigots website. Then I would rename it to server.jar and drag it into the root directory of your server and try to start the server.

[@ahmedsheme7008]

in port forward he need a internal port and external what is panel port ?

[@MiguelGonzalez-nv2rt]

Good video, I was wondering if you perhaps know how to install it in an Orange Pi 5 weather physical or in docker(preferably). I have attempted using pufferpanel and it appears to have a problem with the Minecraft fabric template and can't seem to fix it or find someone who has, but there are many with this problem.

[@NatesZone]

I would have done a video installing Pterodactyl on the Orange Pi 5 but unfortunately Pterodactyl did not function properly on any SBC I have. Wings which is part of Pterodactyl was having major issues when I tried running a server on the Raspberry Pi 4 and Orange Pi 5. So I did a video on the next best which is PufferPanel. I have attempted multiple times to get it to work by trying different methods and they all failed. I really hope this issue gets fixed.

[@MiguelGonzalez-nv2rt]

@@NatesZone thanks for the rapid response, yeah I wish they fix it.

[@silverdreams6941]

after i type systemctl start wings nothing happens the panels red heart is on

[@kutay_41]

I'm running the Ubuntu Server with all the setup as a VM on my Esxi Server and the first server I created (on pterodactyl) just works fine no issues with port forwarding at all but that's it so creating a second server that is allocated to the same node seems to refuse the connection even if I port forward to a different port that is allocated to the second server I hope it was understandable how I described my problem 😅

[@LordRedPanda]

sorry he never replied, how did you originally get it to portfoward. for the first server. cant seem to find any tutorials for Pterodactyl

[@uknownorgessonn816]

Can you showcase how to setup the panel to namecheep domain?

[@RayTraces]

whenever I put the IP in it just says welcome to nginx!, I dont know what to do

[@machitor8935]

idk it still dont show up green heart for me (but its green in anoter browser)

[@devans83]

my server IP address brings up my Apache web page. How do I access Pterodactyl?

[@justinmccallum1]

How do you access the panel away from home? I have looked and haven't found anything about it. Any help would be appreciated. Great Video by the way.

[@NatesZone]

I actually don't have the panel itself forwarded to the outside world. I use an awesome and free VPN service called "Tailscale" to access all of my web panels in the homelab. It is far more secure this way and is less prone to attacks. tailscale.com/?S-Branded-US&:16553209914:kwd-1072223776067:tailscale:c:b&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwouexBhAuEiwAtW_Zx-ck3KYUD4LW_K3NF1IjMZrrw91DbZTZRgaHVjXjIVg4Mite90Pa7BoCHkgQAvD_BwE

[@xTres_12332]

how do i turn off ubuntu server without the whole panel bugging

[@slaapzz]

Hey again, thank you so much for this tutorial! really easy and helpful. I have one question. How can I make it so people outside my network can access the panel?

[@NatesZone]

You would need to port forward your server in your router settings. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3vFmYWhepaEY7s&ab_channel=TheBreakdown

[@slaapzz]

@@NatesZone No not the server, the panel. I mean like lets say i'm not home and I want to access the panel. How would I do that? Sorry for the confusion EDIT: GOT IT WORKING :). Thank you so much for replying each time I asked a question and for the amazing tut! You deserve a sub!

[@GamingForeverFTW]

How'd you get it working? Im using cloudflare but struggling@@slaapzz

[@williambates-wn4kt]

@@slaapzzhow did you fix it I am have the same issue

[@wallibear1306]

bro i need help i cant configer node cause my port are not enable i tried all sloutions can u help me

[@slaapzz]

Hey I plan to install Pterodactyl later today, I just have one question. If the server turns off, when I turn it back on will the panel auto launch?

[@NatesZone]

Yes it will automatically load.

[@slaapzz]

@@NatesZone Thanks! Also thank you for responding so fast!

[@Jauski66]

can you tell me how to i acces root user to winscp i logged to my username and password but i cannot upload files because permission denied so how to i acces it wit root user

[@boogy372]

Hey, I have a question... What dell computer should I use to run a game hosting company and what upgrades should I do?

[@NatesZone]

A computer with an intel i3 i5 i7 or i9 or Amd Ryzen 5 7 or 9 processor. Stay away from server CPU’s such as Xeon or Epyc. Minecraft servers run best on high ipc and high clock speed processors. Also I wouldn’t recommend going below 8 Gb of Ram.

[@boogy372]

Thank you

[@NatesZone]

@@boogy372 Thanks! Glad to help!

[@sabrirehouni2693]

hi thank you for your superb video I don't have the page that appears on 3:30

[@codas348]

did you find a solution?

[@NickXD999]

Need static ip or not

[@stormkk2729]

My putty doesn't work, I got a fatal error, timed out

[@bojom]

When i go to my local address in my browser nothing shows up I think i fucked up when i was typing the fqdn? I saw you typed the local ip of the server but i didnt and i just typed my username idk if it is from that

[@NatesZone]

That’s most likely why it’s not working. The FQDN is supposed to be an ip address or dns.

[@bojom]

@@NatesZone reinstalled my server os for that reason cuz i dunno how to remove pterodactyl and the config is empty Well it works now thanks!

[@n2ocharged]

I don't know if it's all Nates that are not very creative when naming things (username: Nate, server name: pterodactyl...) I do the exact same thing :D

[@somedude5353]

What port do you forward for external people?

[@NatesZone]

Most of the time it's Minecraft's default server port of 25565. Unless you changed the port number in your server.properties file.

[@slaapzz]

Back with the issues 😭, had to reinstall ubuntu and now I cant get the node with a green heart

[@NatesZone]

The only way to fix the red heart is to re-install Ubuntu and pterodactyl. Sometimes pterodactyl can be very picky about things..

[@slaapzz]

@@NatesZone All good now, I had to use my public Ip. Once again sorry for bothering you and thanks for ALL of my help :)

[@ErstMalTeee]

13:27 when I start my server it says "Unsupported Java Version" except it is using Java 17. I already tried using '-DPaper.IgnoreJavaVersion=true' in the startup command but that did nothing.

[@NatesZone]

Are you running 1.20.5? If you are you need to run Java 21 as that is required now. You can change the Java version the server is running under the server egg somewhere in the admin section.

[@ErstMalTeee]

@@NatesZone ohhhh I am actuality running a 1.20.6 server, and than it makes sense i need to use Java 21. Thanks for the quick help mate!

[@ErstMalTeee]

@@NatesZone Ok now I cant just select Java 21 there, do I need to build my own Custom Docker Image? I dont understand anything from this.

[@NatesZone]

To get Java 21 working you would go to Admin then Nests then under Configured Nests click on Minecraft then under Nest Eggs click on Paper then under Docker images add the following line to the top: Java 21|ghcr.io/pterodactyl/yolks:java_21 Leave Admin panel and make sure that Docker Image under Startup is set to Java 21. After that, you can startup your server/s.

[@ErstMalTeee]

@@NatesZone Oh I get it, yes works perfectly! Thank you so much!

[@Fuzed]

how can i add users to my home pterodactyl server?

[@NatesZone]

Try this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/moSvfqhjdtqsf7c

[@Fuzed]

@@NatesZone yes, but i am trying to give them remote access not local.

[@NatesZone]

@@Fuzed Your server needs to be port forwarded to the outside world. Then give them your public Ip address and they should be able to connect.

[@ligaila2905]

which button do you press to confirm when the apt-get upgrade command is on a pink background

[@NatesZone]

You use tab, space bar and enter on your keyboard. I would select every box on that page with the space bar and tab over to ok when done

[@ligaila2905]

@@NatesZone I don’t go to the OK button after I select the space button

[@NatesZone]

@@ligaila2905 did you tab over to ok? Or is it not working?

[@ligaila2905]

@@NatesZone when I select all the options with the space button, the OK button is not pressed, I tried to select with the arrows, it also does not work, maybe I need some keyboard shortcut to select the OK button?

[@NatesZone]

@@ligaila2905 I’m not sure. I’ve never had this issue. Maybe just install pterodactyl without running updates or maybe try a different keyboard.

[@lajroxgaming]

its not working

[@djanchoBG]

Nate, can i create this in my home computer?

[@NatesZone]

Totally! But I would advise you run this on a computer that is not being used for anything else. Basically don't run this on the family computer unless you can find software to virtualize it without destroying important data. Virtual Box and VMWare Workstation Player would be good choices. And if you do decide to run this on your home network you will need to know how to port forward your server so that the outside world can connect. There's plenty of videos here on KZbin for that topic. Thanks for your question and thanks for watching! :-)

[@overtherainbow3772]

can you show us how to share it to the world not just local

[@NatesZone]

You will need to port forward your server to make it public outside your local network. I did not cover it because there are way too many variables when it comes to port forwarding and there are a ton of videos on KZbin who covered this topic in good detail. I recommend you check out this video from @thebreakdownxyz kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpyrinyqr56ljdUsi=kpgraWF0ACOBsia7

[@hakceranonimowy3385]

I have a question: will friends from another network be able to use my panel too?

[@NatesZone]

Only if you port forward the web panel’s port.

[@hakceranonimowy3385]

@@NatesZone Thank You!

[@NatesZone]

@@hakceranonimowy3385 Glad to help! :)

[@packetauditor]

I followed exactly but just get an NGINX page.

[@KeenLaF]

any luck?

[@cw_for_the_win3776]

I can not for the life of me get people from outside my network to join i have tried so many different things are you planning on doing a video on that sometime soon?

[@RealLava]

you need to port forward it

[@RavenGNG]

Should kernel bbe taking like thirty minutes to install???

[@RavenGNG]

The second I said something on the post it went to config updating LMAO

[@NatesZone]

Depends on the computer your running.

[@n0v1r4s]

I probably made an obvious mistake, but how do I get other players to connect? I already port forwarded some ports but it doesn't seem to work. Do I give players the IpV4 address?

[@NatesZone]

You would give them your public IP address. Lookup IP chicken and the big number on the site is your Public WAN address.

[@n0v1r4s]

@@NatesZone is it true that i should not be able to connect to that IP?

[@NatesZone]

Most of the time yes. But it really depends on certain factors. You would connect with your IPV4 address and everyone else outside your home network would connect with the public IP.@@n0v1r4s

[@n0v1r4s]

@@NatesZone I got it working thanks! also do you know any good tutorials on how to setup mysql with pterodactyl?

[@NatesZone]

@@n0v1r4s Awesome! Unfortunately I haven’t paid attention to any videos pertaining to MySQL with Pterodactyl. But I think there might be some videos out there. Not too sure of the quality of other’s videos but I think it shouldn’t be terribly hard to setup. I have setup MySQL on Unraid and I remember it was mostly copy and pasting commands and making up secure passwords.

[@DeneMcDonald]

What texture pack is this?

[@NatesZone]

It’s Sildurs Vibrant Shaders.

[@NatesZone]

I now use Complementary Reimagined Shaders today.

[@raptor__.]

/dev/fd/63 : no such file or directory

[@OD3UNICRON]

Have you considered AMP?

[@NatesZone]

I prefer Multicraft. It's what I'm using right now because Pterodactyl was giving me a lot of issues.

[@slaapzz]

Any way I can do this on windows?

[@NatesZone]

Pterodactyl doesn't work on Windows. But I have another video where you can install Multicraft Panel on Windows. Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/apbWgZShaZKVjpI&ab_channel=NateZone

[@slaapzz]

@@NatesZone Oh I see, thanks for letting me know. I’m currently using Crafty Controller just prefer Pterodactyl. Thanks again! 🙂

[@vikxngplays8173]

If I following this video my mincraft server will be online for my friend?

[@NatesZone]

As long as you use Ubuntu Server and port forward the Minecraft server to the outside world yeah it should work.

[@vikxngplays8173]

I have 0 idea but I don't want to give out my ip but have a domain. My port should be open on my router.

[@PatalJunior]

@@vikxngplays8173 You can setup a reverse proxy so nobody sees your IP. There are tutorials out there just search it up.

[@boldiegaming]

How to enable crack pls reply

[@NatesZone]

Turn online mode to false in server.properties

[@kylekool1]

Is it safe also does this work on macos

[@NatesZone]

Yeah. This software is used by some Minecraft Server hosting companies around the world. But it only works on Linux operating systems.

[@kylekool1]

@@NatesZone ok

[@IanHaver]

Pufferpanel supports Bedrock which i believe Pterodactyl doesnt ?? maybe im wrong. Now before i get blasted, Windows makes it easy for the kids to play windows version of minecraft. Me i love Linux & Java

[@NatesZone]

I know the owner of a Minecraft & other games server hosting company who uses Pterodactyl for all his clients. He confirmed you can host Bedrock servers on Pterodactyl. I just don't know how it's done because I have no interest in Bedrock Edition.

[@wickedmindz7998]

had to start with a fresh on install for my server as it stopped working a few months ago, followed all your steps but for some reason the node I setup still didn't have a green heart, any idea why? UPDATE: I started with a fresh install of Ubuntu and did everything the same except for the ports which I had first used as 8777/2722 like you mentioned and used the default 8080/2022 and I still couldn’t get the green heart, I even installed firewalld so I could add the ports but after that my panel stopped working

[@ikhari]

you found the fix yet ?

[@wickedmindz7998]

@@ikhari ditched pterodatcyl switched over to Multicraft was way easier to configure than pterodactyl

[@angelindex]

hi

[@Aivoton_]

Do i need linux for this?

[@NatesZone]

Pterodactyl only works on Linux. I recommend using Ubuntu server when setting up the panel. I’ve had the least amount of problems with Ubuntu server.

[@Aivoton_]

@@NatesZone okay. Sad. Imma need to buy a new hostcomputer but it will turn out good!

[@NatesZone]

@@Aivoton_ You can run Linux on just about any computer. Im not sure what you have now. But happy Minecrafting!

[@Aivoton_]

@@NatesZone I have windows 10 rn. Im anyway going to buy a new computer with better parts so ima save my old computer to host servers👍 Thanks! You too

[@phethienaie693]

[Pterodactyl Daemon]: ---------- Detected server process in a crashed state! ---------- [Pterodactyl Daemon]: Exit code: 1 [Pterodactyl Daemon]: Out of memory: false [Pterodactyl Daemon]: Aborting automatic restart, last crash occurred less than 60 seconds ago.

[@NatesZone]

The official pterodactyl discord server should know how to help with this issue.

[@Aqua_k1ght]

Hi, Does it work on macos?

[@NatesZone]

It only works on Linux.

[@Aqua_k1ght]

@@NatesZone But I see windows during the tut

[@NatesZone]

@@Aqua_k1ght That’s my main computer. I was ssh’ing into Ubuntu server and installing pterodactyl on it.

[@Aqua_k1ght]

@@NatesZone alright thx man

[@Aqua_k1ght]

@@NatesZone So it works if u have unbunto on mac?

[@leonardotoschi585]

And... if i shut down the server?

[@NatesZone]

Should still work as long as you followed the video to a T.

[@leonardotoschi585]

@@NatesZone ok, im installing on esxi 7 on an x3550 m4 ibm and its not 24/7 so it needs to shut down the night

[@ooNoOne]

the script not working, * ERROR: This script must be executed with root privileges.

[@NatesZone]

Add sudo to the left of the script

[@ignaitog]

8:40

[@coletraintechgames2932]

sorry dude, can not get a green heart

[@NatesZone]

Pterodactyl is very picky about the order you setup the token. The only way to get a green heart is to reinstall everything again. I stopped using Pterodactyl because the newer updates messed up my server. I'm using Multicraft now.