How to Install Pterodactyl on Manjaro

Pterodactyl is an open-source game hosting panel that makes it easy to manage game servers. In this tutorial, we will walk through the process of installing Pterodactyl on a Manjaro system.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that your Manjaro system meets the following requirements:

• A user account with sudo privileges
• Docker installed and running
• Docker Compose installed

Step 1: Create a New User

It is recommended to create a new user account for running Pterodactyl. You can create a new user and grant sudo privileges by running the following commands:

sudo useradd -m -d /opt/pterodactyl pterodactyl
sudo passwd pterodactyl
sudo usermod -aG docker pterodactyl
sudo echo "pterodactyl ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/docker" | sudo tee /etc/sudoers.d/pterodactyl

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Run the following command to install the dependencies required for Pterodactyl:

sudo pacman -S git tar wget unzip make gcc g++ python2

Step 3: Install Node.js

Pterodactyl requires Node.js version 12.x or later. You can install the latest version of Node.js by running the following commands:

sudo pacman -S nodejs npm

Step 4: Install Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. You can install Composer by running the following commands:

curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/composer

Step 5: Download and Install Pterodactyl

To download and install Pterodactyl, run the following commands:

sudo mkdir -p /var/www/pterodactyl
sudo chown -R pterodactyl:pterodactyl /var/www/pterodactyl
cd /var/www/pterodactyl
sudo -u pterodactyl git clone https://github.com/pterodactyl/panel.git .
sudo -u pterodactyl composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
sudo chmod -R 755 storage/* bootstrap/cache/
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate --force

Step 6: Configure Pterodactyl

Edit the .env file to configure the Pterodactyl panel:

sudo nano /var/www/pterodactyl/.env

Update the following keys:

APP_URL=http://your-domain.com
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=pterodactyl
DB_USERNAME=pterodactyl_user
DB_PASSWORD=your-password-here

Save and exit the file.

Step 7: Install and Configure the Daemon

Run the following command to install the daemon:

sudo -u pterodactyl php artisan pterodactyl:daemon:configure

Edit the daemon configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/pterodactyl-daemon.service

Update the following keys:

Environment=APP_URL=http://your-domain.com
Environment=WINGS_SECRET=your-wings-secret-here
EnvironmentFile=/etc/environment

Save and exit the file.

Step 8: Start the Daemon

Start the daemon by running the following commands:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable --now pterodactyl-daemon.service

Step 9: Start Pterodactyl

Start the Pterodactyl panel by running the following commands:

sudo systemctl enable --now httpd.service
sudo systemctl restart php-fpm.service

Step 10: Access the Pterodactyl Panel

You can now access the Pterodactyl panel by navigating to http://your-domain.com in your web browser.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Pterodactyl on Manjaro!

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