Pterodactyl is a free, open-source game server management panel that allows you to easily manage your game servers. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Pterodactyl on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before we begin with the installation, it is important to update the system to the latest version. To do this, run the following commands:
sudo zypper update
To install Pterodactyl, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following command to install them:
sudo zypper install wget tar unzip mariadb mariadb-client mariadb-server git curl
Pterodactyl requires NodeJS to run. Let's install the latest version of NodeJS using nvm (Node Version Manager).
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash
After installation, close and reopen your Terminal or run the following command to make it available:
source ~/.bashrc
Now, we can install the latest version of NodeJS:
nvm install 16
And set it as the default:
nvm alias default 16
Pterodactyl requires a new user and database. To create them, run the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root
CREATE DATABASE pterodactyl;
CREATE USER 'pterodactyl'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_strong_password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON pterodactyl.* TO 'pterodactyl'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Make sure to replace 'your_strong_password_here' with a secure password.
Pterodactyl requires Docker and Docker Compose to function properly. You can install them using the following commands:
sudo zypper install docker docker-compose
Start the Docker service:
sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker
We are now ready to download and install Pterodactyl. Run the following commands to clone the Pterodactyl source code:
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/pterodactyl
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /var/www/pterodactyl
cd /var/www/pterodactyl
git clone https://github.com/pterodactyl/panel.git .
chmod -R 755 storage/* bootstrap/cache/
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate --force
Next, we need to install the required PHP packages:
sudo zypper install php php-cli php-fpm php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-json php-bcmath
After that, we can install Pterodactyl:
composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
Open the .env file with your favorite text editor:
nano .env
Update the following variables with the appropriate values:
APP_URL=http://your_domain_or_ip
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=pterodactyl
DB_USERNAME=pterodactyl
DB_PASSWORD=your_strong_password_here
Save and close the file.
Next, run the following command to migrate your database:
php artisan migrate --seed --force
The Pterodactyl Daemon is responsible for managing your game servers. Run the following commands to install it:
cd /var/www/pterodactyl
sudo mkdir -p /srv/daemon-data
curl -L https://github.com/pterodactyl/daemon/releases/latest/download/daemon.tar.gz | tar xzv --strip-components=1
npm install --only=production --no-audit --no-fund
Open the config/core.json file with your favorite text editor:
nano /srv/daemon-data/config/core.json
Update the following values with the appropriate values:
"panelLocation": "http://your_domain_or_ip",
"token": "your_random_key_here",
Save and close the file.
Finally, start the Pterodactyl Daemon:
sudo node /src/index.js
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pterodactyl on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now log in to the panel by visiting http://your_domain_or_ip in your web browser.
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