# Pterodactyl Daemon

Pterodactyl Daemon is the open-source companion process for the Pterodactyl game server panel. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/822/pterodactyl-daemon

## Description

Pterodactyl Daemon is the open-source companion process for the Pterodactyl game server panel. It runs on each host and launches, monitors, and enforces resource limits for every game server inside isolated Docker containers, giving panel users secure per-server control.

## Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms: Unraid.

## Health score

55/100 (Fair), based on 3 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 71 (last commit 69 days ago)
- Popular: 46 (201 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 35 (1 install platform, install notes, Docker image)

## Links

- Official website: https://pterodactyl.io/
- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/pterodactyl-daemon-0qw1utt1ro2x39?q=pterodactyl-daemon
- Documentation: https://docs.ibracorp.io
- GitHub: https://github.com/Pterodactyl/Documentation

## Common questions

### How do I configure the Wings daemon to connect to the Pterodactyl panel?

Set api.host and api.port in the daemon YAML file before starting it, and include SSL certificate and key values if SSL is used. The sample uses port 8080, so that port must be reachable when the panel is on another machine.

### What changed in a Pterodactyl update regarding the daemon and SFTP?

The update rewrote parts of the codebase and fixed Daemon architecture bugs. It also introduced a new SFTP subsystem.

### Does Pterodactyl support two-factor authentication?

Yes. Pterodactyl's site lists bcrypt and 2FA as security features, with scoped tokens passed through Wings.

### Is the Pterodactyl installer officially supported?

The installer is not officially supported by the team behind Pterodactyl. You can check Discord to see if anyone else has written about your issue or error.

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Source: Our Local Host (https://ourlocalhost.com/app/822/pterodactyl-daemon), the self-hosted and open-source app directory.